{"id":272283,"date":"2025-10-02T16:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/272283\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:19:33","slug":"announcing-the-2025-photobook-awards-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/272283\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2025 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris Photo and Aperture are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Paris Photo\u2013Aperture PhotoBook Awards\u2014an annual celebration of the photobook\u2019s enduring role within the evolving narrative of photography. Now in its thirteenth year, the awards recognize excellence in three major categories of photobook publishing: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalog of the Year.<\/p>\n

This year, Paris Photo\u2013Aperture PhotoBook Awards <\/strong>received over one thousand books from fifty-five countries around the world, including standout entries from Ecuador, Lesotho, Uruguay, and Vietnam. On September 17\u201319, the 2025 shortlist jury met in New York for three concentrated days of review and deliberation by an international team: Brendan Embser<\/strong>, senior editor, Aperture; Florian Koenigsberger<\/strong>, technologist and photographer; Paul Moakley<\/strong>, executive producer, The New Yorker; Anna Planas<\/strong>, artistic director, Paris Photo; and Keisha Scarville<\/strong>, artist.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2025 PhotoBook Awards shortlist represents an extraordinary range of artistic styles, geographic perspectives, and design innovation, showing how the photobook remains one of the most compelling and effective vehicles for storytelling today,\u201d says Brendan Embser. \u201cFrom catalogs that consider how digital images have entered the hard drive of our lives, to intensely personal chronicles of individuals facing the extremities of politics and the desire for freedom, these publications speak to a year of vitality and achievement by independent publishers and artists.\u201d Anna Planas adds, \u201cDisplayed on the balconies of the Grand Palais during Paris Photo, the shortlisted titles of the PhotoBook Awards will captivate an international audience and stand as one of the most anticipated highlights of the fair.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The shortlisted books will be exhibited at\u00a0Paris Photo, open to the public from November 13 through November 16, followed by an international tour, including in New York at Printed Matter, in January 2026, among other venues to be announced.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, November 13, a \ufb01nal jury composed of \ufb01ve members will meet in Paris to select the winners for all three prizes, which will be revealed on Friday, November 14, at 3:00 p.m. (CET), at a ceremony at Paris Photo, and announced on Aperture.org and\u00a0Parisphoto.com.<\/p>\n

Below, see the thirty-seven selected titles for the 2025 PhotoBook Awards shortlist.<\/p>\n

First PhotoBook<\/p>\n

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Eleonora Agostini, A Study on Waitressing, Witty Books, Turin, Italy. Design by Massimiliano Pace<\/p>\n

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Genesis B\u00e1ez, Blue Sun \/ Sol Azul, Capricious Publishing, New York. Design by Studio Lin<\/p>\n

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H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Bellenger, Bianco Ordinario, Editions de l\u2019Observeur, Vinzelles, France. Design by Hugo Berger and Eleonora Paciullo\n<\/p>\n

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Widline Cadet, Ritual [Dis]Appearance \/ Seremoni Disparisyon, Black Mountains Studio, Los Angeles. Design by Blake Duncanson and Widline Cadet<\/p>\n

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Daniel Chatard, Niemandsland, The Eriskay Connection, Breda, the Netherlands. Design by Carel Fransen<\/p>\n

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Louise Desnos, Acedia, Witty Books, Turin, Italy. Design by Ilaria Miotto<\/p>\n

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Salome Erni, Interesting Things, Self-published, The Hague. Design by Salome Erni<\/p>\n

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Alanna Fields, Unveiling, Meteoro Editions, Amsterdam. Design by Brian Paul Lamotte<\/p>\n

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Christine Furuya-G\u00f6ssler, Photographs (1978\u20131985), Chose Commune, Marseille, France. Design by C\u00e9cile Poimboeuf-Koizumi and Perrine Serre<\/p>\n

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Farid Renais Ghimas, Angan-Angan Harsa, Jordan, jordan \u00c9dition, Jakarta. Design by Jordan Marzuki<\/p>\n

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Mohamed Hassan, Our Hidden Room, Ediciones Posibles, Fundaci\u00f3n Photographic Social Vision, and Editorial RM, Barcelona; PHREE, Madrid. Design by Brian Carroll<\/p>\n

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Balarama Heller, Sacred Place, TIS Books, New York. Design by Balarama Heller, David Schnapper, and Carl Wooley\n<\/p>\n

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Daniel Stephen Homer, Route de la belle etoile (Route of the beautiful star), GOST Books, London. Design by GOST<\/p>\n

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Frida Lisa Carstensen Jers\u00f8, Frida Forever, Disko Bay, Copenhagen. Design by Spine Studio<\/p>\n

