2023 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards, Printed Matter
Paris Photo and Aperture are excited to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards—an annual celebration of the photobook’s contributions to the evolving narrative of photography. Now in its eleventh year, the award recognizes excellence in three major categories of photobook publishing: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalog of the Year.
This year, Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards received 961 books from sixty-one countries around the world, including stand-out entries from Nepal, New Zealand, Denmark, and Japan. In addition to discussions around the individual entries, this year’s shortlist jury took time to discuss the existential: what does it mean to distill down such an enormous number of books, in search of “the best.” As shortlist jury member Deirdre Donohue stated, “I think about how many people are going to care about this in the future; I think about them being in libraries—and that makes me wonder, will I care about this if I pick it up again in five years; what future potential does this have in the world.” Fellow jury member Renée Mussai, noted, “There are so many urgent conversations and so many themes that are critical to our times; I found myself looking for that—something potent and compelling.” The resulting shortlist represents the possibilities of book making across a broad spectrum of resources, intentions, and storytelling strategies.
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Image: Photograph by Daniel Salemi
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