The Eiger Foundation Photobook of the Year Awards is an annual prize offered to the best photographic publication by a photographer from, or working in, Africa.
WORTH
- A $20,000 prize will be awarded to the photographer(s)/artist(s) whose finished, publicly available photobook is judged to be the best of the year.
- Five books will be selected for the shortlist, presented on the EIGER FOUNDATION website accompanied by the jury’s comments. The four runners-up of the shortlisted photographers will receive a prize of $3,000 each.
- The shortlist will be produced on, or before, the 1 September 2022, and the winner will be announced shortly after.
ELIGIBILITY
- The EIGER FOUNDATION African Photobook of the Year Award distinguishes a book in which the dominant content is photography, featuring the work of one or more photographer(s).
- The book must be produced in physical form.
- Books must be produced or published between January 1, 2019, and January 1, 2022.
- Entries for either award may only be submitted by the photographer, the publisher, or a third party acting with the consent of the photographer.
- Books must be by an African photographer or a publisher established on the African continent.
- Books on an African theme by non-African photographers or non-African publishers are also admitted.
DEADLINE: March 1 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
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