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The German Photo Book Award 24|25

Exhibition|Showcasing the best Photo books from German-speaking countries

  • Goethe-Gallery & Black Box Studio, Hong Kong

  • Free admission

SQ Deutscherfotobuch 2425 © DeutscherFotobuchpreis

DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS 24|25 © DeutscherFotobuchpreis

From exhibition catalogues to artist ‘s books, from conceptual photo books to student theses to photo-theoretical and photo-technical essays. Photo book is a medium with unlimited possibilities.

Every year, publishers, editors, artists, authors and designers submit photographic images in book form, photo books as well as photographic texts from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other German-speaking area to the competition of the German Photo Book Award. A jury of experts will award gold, silver and bronze medals in 12 categories that reflect the spectrum of photographic, creative, philosophical and printing possibilities alongside the ever-changing photography and photo book landscape. The award-winning books then go on an exhibition tour through Germany, Europe and Asia.

The prestigious Award has been presented for more than 25 years. Until 2016, it was organized by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, and until 2021 by the Stuttgart Media University. Starting in 2022, it has been organized by the non-profit making association FESTIVAL FOTOGRAFISCHER BILDER e.V., based in Regensburg.

The 12 Categories:
01 Photographic Exhibition / 02 Documentary Photography / 03 Artistic Photography  / 04 Monograph / 05 Coffee-Table-Book / 06 Photo History / 07 Photo Theory and Essay Writing  / 08 Photo Technology  / 09 Scientific Photography / 10 Self-Publishing/Independent Publisher/Handmade Artbook / 11 Student Project / 12 Photographic thesis 

12 categories/ 11 Gold Awardees:
 

  • Gold medal Category 01 Photographic Exhibition: Elfriede Mejchar - Grenzgängerin der Fotografie deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 01 Photographic Exhibition: Elfriede Mejchar - Grenzgängerin der Fotografie
  • Gold medal Category 02 Photo book documentary photography: Ein Dorf 1950 - 2022 deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 02 Photo book documentary photography: Ein Dorf 1950 - 2022
  • Gold medal Category 03 Photo book artistic photography: Der Müde Koch deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 03 Photo book artistic photography: Der Müde Koch
  • Gold medal Category 04 Photo book Monograph: Flaneur der Präzision deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 04 Photo book Monograph: Flaneur der Präzision
  • Gold medal Category 05 Photo book coffee-table book: Land der Pässe deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 05 Photo book coffee-table book: Land der Pässe
  • Gold medal Category 06 Photo book photo history: Fabelhafte Fotografie, bühnenreif! Die Alben des Hubert Marischka deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 06 Photo book photo history: Fabelhafte Fotografie, bühnenreif! Die Alben des Hubert Marischka
  • Gold medal Category 07 Photo Theory and Essay Writing: Photomurals - Fotografische Wandbilder in transnationalen Aushandlungsprozessen zwischen Mexiko und den USA. deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 07 Photo Theory and Essay Writing: Photomurals - Fotografische Wandbilder in transnationalen Aushandlungsprozessen zwischen Mexiko und den USA.
  • Gold medal Category 8 Photo Technology: Profiwissen Landschaftsfotografie
  • Gold medal Category 10 Self-Publishing/Independent Publisher/Handmade Artbook: Tanchodzuru deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 10 Self-Publishing/Independent Publisher/Handmade Artbook: Tanchodzuru
  • Gold medal Category 11 Photo book student project: Was weit weg ist, wird eines Tages zur Sehnsucht. deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 11 Photo book student project: Was weit weg ist, wird eines Tages zur Sehnsucht.
  • Gold medal Category 12 Photo book photographic thesis: Die Schwerkraft des Kinderwunsches. deutscherFotobuchpreis
    Gold medal Category 12 Photo book photographic thesis: Die Schwerkraft des Kinderwunsches.

Jury:

from left to right : Jury members - Stefan Hanke, Dr. Anja Schürmann, Thomas Fühser, Hans-Michael Koetzle, Barbara Hofmann-Johnson, Ruth Horak
© Fotostudio Zacharias Regensburg 2024
from left to right : Jury members - Stefan Hanke, Dr. Anja Schürmann, Thomas Fühser, Hans-Michael Koetzle, Barbara Hofmann-Johnson, Ruth Horak

- Stefan Hanke (Photo Artist, Regensburg)
- Dr. Anja Schürmann (Cultural scientist, Essen, KWI)
- Thomas Fühser (SWAN Fine Art Magazine, Uitikon Waldegg (CH))
- Hans-Michael Koetzle (Culture Awardee of DGPh, Photo theorist and Photo Book Expert)
- Barbara Hofmann-Johnson (Director, Museum for Photography in Braunschweig)
- Ruth Horak (Curator, Author and Teacher,  Vienna)

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