{"id":796644,"date":"2026-10-09T04:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/796644\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:04:32","slug":"announcing-the-2026-photobook-awards-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/796644\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2026 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris Photo and Aperture are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Paris Photo\u2013Aperture PhotoBook Awards\u2014an annual celebration of the photobook\u2019s enduring role within the narrative of photography. Now in its fourteenth year, the awards recognize excellence in three major categories of photobook publishing: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalog of the Year.<\/p>\n

This year, Paris Photo\u2013Aperture PhotoBook Awards received a record number of books from fifty-six countries around the world, including standout entries from Armenia, Iran, Morocco, Venezuela, and more. On September 22\u201324, the 2026 shortlist jury met in New York for three concentrated days of review and deliberation by an international team: Alejandro Cartagena, artist; Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, director of design, Judd Foundation; Michael Famighetti, editor in chief, Aperture; Anna Planas, artistic director, Paris Photo; and Anshika Varma, curator and founder, Offset Projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cReviewing the many submissions from around the globe underscores how photography books are a quietly powerful medium with endless possibilities for design, storytelling, and reflection on human experience,\u201d says Michael Famighetti. Anna Planas adds, \u201cThe jury brings together different perspectives on photography and publishing. Through the selection presented at Paris Photo, we aim to highlight the photobook as a space for experimentation and to celebrate its importance within photography today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shortlisted books will be exhibited at Paris Photo, open to the public from November 11 through November 15, followed by an international tour, including in Dublin at PhotoIreland, December 2026, New York at Printed Matter, January 2027, and other venues to be announced.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, November 12, a \ufb01nal jury composed of \ufb01ve members will meet in Paris to select the winners for all three prizes, which will be revealed on Friday, November 13, at 3:00 p.m. (CET), at a ceremony at Paris Photo, and announced on Aperture.org and Parisphoto.com.<\/p>\n

Below, see the thirty-five selected titles for the 2026 PhotoBook Awards shortlist.<\/p>\n

First PhotoBook<\/p>\n

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Ivan Anisimov, Pants on Top of Shoes,
\nKult Books, Stockholm.
\nDesign by Janne Riikonen\n<\/p>\n

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Amparo Baquerizas, Gauchito Querido, Editorial RM, M\u00e9xico and Barcelona. Design by Amparo Baquerizas<\/p>\n

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Miranda Barnes, Social Season, Important Flowers, London. Design by Anamaria Morris <\/p>\n

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Sara Bennett, Looking Inside: Women with Life Sentences, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany. Design by Teun van der Heijden and Heijdens Karwei<\/p>\n

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Nata Drachinskaya, Binom, BLOW UP PRESS, Warsaw, and Rencontres d\u2019Arles, France. Design by Nata Drachinskaya, Yumi Goto, Aneta Kowalczyk, and Jan Rosseel<\/p>\n

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Franco Dupuy, Cruising Diaries, Set Margins, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Design by Furio and Santiago Bogani<\/p>\n

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Jakob Ganslmeier and Ana Zibelnik, If a Flower Bloomed in a Dark Room, Would You Trust It?, Spector Books, Leipzig, Germany. Design by Hamid Sallali<\/p>\n

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Jesse Glazzard, The Sound of Dirt and Beauty, SPBH Editions, London. Design by Brian Paul Lamotte<\/p>\n

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Ma Hailun, \u00dcruklyn , Jiazazhi, Ningbo, China. Design by Studio Pianpian He and Max Harvey<\/p>\n

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Moeko Ishiguro, Notation(s), Self-published, Tokyo. Design by Moeko Ishiguro<\/p>\n

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Ad\u00e9l Kolesz\u00e1r, Only Have Faith (Solamente Ten Fe), Art Paper Editions, Ghent, Belgium. Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt<\/p>\n

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Jeremy Liebman, Coincidence, Apartamento Publishing S.L., Barcelona. Design by Apartamento Studios and Laura Delgado<\/p>\n

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Augustin Lignier, Turning Point, Art Paper Editions, Ghent, Belgium. Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt<\/p>\n

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Jo\u00e3o Linneu, JJ VFF VV, Void, Athens. Design by Void<\/p>\n

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Yufan Lu, Make Me Beautiful, Editorial RM, M\u00e9xico and Barcelona; Ediciones Posibles and Fundaci\u00f3n Photographic Social Vision, Barcelona; Phree, Madrid. Design by Min Lyu<\/p>\n

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Swan Moon, Swan Moon\u2019s Swan Moon, TBW Books, Oakland, California. Design by Paul Schiek<\/p>\n

