Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards
Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards
CREDITS
Organisation
Aperture Foundation and Paris Photo
Deadline
September 10, 2021
Website
contests.picter.comInitiated in November 2012 by Aperture Foundation and Paris Photo, the Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards celebrate the photobook’s contribution to the evolving narrative of photography, with three major categories: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year.
The First PhotoBook Prize
A $10,000 prize will be awarded to the photographer(s)/artist(s) whose first finished, publicly available photobook is judged to be the best of the year. Twenty books from this category will be selected for the shortlist, presented to the Jury for the final selection and exhibited during Paris Photo.
The PhotoBook of the Year Prize
This prize will be awarded to the photographer(s)/artist(s), and publisher responsible, for the photobook judged to be the best of the year. Ten books from this category will be selected for the shortlist, presented to the Jury for the final selection and exhibited during Paris Photo.
The Photography Catalogue of the Year Prize
Awarded to the publication, publisher, and/or organizing institution responsible for the exhibition catalogue or museum publication judged to be the best of the year. Five books from this category will be selected for the shortlist, presented to the Jury for the final selection and exhibited during Paris Photo. The shortlisted books, accompanied by the jury’s comments, will be featured in the fall 2021 edition of The PhotoBook Review issue 020 (published by Aperture Foundation), to be released at Paris Photo.
Entry Fees
First PhotoBook: $30 per book
PhotoBook of the Year: $60 for first entry from a given publisher, $30 for each subsequent entry from the same publisher
Photography Catalogue of the Year: $60 for first entry from a given publisher, $30 for each subsequent entry from the same publisher
Books must be produced or published between September 1, 2020, and September 10, 2021. Books produced before September 10, 2021, but not due for release or publication until a later date in 2021, are also eligible.
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