Announcing the 2022 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist
Celebrating the evolving narrative of the photobook, see the 35 shortlisted titles for this year’s Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards.
All photographs by Daniel Salemi
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards—a celebration of the photobook’s contributions to the evolving narrative of photography. The award recognizes excellence in three major categories of photobook publishing: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year.
“We are very proud to celebrate ten years of the PhotoBook Awards on this twenty-fifth anniversary of Paris Photo and the seventieth anniversary of Aperture,” comments Florence Bourgeois, director of Paris Photo. “It is a delight to witness each year what this award means to the photography community, through the number and quality of entries received, but also through the ongoing enthusiasm around this medium that remains a central part of the Fair, bringing together so many artists, publishers, collectors, and enthusiasts alike.”
This year’s shortlist selection was made by a jury comprising: Clinton Cargill, visual editor, the New York Times; Lesley A. Martin, creative director, Aperture; Miwa Susuda, Dashwood Books; publisher, Session Press; Brian Wallis, executive director, Center for Photography at Woodstock; and Leslie M. Wilson, associate director for Academic Engagement and Research, Art Institute of Chicago.
Wilson observed about the process, “The shortlist jury is an opportunity to see what kind of books are being made today. With so many books to consider, one gets a strong sense that you’re in touch with the pulse of what photography can be in this moment.”
The total number of books received this year was a robust tally of 1,026, a remarkable increase in entries from the initial years of the awards (a little more than six hundred titles were entered in 2012). Jurying the PhotoBook Awards takes part in two stages. The first took place at Aperture in New York, September 19–21, 2022, a process that involved the initial review of submissions in order to select the thirty-five shortlisted books in all categories.
A final jury will gather at Paris Photo this November to select and announce the winners for all three prizes. From there, shortlisted and winning titles will be profiled in a printed catalogue, to be released and distributed for free during Paris Photo fair, along with the Winter 2022 issue of Aperture magazine. The shortlisted books will be exhibited at the Grand Palais Éphémère during Paris Photo, and will tour internationally thereafter.
Below, see the thirty-five selected titles for the 2022 PhotoBook Awards shortlist.
First PhotoBook
Hiske Altena, Vital Mud, Self-published, Amsterdam
Gabriella Angotti-Jones, I Just Wanna Surf, Mass Books, New York
Florian Bachmeier, In Limbo, Buchkunst Berlin
Oscar B. Castillo, ESOS QUE SABEN (Those who know), Raya Editorial, Manizales, Colombia
Phyllis Christopher, Dark Room, Book Works, London
Sabiha Çimen, HAFIZ, Red Hook Editions, New York
Craig Easton, Bank Top, GOST Books, London
Philippe Jarrigeon, PLAY, RVB Books, Paris
Hari Katragadda and Shweta Upadhyay, I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you, Self-published in association with Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi
Stacy Kranitz, As It Was Give(n) to Me, Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Youqine Lefèvre, The Land of Promises, The Eriskay Connection, Breda, Netherlands
Carla Liesching, Good Hope, MACK, London
Sabelo Mlangeni, Isivumelwano, Fw:Books, Amsterdam
Marilyn Nance, Marilyn Nance: Last Day in Lagos, CARA, New York, and Fourthwall Books, Johannesburg
Zuzana Pustaiova, One Day Every Day, Reflektor (self-published), Vienna / Slovakia
Paola Jiménez Quispe, Rules for Fighting (Reglas para pelear), Images Vevey, Switzerland, and Witty Books, Turin, Italy
Yoshinori Saito, After the Snowstorm, the(M) éditions, Paris, and IBASHO, Antwerp, Belgium
Marc Schroeder, Order 7161, The Eriskay Connection, Breda, Netherlands
Patrick Wack, Dust, André Frère Éditions, Marseille, France
D’Angelo Lovell Williams, Contact High, MACK, London
Hiske Altena
Vital Mud
Self-published, Amsterdam
Gabriella Angotti-Jones
I Just Wanna Surf
Mass Books, New York
Florian Bachmeier
In Limbo
Buchkunst Berlin
Oscar B. Castillo
ESOS QUE SABEN (Those who know)
Raya Editorial, Manizales, Colombia
Phyllis Christopher
Dark Room
Book Works, London
Sabiha Çimen
HAFIZ
Red Hook Editions, New York
Craig Easton
Bank Top
GOST Books, London
Philippe Jarrigeon
PLAY
RVB Books, Paris
Hari Katragadda and Shweta Upadhyay