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Peter Rauch, 2, 3, Perimeter Editions, Melbourne. Design by \u017diga Testen<\/p>\n

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Allie Tsubota, Dead Letter Room: A Transhistorical Correspondence with Hara Tamiki, The Eriskay Connection, Breda, Netherlands. Design by Carel Fransen<\/p>\n

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Jo\u00ebl van Houdt, Afghanistanism, Self-published, London. Design by -SYB-<\/p>\n

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Farren van Wyk, Mixedness Is My Mythology, Fw:Books, Amsterdam, and Deadbeat Club, Los Angeles. Design by Hans Gremmen<\/p>\n

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Ivan Anisimov
Pants on Top of Shoes<\/a>
Kult Books, Stockholm
Design by Janne Riikonen<\/p>\n

Amparo Baquerizas
Gauchito Querido<\/a>
Editorial RM, M\u00e9xico and Barcelona
Design by Amparo Baquerizas<\/p>\n

Miranda Barnes
Social Season<\/a>
Important Flowers, London
Design by Anamaria Morris<\/p>\n

Sara Bennett
Looking Inside: Women with Life Sentences<\/a>
Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany
Design by Teun van der Heijden and Heijdens Karwei<\/p>\n

Nata Drachinskaya
Binom<\/a>
BLOW UP PRESS, Warsaw, and Rencontres d\u2019Arles, France
Design by Nata Drachinskaya, Yumi Goto, Aneta Kowalczyk, and Jan Rosseel<\/p>\n

Franco Dupuy
Cruising Diaries<\/a>
Set Margins, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Design by Furio and Santiago Bogani<\/p>\n

Jakob Ganslmeier and Ana Zibelnik
If a Flower Bloomed in a Dark Room, Would You Trust It?<\/a>
Spector Books, Leipzig, Germany
Design by Hamid Sallali<\/p>\n

Jesse Glazzard
The Sound of Dirt and Beauty<\/a>
SPBH Editions, London
Design by Brian Paul Lamotte<\/p>\n

Ma Hailun
\u00dcruklyn<\/a>
Jiazazhi, Ningbo, China
Design by Studio Pianpian He and Max Harvey<\/p>\n

Moeko Ishiguro
Notation(s)<\/a>
Self-published, Tokyo
Design by Moeko Ishiguro<\/p>\n

Ad\u00e9l Kolesz\u00e1r
Only Have Faith (Solamente Ten Fe)<\/a>
Art Paper Editions, Ghent, Belgium
Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt<\/p>\n

Jeremy Liebman
Coincidence<\/a>
Apartamento Publishing S.L., Barcelona
Design by Apartamento Studios and Laura Delgado<\/p>\n

Augustin Lignier
Turning Point<\/a>
Art Paper Editions, Ghent, Belgium
Design by Jurgen Maelfeyt<\/p>\n

Jo\u00e3o Linneu
JJ VFF VV<\/a>
Void, Athens
Design by Void<\/p>\n

Yufan Lu
Make Me Beautiful<\/a>
Editorial RM, M\u00e9xico and Barcelona; Ediciones Posibles and Fundaci\u00f3n Photographic Social Vision, Barcelona; Phree, Madrid
Design by Min Lyu<\/p>\n

Swan Moon
Swan Moon\u2019s Swan Moon<\/a>
TBW Books, Oakland, California
Design by Paul Schiek<\/p>\n

Peter Rauch
2, 3<\/a>
Perimeter Editions, Melbourne
Design by \u017diga Testen<\/p>\n

Allie Tsubota
Dead Letter Room: A Transhistorical Correspondence with Hara Tamiki<\/a>
The Eriskay Connection, Breda, Netherlands
Design by Carel Fransen<\/p>\n

Jo\u00ebl van Houdt
Afghanistanism<\/a>
Self-published, London
Design by -SYB-<\/p>\n

Farren van Wyk
Mixedness Is My Mythology<\/a>
Fw:Books, Amsterdam, and Deadbeat Club, Los Angeles
Design by Hans Gremmen<\/p>\n

PhotoBook of the Year<\/p>\n

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Michele Borzoni and Rocco Rorandelli, Silent Springs, Loose Joints Publishing, Marseille, France \/ London. Design by Tommaso Tanini<\/p>\n

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Bieke Depoorter, The Beds I Slept In, Hannibal Books, Antwerp, Belgium. Design by Armand Mevis and Bieke Depoorter<\/p>\n

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B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont, R\u00e9publique, Chose Commune, Marseille, France. Design by C\u00e9cile Poimb\u0153uf-Koizumi and Perrine Serre<\/p>\n

