Above, from left to right: Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information; Jan English, Distribution Manager, Traveling Programs, American Museum of Natural History, New York; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Madam Ban Soon-taek; and Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed, UN Under-Secretary-General.

Organized into nine major sections, this photography exhibition hosted by the United Nations and initiated by the American Musuem of Natural History included over 60 photographs touching on subjects including the environment, manufacturing, health, biology, religion, energy, and urban life. Photographs were accompanied by lengthy scientific captions and framed by wallpaper-like patterns deliniating each section drawn from the movement of water itself. In addition to its design, Giampietro+Smith oversaw the photo editing and production of this exhibition, which was opened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations during a special conference on climate change.

More images after the jump.