This long-standing annual Prize, originally established in 1996, is one of the most important international awards for contemporary photographers. The Prize spotlights outstanding, innovative and thought-provoking work by artists whose exhibitions or books have made a significant contribution to photography over the past year.  

The 2025 shortlisted projects feature documentary photography, constructed images, self-portraiture, performance and family archives. Themes of migration, community and belonging, intergenerational traditions and rituals, family memories and histories are brought together in this powerful shortlist.

Find out more about work from the four outstanding projects by Cristina De Middel, Rahim Fortune, Tarrah Krajnak and Lindokuhle Sobekwa in this tour led by Eva Eicker, Exhibition Curator.