Our heartfelt congratulations go out to Will Harris, as his moving and intimate book You can call me Nana is shortlisted for the First Photobook Prize in the 2021 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards!
Established in 2012 by the Aperture Foundation and Paris Photo, the awards celebrate the contribution of the photobook to the history and development of photography. The winner of the First Photobook prize will be awarded $10,000.
Thirty-five shortlisted titles from three categories will be exhibited at Paris Photo and showcased in the 2021 PhotoBook Awards traveling exhibition in the United States and internationally, as well as featured in The PhotoBook Review and online via the Aperture website.
The pre-selection jury is made up of: Emilie Boone (Art historian), Sonel Breslav (Director of fairs and editions, Printed Matter), Darius Himes (International director of photographs, Christie’s), Jody Quon (Director of the photography, New York Magazine) and Lesley A. Martin (Creative Director, Aperture Foundation).
Winners will be announced in Paris Photo on November 12th at 3pm Central European time.