Grand Prix Images Vevey

Applications
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After a first pre-selection phase, a jury of art professionals selects the winning project, which will be carried out within one year and showcased at the following Festival Images.
The winning projects will be announced on July 8, 2025, in Arles.
About
The Grand Prix Images Vevey is one of the most prestigious and long-standing photography awards in Europe. Open to artists and photographers around the world, the grant aims to support original creation and is awarded every two years. This CHF 40,000 prize enables one artist to develop a new photography project over the course of a year and present it at the following Biennale Images Vevey. This is also when the Images Vevey Book Award is presented, alongside various other grants representing a total of over CHF 100,000 of financial support for creative projects.
History
Since 1995, the Grand Prix Images Vevey has been awarded to:
2023/2024 → SASHA KURMAZ (UA) “Red Horse”
2021/2022 → LEBOHANG KGANYE (ZA) “Staging Memories”
2019/2020 → KRISTINE POTTER (US) “Dark Waters”
2017/2018 → PETER PUKLUS (HU) “The Hero Mother – How to Build a House”
2015/2016 → CHRISTIAN PATTERSON (US) “Gong Co.”
2013/2014 → AUGUSTIN REBETEZ (CH) “arrière-tête (mécanismes)”
2011/2012 → YASMINE EID-SABBAGH (DE/LB) & ROZENN QUÉRÉ (FR) “Vies possibles et imaginaires”
2009/2010 → CHRISTIAN LUTZ (CH) “Tropical Gift” + G.M.B AKASH (BD) “Born To Work”
2007/2008 → GEERT GOIRIS (BE) “Whiteout”
2005/2006 → CLAUDE BAECHTOLD (CH) “Pôle Nord”
2003/2004 → AGLAIA KONRAD (AT) “Desert Cities”
2000 → WOLFGANG STAHR (DE) “Thank You, Come Again”
1998 → BOGDAN KONOPKA (PL) “Reconnaissances”
1995 → PAULO NOZOLINO (PT) “Solo”r
Since 2016, the Images Vevey Book Award was granted to:
2023/2024 → DEBSUDDHA (IN) “Crossroads”
2021/2022 → CARMEN WINANT (US) “Arrangements”
2019/2020 → GLORIA OYARZABAL (ES) “Woman Go No’ Gree”
2017/2018 → JONO ROTMAN (NZ) “Mongrelism”
2015/2016 → LAIA ABRIL (ES) “Lobismuller”
Presidents of the jurys:
2025/2026 → RINEKE DIJKSTRA (NL), artiste
2023/2024 → PAUL GRAHAM (UK), artiste
2021/2022 → TEJU COLE (US/NG), artiste, curateur and écrivain
2019/2020 → DAYANITA SINGH (IN), artiste
2017/2018 → CHRISTIAN MARCLAY (CH/US), artiste
2015/2016 → JAMES CASEBERE (CH/US), artiste
2013/2014 → BETTINA RHEIMS (FR), artiste
2011/2012 → ANDRES SERRANO (US), artiste
2009/2010 → MALICK SIDIBÉ † (ML), artiste
2007/2008 → BALTHASAR BURKHARD † (CH), artiste