The award ceremony will traditionally take place on March 10, 2025, on the eve of the London Book Fair in London.
Jury statement:
Prisma
The book is slightly smaller than DIN A 3 and has a landscape format. It is a leporello, hand-bound. You can put the book up and enjoy a photo exhibition. One side has the photos, the other the text.
All in all: Prisma is a book object with excellent photographs
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Salzburger Festspiele
Combination of colour and black and white photos. In addition to photos of performances, there are also many shots that give the viewer a glimpse behind the scenes. Outstanding photography, varied imagery, lively scenes. Clear, consistent design with large picture formats.
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Pakistan
Insight into the reality of a country. Stunning photographs, up close and personal. A great reportage book with fascinating colours.
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Beuys Land
Beautiful cover. The printed endpaper leads from the cover to the inside of the book. Exciting book format. Good-working close-ups, surprising insights and interesting imagery.
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Open your Eyes
The book design is particularly striking: soft cover with open spine, dark uncoated paper, very good print of the photographs.
All in all: Innovative and very well crafted. The jury says: Great.
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