Vonovia Award for Photography 2021/22

The photo competition is aimed at professional and emerging photographers and, with a total of 42,000 euros in prize money, is one of the most valuable photo prizes in Germany. Participation is free of charge.

One facet of the competition is the broad spectrum of photographic approaches with innovative, analogue and digital possibilities of the medium of photography. The three main prizes in the »Best Photo Series« category and the Young Talent Prize for talents under the age of 26 are awarded to the most outstanding photographic works for the year 2022. The selection of the 33 finalists on the shortlist – including the four prize winners – is determined by a top-class jury of experts from the fields of photography , journalism, economics and teaching. The works of the previous award winners have already been presented in well-known institutions such as the Sprengel Museum in Hanover, the Kunstmuseum in Bochum and in other art museums and galleries.

The VONOVIA AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY was held for the sixth time on the theme of HOME. Once again, it has been shown how complex the topic of HOME can be implemented photographically and how broad the international participation in the competition is.

Due to the global political situation, works about the war of aggression on Ukraine are increasingly to be seen in the shortlist, as well as photo series on the environment and climate change, racism and gender issues. In contrast, the focus on the Corona pandemic is inward-looking and melancholic, and describes interpersonal relationships, enduring loneliness and how to deal with it. The theme of family is also important, especially the spectrum of motherhood, security, searching for traces, but also the loss of family.

EXHIBITION

ZUHAUSE NO. 5 - Winners & Shortlist 2021
until 30.10.2022
(From 30.09. including the winners of the 2022 Award)
Sprengel Museum Hannover
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ZUHAUSE NO. 6 - Winners & Shortlist 2022
09.11.2022 - 08.01.2023
Sprengel Museum Hannover

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