I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you
Self-published in association with Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi
Stacy Kranitz
As It Was Give(n) to Me
Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Youqine Lefèvre
The Land of Promises
The Eriskay Connection, Breda, Netherlands
Carla Liesching
Good Hope
MACK, London
Sabelo Mlangeni
Isivumelwano
Fw:Books, Amsterdam
Marilyn Nance
Marilyn Nance: Last Day in Lagos
CARA, New York, and Fourthwall Books, Johannesburg
Zuzana Pustaiova
One Day Every Day
Reflektor (self-published), Vienna / Slovakia
Paola Jiménez Quispe
Rules for Fighting (Reglas para pelear)
Images Vevey, Switzerland, and Witty Books, Turin, Italy
Yoshinori Saito
After the Snowstorm
the(M) éditions, Paris, and IBASHO, Antwerp, Belgium
Marc Schroeder
Order 7161
The Eriskay Connection, Breda, Netherlands
Patrick Wack
Dust
André Frère Éditions, Marseille, France
D’Angelo Lovell Williams
Contact High
MACK, London
PhotoBook of the Year
Karl Bassil, in collaboration with Negar Azimi and Katia Boyadjian, Becoming Van Leo, Arab Image Foundation, Beirut, and Archive Books, Berlin
Mohamed Bourouissa, Périphérique, Loose Joints, Marseille, France
Jess T. Dugan, Look at me like you love me, MACK, London
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Flint Is Family in Three Acts, Steidl, Göttingen, Germany, and The Gordon Parks Foundation, Pleasantville, New York
Curran Hatleberg, River’s Dream, TBW Books, Oakland, California
Justine Kurland, SCUMB Manifesto, MACK, London
Baldwin Lee, Baldwin Lee, Hunters Point Press, New York
Tokuko Ushioda, My Husband, torch press, Tokyo
Carmen Winant, Arrangements, SPBH Editions, London, and Images Vevey, Switzerland
Yelena Yemchuk, УYY, Départ Pour l’Image, Milan
Karl Bassil, in collaboration with Negar Azimi and Katia Boyadjian
Becoming Van Leo
Arab Image Foundation, Beirut, and Archive Books, Berlin
Mohamed Bourouissa
Périphérique
Loose Joints, Marseille, France
Jess T. Dugan
Look at me like you love me
MACK, London
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Flint Is Family in Three Acts
Steidl, Göttingen, Germany, and The Gordon Parks Foundation, Pleasantville, New York
Curran Hatleberg
River’s Dream
TBW Books, Oakland, California
Justine Kurland
SCUMB Manifesto
MACK, London
Baldwin Lee
Baldwin Lee
Hunters Point Press, New York
Tokuko Ushioda
My Husband
torch press, Tokyo
Carmen Winant
Arrangements
SPBH Editions, London, and Images Vevey, Switzerland
Yelena Yemchuk
УYY
Départ Pour l’Image, Milan
Photography Catalogue of the Year
Another Country: British Documentary Photography since 1945, Gerry Badger, Thames & Hudson, London
Devour the Land: War and American Landscape Photography since 1970, Makeda Best, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Diane Arbus Documents, Max Rosenberg, ed., David Zwirner Books, New York, and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
James Barnor: Stories. Pictures from the Archive (1947–1987) , LUMA Foundation, Arles, and Maison CF, Paris
Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear, Roxana Marcoci, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Another Country: British Documentary Photography since 1945
Gerry Badger
Thames & Hudson, London
Devour the Land: War and American Landscape Photography since 1970
Makeda Best
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Diane Arbus Documents
Max Rosenberg, ed.
David Zwirner Books, New York, and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
James Barnor: Stories. Pictures from the Archive (1947–1987)
LUMA Foundation, Arles, and Maison CF, Paris
Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear
Roxana Marcoci
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Special Juror’s Mention: PhotoBooks for Ukraine
Jim Goldberg and Iryna Tsilyk, Another Life, STANLEY/BARKER, London
Katya Lesiv, I Love You, IST Publishing, Kyiv
Émeric Lhuisset, Ukraine — Hundred Hidden Faces, Paradox, Edam, Netherlands, and André Frère Éditions, Marseille, France
Katerina Motylova, Loss, Self-published, Kyiv, Ukraine
Mark Neville, Stop Tanks with Books, Nazraeli Press, Paso Robles, California
Yelena Yemchuk, Odesa, GOST Books, London
Jim Goldberg and Iryna Tsilyk
Another Life
STANLEY/BARKER, London
Katya Lesiv
I Love You
IST Publishing, Kyiv
Émeric Lhuisset
Ukraine — Hundred Hidden Faces
Paradox, Edam, Netherlands, and André Frère Éditions, Marseille, France
Katerina Motylova
Loss
Self-published, Kyiv
Mark Neville
Stop Tanks with Books
Nazraeli Press, Paso Robles, California
Yelena Yemchuk
Odesa
GOST Books, London
The 2022 PhotoBook Award winners will be announced during Paris Photo on Friday, November 11, 2022.
