The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize is an annual exhibition and award of £30,000 presented at The Photographers’ Gallery in London. Originally established by the Gallery in 1996 as the UK’s first dedicated photography award, it continues to identify, debate and celebrate innovative and original photographic practice from across the world.
The Prize identifies and rewards artists for an exhibition or book shown or produced in Europe that has made a significant contribution to photography in the past 12 months. The Prize is open to any living photographer and body of work (across any format or genre) and reflects the many ways photography engages with the world today.
Now, 30 years since the first prize was awarded, the Prize continues to be a barometer of talent and excellence, introducing photographers and work that exemplify exceptional viewpoints and bold practice to gallery visitors and wide audiences. The Photographers' Gallery and the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation celebrated 20 years of partnership in 2024.
Previous Winners
90s: 1997 Richard Billingham | 1998 Andreas Gursky | 1999 Rineke Dijkstra.
00s: 2000 Anna Gaskell | 2001 Boris Mikhailov | 2002 Shirana Shahbazi | 2003 Juergen Teller | 2004 Joel Sternfeld | 2005 Luc Delahaye | 2006 Robert Adams | 2007 Walid Raad | 2008 Esko Männikko | 2009 Paul Graham.
10s: 2010 Sophie Ristelhueber | 2011 Jim Goldberg | 2012 John Stezaker | 2013 Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin | 2014 Richard Mosse, 2015 Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse | 2016 Trevor Paglen | 2017 Dana Lixenberg | 2018 Luke Willis Thompson | 2019 Susan Meiselas.
20s: 2020 Mohamed Bourouissa | 2021 Cao Fei | 2022 Deana Lawson | 2023 Samuel Fosso | 2024 Lebohang Kganye | 2025 Lindokuhle Sobekwa | 2026 Rene Matić
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, dedicated to collecting, exhibiting and promoting contemporary photography. It is responsible for the development and presentation of the Art Collection Deutsche Börse, which now comprises over 2,400 photographic works by around 180 artists from 40 countries. In its exhibition space in Eschborn near Frankfurt am Main, the Foundation presents several public exhibitions each year. It supports young artists through awards, scholarships or the talent programme of the Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam Foam. Together with the Photographers' Gallery in London, it awards the renowned Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize every year. The Foundation also supports exhibition projects by international museums and institutions and fosters academic dialogue on photography as well as curatorial practice.
Further information: www.deutscheboersephotographyfoundation.org