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Heba Khalifa, Tiger\u2019s Eye, Self-published, Waziz Books, Cairo. Design by Nike Dieterich<\/p>\n

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Mahmoud Khattab, The Dog Sat Where We Parted, Self-published, Cairo. Design by Mahmoud Khattab<\/p>\n

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Andr\u00e1s Ladocsi, There Is a Big River . . ., VOID, Athens. Design by Jo\u00e3o Linneu and Myrto Steirou<\/p>\n

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Martha Naranjo Sandoval, Small Death, MACK, London. Design by Martha Naranjo Sandoval and Morgan Crowcroft-Brown<\/p>\n

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Alick Phiri, Lusaka Street, Art Paper Editions, Ghent, Belgium. Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt<\/p>\n

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Clara Simas, My father died three times \/ Meu pai morreu tr\u00eas vezes, Prop\u00e1gulo, Recife, Brazil. Design by Clara Simas and Est\u00fadio Ligatura<\/p>\n

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Eleonora Agostini
A Study on Waitressing<\/a>
Witty Books, Turin, Italy
Design by Massimiliano Pace<\/p>\n

Genesis B\u00e1ez
Blue Sun \/ Sol Azul<\/a>
Capricious Publishing, New York
Design by Studio Lin<\/p>\n

H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Bellenger
Bianco Ordinario<\/a>
Editions de l\u2019Observeur, Vinzelles, France
Design by Hugo Berger and Eleonora Paciullo<\/p>\n

Widline Cadet
Ritual [Dis]Appearance \/ Seremoni Disparisyon<\/a>
Black Mountains Studio, Los Angeles
Design by Blake Duncanson and Widline Cadet<\/p>\n

Daniel Chatard
Niemandsland<\/a>
The Eriskay Connection, Breda, the Netherlands
Design by Carel Fransen<\/p>\n

Louise Desnos
Acedia<\/a>
Witty Books, Turin, Italy
Design by Ilaria Miotto<\/p>\n

Salome Erni
Interesting Things<\/a>
Self-published, The Hague
Design by Salome Erni<\/p>\n

Alanna Fields
Unveiling<\/a>
Meteoro Editions, Amsterdam
Design by Brian Paul Lamotte<\/p>\n

Christine Furuya-G\u00f6ssler
Photographs (1978\u20131985)<\/a>
Chose Commune, Marseille, France
Design by C\u00e9cile Poimboeuf-Koizumi and Perrine Serre<\/p>\n

Farid Renais Ghimas
Angan-Angan Harsa<\/a>
Jordan, jordan \u00c9dition, Jakarta
Design by Jordan Marzuki<\/p>\n

Mohamed Hassan
Our Hidden Room<\/a>
Ediciones Posibles, Fundaci\u00f3n Photographic Social Vision, and Editorial RM, Barcelona; PHREE, Madrid
Design by Brian Carroll<\/p>\n

Balarama Heller
Sacred Place<\/a>
TIS Books, New York
Design by Balarama Heller, David Schnapper, and Carl Wooley<\/p>\n

Daniel Stephen Homer
Route de la belle etoile (Route of the beautiful star)<\/a>
GOST Books, London
Design by GOST<\/p>\n

Frida Lisa Carstensen Jers\u00f8
Frida Forever<\/a>
Disko Bay, Copenhagen
Design by Spine Studio<\/p>\n

Heba Khalifa
Tiger\u2019s Eye<\/a>
Self-published, Waziz Books, Cairo
Design by Nike Dieterich<\/p>\n

Mahmoud Khattab
The Dog Sat Where We Parted<\/a>
Self-published, Cairo
Design by Mahmoud Khattab<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e1s Ladocsi
There Is a Big River, in Which There Is a Big Island, in Which There Is a Lake, in Which There Is an Island, in Which There Is a Small House, Where a Life Is Growing in a Womb<\/a>
VOID, Athens
Design by Jo\u00e3o Linneu and Myrto Steirou<\/p>\n

Martha Naranjo Sandoval
Small Death<\/a>
MACK, London
Design by Martha Naranjo Sandoval and Morgan Crowcroft-Brown<\/p>\n

Alick Phiri
Lusaka Street<\/a>
Art Paper Editions, Ghent, Belgium
Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt<\/p>\n

Clara Simas
My father died three times \/ Meu pai morreu tr\u00eas vezes<\/a>
Prop\u00e1gulo, Recife, Brazil
Design by Clara Simas and Est\u00fadio Ligatura<\/p>\n

PhotoBook of the Year<\/p>\n

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Hicham Benohoud, The Classroom, Loose Joints Publishing, Marseille, France \/ London. Design by Loose Joints Studio<\/p>\n

