The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize is awarded annually by the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation and
the Photographers' Gallery to a photographer who has made the most significant contribution to the photographic medium in Europe during the past year.
The prize was set up in 1996 by the Photographers' Gallery, London. From 1997 to 2004 it was called the Citigroup Photography Prize or Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize.[1]Deutsche Börse has sponsored the competition since 2005, with a £30,000 prize. At that point it became the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. It was renamed the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2016 to reflect its new position within the a specifically established non-profit organisation.
It has been described as "the biggest of its kind in photography in Europe" and "the most prestigious".[2]
History
The prize was set up in 1996 by
the Photographers' Gallery, London, with the intention of promoting the finest contemporary photography. Between 1997 and 2004, the prize was known as the
Citigroup Photography Prize.[1]
Deutsche Börse has sponsored the competition since 2005, with a £30,000 prize.[2] At that point it was renamed the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. It was renamed again to the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2016, "to reflect its new position within the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, a specifically established non-profit organisation focused on the collecting, exhibiting and promoting of contemporary photography."[3]
Winners and shortlisted artists
Winners of the Citigroup Photography Prize (1997–2004):[1]
2006 winner
Robert Adams for his exhibition Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration at
Haus der Kunst, Munich. Shortlisted were
Yto Barrada for his exhibition A Life Full of Holes – the Strait Project at
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool;
Phil Collins for his exhibition yeah…..you, baby you at Milton Keynes Gallery, UK; and
Alec Soth for his exhibition Sleeping by the Mississippi at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool.[8]
2008 winner Esko Männikkö for his exhibition Cocktails 1990–2007 at
Millesgården, Stockholm. Shortlisted were
John Davies for his exhibition The British Landscape at
National Media Museum, Bradford, UK;
Jacob Holdt, for the publication Jacob Holdt, United States 1970–1975 (
Steidl, 2007); and
Fazal Sheikh, for the publication Ladli (
Steidl, 2007).[10]
2009 winner
Paul Graham, for the publication A Shimmer of Possibility (
steidlMACK, 2007). Shortlisted were
Emily Jacir for her exhibition Material for a Film at the 52nd Biennale of Art in Venice;
Tod Papageorge for his exhibition Passing Through Eden: Photographs of Central Park at Michael Hoppen Gallery, London; and
Taryn Simon for her project An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar.[11]
2018 winner
Luke Willis Thompson for his exhibition autoportrait at
Chisenhale Gallery, London.[34] Shortlisted:
Mathieu Asselin, for his publication Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation (Actes Sud, 2017);
Rafał Milach for his exhibition Refusal at Atlas Sztuki Gallery,
Łódź, Poland; and Batia Suter, for her publication Parallel Encyclopedia #2 (Roma, 2016).[35]
2024 winner:
Lebohang Kganye for the exhibition Haufi nyana? I've come to take you home at Foam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Shortlisted:
Valie Export for the exhibition Valie Export – The Photographs at Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland;
Gauri Gill and collaborator
Rajesh Vangad for a co-authored book, Fields of Sight (Edition Patrick Frey, 2023); and
Hrair Sarkissian for the exhibition The Other Side of Silence at Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, The Netherlands.[51][52][53]
Associated publications
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2016. London: the Photographers' Gallery, 2016. Photographs by Laura El-Tantawy, Erik Kessels, Trevor Paglen, and Tobias Zielony. With essays on the artists by Yasmine El Rashidi, Francesco Zanot, Tom Holert, and Florian Ebner.
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017 Catalogue. London: the Photographers' Gallery, 2017. Photographs by Dana Lixenberg, Sophie Calle, Taiyo Onarato and Nico Krebs, and Awoiska van der Molen. With texts by Laurie Anderson,
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Yve Lomax and
Jason Evans.
The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize is awarded annually by the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation and
the Photographers' Gallery to a photographer who has made the most significant contribution to the photographic medium in Europe during the past year.
The prize was set up in 1996 by the Photographers' Gallery, London. From 1997 to 2004 it was called the Citigroup Photography Prize or Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize.[1]Deutsche Börse has sponsored the competition since 2005, with a £30,000 prize. At that point it became the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. It was renamed the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2016 to reflect its new position within the a specifically established non-profit organisation.
It has been described as "the biggest of its kind in photography in Europe" and "the most prestigious".[2]
History
The prize was set up in 1996 by
the Photographers' Gallery, London, with the intention of promoting the finest contemporary photography. Between 1997 and 2004, the prize was known as the
Citigroup Photography Prize.[1]
Deutsche Börse has sponsored the competition since 2005, with a £30,000 prize.[2] At that point it was renamed the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. It was renamed again to the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2016, "to reflect its new position within the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, a specifically established non-profit organisation focused on the collecting, exhibiting and promoting of contemporary photography."[3]
Winners and shortlisted artists
Winners of the Citigroup Photography Prize (1997–2004):[1]
2006 winner
Robert Adams for his exhibition Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration at
Haus der Kunst, Munich. Shortlisted were
Yto Barrada for his exhibition A Life Full of Holes – the Strait Project at
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool;
Phil Collins for his exhibition yeah…..you, baby you at Milton Keynes Gallery, UK; and
Alec Soth for his exhibition Sleeping by the Mississippi at Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool.[8]
2008 winner Esko Männikkö for his exhibition Cocktails 1990–2007 at
Millesgården, Stockholm. Shortlisted were
John Davies for his exhibition The British Landscape at
National Media Museum, Bradford, UK;
Jacob Holdt, for the publication Jacob Holdt, United States 1970–1975 (
Steidl, 2007); and
Fazal Sheikh, for the publication Ladli (
Steidl, 2007).[10]
2009 winner
Paul Graham, for the publication A Shimmer of Possibility (
steidlMACK, 2007). Shortlisted were
Emily Jacir for her exhibition Material for a Film at the 52nd Biennale of Art in Venice;
Tod Papageorge for his exhibition Passing Through Eden: Photographs of Central Park at Michael Hoppen Gallery, London; and
Taryn Simon for her project An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar.[11]
2018 winner
Luke Willis Thompson for his exhibition autoportrait at
Chisenhale Gallery, London.[34] Shortlisted:
Mathieu Asselin, for his publication Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation (Actes Sud, 2017);
Rafał Milach for his exhibition Refusal at Atlas Sztuki Gallery,
Łódź, Poland; and Batia Suter, for her publication Parallel Encyclopedia #2 (Roma, 2016).[35]
2024 winner:
Lebohang Kganye for the exhibition Haufi nyana? I've come to take you home at Foam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Shortlisted:
Valie Export for the exhibition Valie Export – The Photographs at Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland;
Gauri Gill and collaborator
Rajesh Vangad for a co-authored book, Fields of Sight (Edition Patrick Frey, 2023); and
Hrair Sarkissian for the exhibition The Other Side of Silence at Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, The Netherlands.[51][52][53]
Associated publications
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2016. London: the Photographers' Gallery, 2016. Photographs by Laura El-Tantawy, Erik Kessels, Trevor Paglen, and Tobias Zielony. With essays on the artists by Yasmine El Rashidi, Francesco Zanot, Tom Holert, and Florian Ebner.
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017 Catalogue. London: the Photographers' Gallery, 2017. Photographs by Dana Lixenberg, Sophie Calle, Taiyo Onarato and Nico Krebs, and Awoiska van der Molen. With texts by Laurie Anderson,
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Yve Lomax and
Jason Evans.