The shortlist for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2016 has been announced as Laura El-Tantawy, Erik Kessels, Trevor Paglen and Tobias Zielony.
The annual £30,000 prize, which was first established by The Photographers’ Gallery, London in 1996, has been in partnership with Deutsche Börse Group since 2005.
A jury selects the finalists, who must by living, of any nationality, and have created a specific body of work for an exhibition or publication that has ‘contributed significantly to photography in Europe between 1 October 2014 and 30 September 2015’.
Explaining the reasoning behind this year’s selection, Brett Rogers, director of The Photographers’ Gallery and non-voting chair of the jury, said: “The work of this year’s four nominees address some of the most urgent political and social issues of our time.
“All these subjects are of great consequence and relevance today – and one which photography, as a multifarious and accessible medium, is uniquely suited to explore.”
The shortlisted photographers’ work will be exhibited at The Photographers’ Gallery from 16 April – 26 June 2016 and subsequently presented at the Deutsche Börse headquarters in Frankfurt/Eschborn.
The winner will be announced at an award ceremony in 2016 during the exhibition run.
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