Vatican's First Light Show Highlights Climate Change

Last night, one of Rome’s defining icons, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, became home to a light show designed to inspire action against climate change. The three hour event, called Fiat Lux: Illuminating Our Common Home, was an unprecedented live contemporary public art video projection that showed off images of our beautiful earth and all of its living creatures. It was designed to coincide with the climate talks in Paris and included images taken by such famed photographers as Joel Sartore and Steve McCurry. This was the very first time a light show has ever taken place on the church’s facade. Spectacular!

Above: Panda event photo taken by David Doubilet. Image by Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark.

Butterflies event photo taken by David Doubilet. Image by Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark.