European Publishers Award for Photography

The European Publishers Award for Photography was run for 22 years by a number of European publishers, who simultaneously published a photobook of each year's winning portfolio in their own languages.

The award was for work on a particular subject that had not previously been published as a book. In its later years it was open to photographers anywhere: European nationality or residence was not required.[1]

The award began in 1994 with six publishers. At the time of its apparent end in 2015, two publishers, Dewi Lewis (Britain) and Peliti Associati (Italy) had participated every year since the start. In Germany, Edition Braus published the award-winner from 1994 until 2010 (in 1998 and 1999, as Umschau Braus); Kehrer Verlag took over in 2011. In France, Marval published the winner from 1994 to 1996, Fernand Hazan in 1997 and 1998, and Actes Sud thereafter. In Spain, Lunwerg Editores published the winner from 1994 to 2010; and, after a break of one year, Editorial Blume resumed in 2012. Five publishers, in five nations, were involved in 2015.

There had also been participation from Dutch and Greek publishers. In the Netherlands, Stichting Fragment Foto published the first two winners, and Focus Publishing (Uitgeverij Focus) the third; Mets & Schilt published the winner from 2006 to 2008. In Greece, Apeiron Photos published the winner from 2003 to 2010.

The award was for some years associated with Leica: the published winner from both 1996 and 1999 acknowledge the support of Leica;[n 1] and in 2006, the award was renamed the Leica European Publishers Award for Photography.[2] This lasted until 2008;[3] "Leica" was dropped from the name for 2009.[4]

The award also had support from other corporations.[n 2]

As 2016 ended, no award for the year had been announced and Kehrer was describing the annual award in the past tense but allowing for the possibility of a resumption: "The Award is currently under review. / A further announcement will be made in Fall 2016."[5]

Award winners

yearwinnersubject/themeGermany (German)Britain (English)Spain (Spanish/ Catalan[n 3])France (French)Italy (Italian)Netherlands (Dutch)Greece (Greek)also shortlisted
1994Dario Mitidieri[n 4]the street children of Bombay[6]Kinder von BombayISBN 3-89466-104-6Children of BombayISBN 1-899235-00-0Los niños de BombayISBN 84-7782-305-7Enfants de BombayISBN 2-86234-160-6I bambini di BombayISBN 88-85121-21-7De kinderen van BombayISBN 90-75244-01-0, ISBN 90-75244-03-7
1995Shanta Rao[7][8]women in Ethiopia and Mauritius[7]Queens of SabaISBN 3-89466-141-0Stories of womenISBN 1-899235-30-2Reina de ÁfricaISBN 84-7782-362-6Alemshaye et autres histoires de femmesISBN 2-86234-184-3Donne d'AfricaISBN 88-85121-28-4VrouwenverhalenISBN 90-75244-05-3
1996Bruce Gilden[9][10]violence and voodoo[n 5] in Haiti[10]HaitiISBN 3-89466-167-4HaitiISBN 1-899235-55-8HaitiISBN 84-7782-398-7HaïtiISBN 2-86234-221-1HaitiISBN 88-85121-35-7HaïtiISBN 90-72216-81-4
1997Toni Catany[11]"portraits, nudes and still lives", using a process based on Calotype[12]PhotographsISBN 3-89466-204-2Life and still lifeISBN 1-899235-41-8Fotografies[n 6]ISBN 84-7782-472-XPhotographiesISBN 2-85025-580-7Nature in posaISBN 88-85121-40-3
1998Dean Chapman[13]the Karen people and their struggle against the Burmese state[13][14]Karenni: Guerilla in BurmaISBN 3-8295-6802-9KarenniISBN 1-899235-96-5KarenniISBN 84-7782-519-XKarenniISBN 2-85025-599-8KarenniISBN 88-85121-47-0
1999Jeff Mermelstein[15]New York City street photographs[15][16]SidewalkISBN 3-8295-6823-1SidewalkISBN 1-899235-62-0Sidewalk: Pateando Nueva YorkISBN 84-7782-630-7SidewalkISBN 2-7427-2581-4Sidewalk: Per le strade di New YorkISBN 88-85121-54-3
2000Alfons Alt[17]portraits of individual animals[18]BestiariumISBN 3-926318-63-5The nature of the beastISBN 1-899235-43-4BestiasISBN 84-7782-707-9BestiaeISBN 2-7427-2840-6BestiaeISBN 88-85121-64-0
2001David Farrell[19]sites of violence and tragedy during the "troubles" in northern Ireland[19]Innocent landscapes = Unschuldige LandschaftenISBN 3-926318-54-6Innocent landscapesISBN 1-899235-88-4Paisajes inocentesISBN 84-7782-797-4Innocents paysagesISBN 2-7427-3487-2Paesaggi innocentiISBN 88-85121-71-3
2002Simon Norfolk[20]the old and new ruins of Afghanistan[21]Afghanistan zeroISBN 3-89904-025-2Afghanistan chronotopiaISBN 1-899235-54-XAfganistán chronotopiaISBN 84-7782-550-5Afghanistan chronotopiaISBN 2-7427-4051-1Afganistan zeroISBN 88-85121-79-9
2003Haris Kakarouhas[22]portraits and still lifes showing the timelessness of Cuba[22]Buena Vista CubaISBN 3-89904-078-3Suspended time: A Cuban portraitISBN 1-904587-05-4Tiempo en suspenso: Un retrato de CubaISBN 84-9785-016-5Le temps suspendu: Un portrait de CubaISBN 2-7427-4671-4Il tempo sospeso. Un ritratto di CubaISBN 88-85121-89-6Μετέωρος χρόνος. Κούβα ISBN 960-87442-5-3
2004Harri Kallio[23][24]reconstructed views of the dodo in Mauritius[23][24]Der Dodo auf Mauritius. Die Wiedergeburt eines ausgestorbenen VogelsISBN 3-89904-118-6The dodo and Mauritius island: Imaginary encountersISBN 1-904587-13-5El pájaro dodo y la Isla Mauricio: Encuentros imaginariosISBN 84-9785-110-2À la recherche du dodo: enquête, récit, photographiesISBN 2-7427-5222-6Il dodo e l'isola di Mauritius: Incontri immaginariISBN 88-85121-96-9Το Ντόντο και το νησί Μαυρίκιος ISBN 960-87442-6-1
2005Lorenzo Castore[25]Havana and elsewhere in Cuba[26]ParadisoISBN 3-89904-183-6ParadisoISBN 1-904587-26-7ParadisoISBN 84-9785-196-XParadisoISBN 2-7427-5729-5ParadisoISBN 88-89412-07-0ParadisoISBN 960-87442-7-X
2006Ambroise Tézenas[27][28]night views of Beijing[28]Peking. Théâtre du peupleISBN 3-89904-228-XBeijing: Theatre of the peopleISBN 1-904587-36-4Pekín, teatro del puebloISBN 84-9785-330-XPékin, théâtre du peupleISBN 2-7427-6385-6Pechino, teatro del popoloISBN 88-89412-23-2De hutongs van PekingISBN 9053305270Πεκίνο, σκηνικά μιας μετάβασης ISBN 960-87442-9-6
2007Paolo Pellegrin[29]"In Cambodia, Uganda, Kosovo and a host of other countries racked by wars and epidemics, Paolo Pellegrin is out to cover . . . the specificities and singularities of events, situations and faces . . ."[29]As I was dyingISBN 3-89904-284-0As I was dyingISBN 1-904587-55-0As I was dyingISBN 84-9785-418-7Alors que je mouraisISBN 2-7427-7013-5As I was dyingISBN 88-89412-12-7As I was dyingISBN 9053305807As I was dyingISBN 960-89773-1-2
2008Jacob Aue Sobol[3][30]encounters in Tokyo[31]I, TokyoISBN 3-89904-340-5I, TokyoISBN 1-904587-68-2TokioISBN 84-9785-533-7TokyoISBN 2-7427-7840-3Io, TokyoISBN 88-89412-30-5Ik, TokyoISBN 9053306552Εγώ, Τόκυο ISBN 960-89773-6-3Gautier Deblonde, Balazs Gardi, Maya Goded, Zed Nelson, Mark Power, Rafael Trobat[3][30]
2009Klavdij Sluban[4]journeys along the rail routes from east Europe to east Asia[4]Go eastISBN 3-89466-306-5East to eastISBN 1-904587-84-4Al este del esteISBN 84-9785-543-4TranssibériadesISBN 2-7427-8664-3All'est dell'estISBN 88-89412-38-0Πέραν της ανατολής ISBN 960-89773-7-1Paula Bronstein, Luca Campigotto, Olivier Culmann, Olivier Pin-Fat, Fabio Ponzio, Carlos Spottorno[4]
2010Christophe Agou[32][33]life in the Forez hills (massif central, central France)[34]Gesichter der StilleISBN 3862280039In the face of silenceISBN 1-907893-04-0Ante el silencioISBN 84-9785-718-6Face au silenceISBN 2-7427-9542-1Di fronte al silenzioISBN 88-89412-47-XAπέναντι Στη Σιωπή ISBN 960-94490-2-6Claudio Rasano, Nikos Markou, Davide Monteleone, Stanley Greene, Serguei Bykov, Martin Weber (withdrew)[35]
2011Davide Monteleone[36][37]Chechnya and the north Caucasus[36][37][38]Rote DistelISBN 3868282947Red thistleISBN 1-907893-16-4Chardon rougeISBN 2-330-00210-6Cardo rossoISBN 88-89412-53-4Stephen Dupont, Celine Marchbank, Michael Martin, Rania Matar, Paolo Ventura, Riccardo Venturi[37]
2012Alessandro Imbriaco[39][40]"a small swamp under a flyover on the ring road circling the eastern outskirts of Rome – a failed nature reserve that ended up protecting [a family]"[39]Der GartenISBN 386828348XThe gardenISBN 1-907893-27-XEl jardínISBN 8498016703Le jardinISBN 2-330-01230-6Il giardinoISBN 88-89412-21-6Luca Desienna, Zoltán Jókay, Fernando Moleres, Kosuke Okahara, Guillaume Simoneau, Kurt Tong[41]
2013Alisa Resnik[42]St Petersburg and Berlin at night[42]One anotherISBN 3868284281One anotherISBN 1-907893-44-XEl uno el otroISBN 84-9801-739-4L'un l'autreISBN 2-330-02415-0L'un l'altroISBN 88-89412-54-2Andrea Ferrari, Paul Gaffney, Carlos Spottorno, Ambroise Tézenas, Paolo Verzone, Fabian Weiss[43]
2014Kirill Golovchenko[44]"the lives of those who run roadside stalls in Ukraine – 'tochka', where they sell fruit according to the season and often far more"[45]Bitter HoneydewISBN 978-3-86828-525-3Bitter honeydewISBN 978-1-907893-68-1Melones de hielISBN 978-84-9801-833-2Melons amersISBN 978-2-330-03698-0Il gusto amaro del meloneISBN 978-88-89412-64-0Martin Bogren, Harry Borden, Stephen Dupont, Adam Ferguson, Jörg Klaus, Mafalda Rakos + Ivna Vieira[46]
2015Danila Tkachenko[47]"project Restricted Areas"Restricted AreasISBN 978-3-86828-653-3Restricted areasISBN 978-1-907893-82-7Zona restringidaISBN 978-84-9801-908-7Restricted areasISBN 978-2-330-05698-8Restricted areasISBN 978-88-89412-70-1Jon Lowenstein, Carl Bigmore, Dougie Wallace, Javier Argennilace, Guilame Bression and Carlos Ayesta, Simone Ghizzone[47]

Notes

  1. ^Bruce Gilden, Haiti (Dewi Lewis, 1996): "With support of Leica" (copyright page). Jeff Mermelstein, SideWalk (Umschau Braus, 1999): "mit Unterstützung von Leica" (last, unnumbered page). Presumably "Leica" referred to Ernst Leitz at the outset and Leica Camera thereafter.
  2. ^Klavdij Sluban, Go east (Braus, 2009, unnumbered reverse of p. 115) says "Mit freundlicher Unterstützung von Heidelberg", i.e. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen.
  3. ^Spanish unless noted otherwise.
  4. ^All the previous winners are listed in "Previous winners", European Publishers Award for Photography, archived by the Wayback Machine on 15 February 2015.
  5. ^"Voodoo" is the spelling used in the book.
  6. ^In Catalan.

References

  1. ^"Competition rules", European Book Award for Photography. Accessed 12 May 2014.
  2. ^"Leica European Publishers Award for Photography", Kulturpreise. (in German) Accessed 5 May 2014.
  3. ^ abc"Jacob Aue Sobol, lauréat du Leica European publishers award for photographyArchived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine", Photographie.com, 25 May 2008. (in French) Accessed 5 May 2014.
  4. ^ abcd"French photographer wins European Publishers Award", British Journal of Photography, 2 July 2009. Archived on 18 August 2009 by the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^"European Publishers Award", Kehrer Verlag. As retrieved by the Wayback Machine on 25 November 2016.
  6. ^Jake Lewis, "Photographing the street children of Bombay", Vice, 11 September 2012. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  7. ^ ab"Award puts pictures in focus", The Glasgow Herald, 6 October 1995. Available via LexisNexis.
  8. ^"Shanta Rao: Father figureArchived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine", Photographie.com. (in French) Accessed 10 May 2014.
  9. ^"Bruce GildenArchived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine", John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  10. ^ abSibylle Fischer, "Haiti: Fantasies of bare life", Small Axe no 23 (vol. 11 no 2), June 2007, pp. 1–15 (see particularly pp. 9–12). PDF available here, Center for Humanities, City University of New York. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  11. ^"The gaze in the other: The Spanish National Photography Awards 1994-2008" (PDF), p. 6 (though unpaginated). Promoción del arte, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, Spain. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  12. ^Page about the English edition of the bookArchived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, Dewi Lewis. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  13. ^ abMary Braid, "The long road to freedom", The Independent, 7 November 1998. Accessed 5 May 2014.
  14. ^Description and sample photographsArchived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, deanchapmanphotos.com. Accessed 5 May 2014.
  15. ^ abDescription of past winners of the European Publishers Award for Photography, Dewi Lewis. Archived by the Wayback Machine on 21 February 2001.
  16. ^Jouko Leskelä, "Alert on the streetArchived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine", Snapshot.fi. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  17. ^"Exhibitions: Alfons Alt / Bartabas", Les Rencontres d'Arles, 2008. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  18. ^Brief review, Libération, 14 December 2000. (in French) Accessed 10 May 2014.
  19. ^ abMedb Ruane, "Hidden legacy that hasn't gone away, you know", Sunday Times, 28 October 2001. Available via LexisNexis.
  20. ^"Simon Norfolk", National Geographic. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  21. ^Julian Stallabrass, "Simon Norfolk, Afghanistan chronotopiaArchived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine" (PDF), Courtauld Institute. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  22. ^ ab"Il greco Haris Kakarouhas vince l' «European award for photography»", Corriere della Sera, 30 May 2003. (in Italian)
  23. ^ ab"Harri Kallio receives Fotofinlandia Prize for his photo-manipulations of dodo birds in the wild", Helsingin Sanomat. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  24. ^ ab"Premi/Epap: Incontri immaginari / Harri Kallio", Nikon School Italy. (in Italian) Accessed 10 May 2014.
  25. ^"Castore Lorenzo: Short CVArchived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine", DOKweb, Institute of Documentary Film. Accessed 11 May 2014.
  26. ^"Faux faux", Agence Vu. Accessed 11 May 2014.
  27. ^"Vu par Ambroise Tézenas", A journey to Nantes. (in French) Accessed 11 May 2014.
  28. ^ ab"Exhibitions: Ambroise Tézenas: Beijing, theater of the people", Les Rencontres d'Arles, 2007. Accessed 11 May 2014.
  29. ^ ab"Exhibitions: Paolo Pellegrin: As I was dyingArchived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine", Les Rencontres d'Arles, 2008. Accessed 8 May 2014.
  30. ^ ab"European Publishers Award for Photography 2008: The winner is announcedArchived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine", Dewi Lewis. Accessed 2 May 2014.
  31. ^"Exhibition: Jacob Aue Sobol", Les Rencontres d'Arles, 2009. Accessed 10 May 2014.
  32. ^"Ante el silencio, de Christophe Agou", Instituto Vasco de Fotografía. (in Spanish) Accessed 6 May 2014.
  33. ^"John Berger: Understanding a Photograph: A panel with Geoff Dyer, Christophe Agou, Wendy Lesser, and Lawrence WeschlerArchived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine", Arts Initiative, Columbia University, 2013. Accessed 8 May 2014.
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  39. ^ abOlivier Laurent, "Alessandro Imbriaco wins the European Publishers Award for Photography", British Journal of Photography, 22 May 2012. Archived on 25 June 2012 by the Wayback Machine.
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  44. ^Jobst-H. Kehrhahn, "Kirill Golovchenko gewinnt den European Publishers Award for Photography 2014", Heise Foto, 30 April 2014.
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