POPCAP the piclet.org Prize for Contemporary African Photography is very happy to announce its short list of 20 artists for its fifth anniversary edition. The finalists were selected from 900 applicants from 94 countries by a panel of 20 internationally-sourced judges. The five prize winners will be announced on March 7 2016.
POPCAP aims to raise the profile of African photography within the arts and encourage a generally rethinking of the image of Africa. Every year five winners are selected by an internationally-sourced panel of judges, enabling the promotion of African photograph worldwide. It is important to us that the judging panel be diverse, as this helps us to avoid geographically and culturally one-sided views of the portfolios. POPCAP is open to artists of any age and descent. Photographic series must consist of a minimum of 10 images, and may not exceed 25 images. There is no entry fee.
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| Jason Larkin, Waiting |
The following 20 artists were selected from 900 applicants from 94 countries by a panel of 20 international experts within the field of photography.
Aderemi Adegbite
Laeila Adjovi
Alia Ali
Héla Ammar
Roger Anis
Scarlett Coten
Domenico d'Alessandro
Valeria Gradizzi
Tytus Grodzicki
Wiame Haddad
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| Nadav Kander, Johannesburg and Soweto |
Jason Larkin
Augustin Le Gall
Sabelo Mlangeni
Manyatsa Monyamane
Henry Nicolas
Thom Pierce
Filippo Romano
Julia Runge
Georges Senga
The five winners will be announced on March 7 2016.
ABOUT POPCAP
POPCAP aims to raise the profile of African photography within the arts. Each year five winners are selected by an internationally sourced panel of judges, enabling the promotion of African photography worldwide. It is important to us that the judging panel be diverse, as this helps us to avoid geographically and culturally one-sided views of the portfolios. Due to its extensive application in a day-to-day context, we consider photography to be the ideal medium through which to foster an unhindered exchange of ideas about the image of Africa. POPCAP was initiated by Benjamin Füglister in 2012. For the fifth anniversary edition in 2016 we received a total of 900 submissions from artists from 94 countries. 54% of these applicants came from African countries, which is an increase of 7% compared to the previous year. The five prize winners will be announced on March 7 2016. Their work will be presented at a series of international exhibitions being held in collaboration with major photography festivals.
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