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Soumya Sankar Bose, A Discreet Exit Through Darkness & Things We Lost Last Night, Self-published \/ Red Turtle Photobook and Mandas, Kolkata, India. Design by Barnali Bose<\/p>\n

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Pippa Garner, Personal Ads, Art Paper Editions, Ghent, Belgium. Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt<\/p>\n

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Pia-Paulina Guilmoth, Flowers Drink the River, STANLEY\/BARKER, London. Design by ramel\u00b7luzoir<\/p>\n

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Katherine Hubbard, The Great Room, Loose Joints Publishing, Marseille, France \/ London. Design by Loose Joints Studio<\/p>\n

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Edgar Martins, Anton\u2019s Hand Is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He Has a Gung-Ho Finger & a Grief-Stricken Thumb.,
\nThe Moth House, Bedford, United Kingdom. Design by Pedro Falc\u00e3o<\/p>\n

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Jorge Panchoaga, Kalabong\u00f3, Editorial RM and Musuk Nolte, Barcelona. Design by Estudio Herrera<\/p>\n

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Bharat Sikka, Ripples in the Pond, Fw:Books, Amsterdam. Design by Hans Gremmen<\/p>\n

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\u00c9va Szombat, Echo in Delirium, Symposion and Everybody Needs Art, Budapest. Design by Anna B\u00e1rdy<\/p>\n

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Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, INDEX 2025, Roma Publications, Amsterdam. Design by Roger Willems<\/p>\n

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Photography Catalog of the Year<\/p>\n

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Black Chronicles: Photography, Race and Difference in Victorian Britain. Edited by Ren\u00e9e Mussai, Thames & Hudson and Autograph, London. Design by Fraser Muggeridge Studio<\/p>\n

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Calamita\/\u00e1: An Investigation into the Vajont Catastrophe. Edited by Gianpaolo Arena and Marina Caneve, Fw:Books, Amsterdam. Design by Hans Gremmen<\/p>\n

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Donna Gottschalk and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Giannecchini: Nous Autres (We Others). Edited by Nathalie Chapuis and Camille Cibot, Atelier EXB and LE BAL, Paris. Design by Coline Aguettaz<\/p>\n

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Generalized Visual Resistance: Photobooks and Liberation Movements. Edited by Catarina Boieiro and Raquel Schefer, ATLAS, Lisbon. Design by Teo Furtado and Ana Schefer<\/p>\n

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The Lure of the Image. Edited by Marco De Mutiis, Gwendolyn F\u00e4ssler, Doris Gassert, and Alessandra Nappo, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, and Spector Books, Leipzig, Germany. Design by UNSTATED<\/p>\n

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Paiter Suru\u00ed, Gente de verdade: Um projeto do Coletivo Lakapoy. Edited by Thyago Nogueira, Txai Suru\u00ed, and Lahayda Mamani Poma, Instituto Moreira Salles, S\u00e3o Paulo. Design by Est\u00fadio Da\u00f3<\/p>\n

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Generalized Visual Resistance: Photobooks and Liberation Movements<\/a>
Edited by Catarina Boieiro and Raquel Schefer
ATLAS, Lisbon
Design by Teo Furtado and Ana Schefer<\/p>\n

The Lure of the Image<\/a>
Edited by Marco De Mutiis, Gwendolyn F\u00e4ssler, Doris Gassert, and Alessandra Nappo
Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland, and Spector Books, Leipzig, Germany
Design by UNSTATED<\/p>\n

Paiter Suru\u00ed, Gente de verdade: Um projeto do Coletivo Lakapoy <\/a>
Edited by Thyago Nogueira, Txai Suru\u00ed, and Lahayda Mamani Poma
Instituto Moreira Salles, S\u00e3o Paulo
Design by Est\u00fadio Da\u00f3<\/p>\n

Special Mention<\/p>\n

\"\"Wolfgang Tillmans: Nothing Could Have Prepared Us\u2014Everything Could Have Prepared Us. Edited by Florian Ebner and Olga Frydryszak-R\u00e9tat, Centre Pompidou, Paris, and Spector Books, Leipzig, Germany. Design by deValence<\/p>\n

The 2025 PhotoBook Awards winners will be announced at Paris Photo on Friday, November 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paris Photo and Aperture are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Paris Photo\u2013Aperture PhotoBook Awards\u2014an annual…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":272284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[648,1032,1033,171,22629,141281,141280,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-272283","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-design","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-immersive","13":"tag-paris-photo-aperture-photobook-awards","14":"tag-photobooks","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115305485202890797","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}