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Roger Grasas, WALLS: A Visual Study on Border Geographies, Institut de les Desigualtats, Barcelona. Design by Studio Carles Murillo<\/p>\n

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Nick Haymes, Chronograph, SPBH Editions, London. Design by Lina Kutsovskaya and Brian Paul Lamotte<\/p>\n

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Takashi Homma, This Is Not My Cat, Nieves, Zurich, and Perimeter Editions, Melbourne. Design by Benjamin Sommerhalder<\/p>\n

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Sohrab Hura, Snow, MACK, London. Design by Sohrab Hura<\/p>\n

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Zhu Mo, Undercurrents, JZZP, Ningbo, China. Design by PAY2PLAY<\/p>\n

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Keisha Scarville, Passports, 2012\u20132025, MACK, London. Design by Keisha Scarville and Morgan Crowcroft-Brown<\/p>\n

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Newsha Tavakolian, And They Laughed at Me, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany. Design by Kehrer Design, Laura Pecoroni<\/p>\n

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Michele Borzoni and Rocco Rorandelli
Silent Springs<\/a>
Loose Joints Publishing, Marseille, France \/ London
Design by Tommaso Tanini<\/p>\n

Bieke Depoorter
The Beds I Slept In<\/a>
Hannibal Books, Antwerp, Belgium
Design by Armand Mevis and Bieke Depoorter<\/p>\n

B\u00e9rang\u00e8re Fromont
R\u00e9publique<\/a>
Chose Commune, Marseille, France
Design by C\u00e9cile Poimb\u0153uf-Koizumi and Perrine Serre<\/p>\n

Roger Grasas
WALLS: A Visual Study on Border Geographies<\/a>
Institut de les Desigualtats, Barcelona
Design by Studio Carles Murillo<\/p>\n

Nick Haymes
Chronograph<\/a>
SPBH Editions, London
Design by Lina Kutsovskaya and Brian Paul Lamotte<\/p>\n

Takashi Homma
This Is Not My Cat<\/a>
Nieves, Zurich, and Perimeter Editions, Melbourne
Design by Benjamin Sommerhalder<\/p>\n

Sohrab Hura
Snow<\/a>
MACK, London
Design by Sohrab Hura<\/p>\n

Zhu Mo
Undercurrents<\/a>
JZZP, Ningbo, China
Design by PAY2PLAY<\/p>\n

Keisha Scarville
Passports, 2012\u20132025<\/a>
MACK, London
Design by Keisha Scarville and Morgan Crowcroft-Brown<\/p>\n

Newsha Tavakolian
And They Laughed at Me<\/a>
Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany
Design by Kehrer Design, Laura Pecoroni<\/p>\n

Photography Catalog of the Year<\/p>\n

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A Kind of Paradise: Artistic Counter-Narratives to Colonial-Era Photography, Nanina Guyer, Spector Books, Leipzig, Germany. Design by NODE Berlin Oslo<\/p>\n

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Ecos de la Memoria (Echoes of Memory), Marta Mart\u00edn N\u00fa\u00f1ez, Editorial RM, M\u00e9xico and Barcelona, and Campgr\u00e0fic Editors, Valencia, Spain. Design by Underbau<\/p>\n

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Ghana! R\u00eaver l\u2019ind\u00e9pendance, 1957\u20131976, Damarice Amao, Atelier EXB, Paris. Design by Line C\u00e9lo<\/p>\n

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L Is for Look: Children\u2019s Photobooks, Anne Lacoste and Rose Durr, Spector Books, Leipzig, Germany. Design by Ina Kwon and Helmut V\u00f6lter<\/p>\n

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More, Anuschka Blommers, Niels Schumm, and Julie Peeters, Blommers & Schumm, Roma Publications, Amsterdam. Design by Julie Peeters<\/p>\n

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L Is for Look: Children\u2019s Photobooks<\/a>
Anne Lacoste and Rose Durr
Spector Books, Leipzig, Germany
Design by Ina Kwon and Helmut V\u00f6lter<\/p>\n

More<\/a>
Anuschka Blommers, Niels Schumm, and Julie Peeters
Blommers & Schumm, Roma Publications, Amsterdam
Design by Julie Peeters<\/p>\n

The 2026 PhotoBook Awards winners will be announced at Paris Photo on Friday, November 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paris Photo and Aperture are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2026 Paris Photo\u2013Aperture PhotoBook Awards\u2014an annual…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":796645,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,32535,261886,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-796644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-immersive","tag-photobook-awards","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}