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French photographers bSophie Ristelhueber/b was awarded the
2010 Deutsche Bouml;rse Photography Prize today in a ceremony at The Photographersrsquo; Gallery,
London. The pound;30,000 ($45,900) prize, founded in 1996 and
administered by The Photographersrsquo; Gallery, is awarded to a living
photographer who has made the most significant contribution to
photography in Europe in the past year.br

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Ristelhueber was given the prize in recognition of her self-titled
retrospective at the Jeu de Paume, Paris (20 Januarymdash;22 March
2009). Ristelheuber is known for her investigations, through
photography and the moving image, of the impact of human conflict
upon architecture and landscapes in places such as Bosnia, France,
Iraq, Lebanon and Kuwait.br

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The other three shortlisted photographers, who each received
pound;3,000, were:br

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British photographer bAnna Fox/b, who was nominated for her
exhibition, iCockroach Diary amp; Other Stories/i at
Ffotogallery, Cardiff (28 July ndash; 10 October 2009), an exhibition
which originated at Impressions Gallery, Bradford, UK. The
exhibition, a mid-career survey, gathered Foxrsquo;s color documentary
photographs depicting British life, culled from previous projects
she created over the course of the past 25 years.br

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American photographer bZoe Leonard/b, who was nominated for her
retrospective exhibition, iZoe Leonard: Photographs/i, at the
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (1 Aprilmdash;5 July 2009), an exhibition
which originated at Fotomuseum Winterthur in 2007. Leonard has
worked primarily in black and white, and the exhibition included
work spanning her career, which began in the 1970s. Leonard has
exhibited twice (1992 and 2007) at documenta, and in two Whitney
Biennials (1993 and 1997).nbsp;br

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Belfast-born photographer bDonovan Wylie/b, who was nominated
for his exhibition, iMAZE/i 2007/8 at Belfast Exposed (27
Marchmdash;1 May 2009). Wyliersquo;s work is concerned with the history and
identity of post-conflict Northern Ireland. The nominated
exhibition was comprised of his documentation of the architecture
of Maze prison, considered a symbol of the conflict between
loyalists and nationalists, and its demolition in 2006.br

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The jurors for this yearrsquo;s prize were Oliva Maria Rubio (Director
of Exhibitions, La Fagrave;brica, Spain); Gilane Tawadros (Chief
Executive, Design and Artists Copyright Society, curator and
writer, UK); James Welling (artist, USA); and Anne-Marie Beckmann
(Curator, Art Collection Deutsche Bouml;rse, Germany). Brett Rogers,
Director of The Photographersrsquo; Gallery, was the non-voting
Chair.br

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The exhibition featuring the work of the shortlisted artists will
be on display at the Photographersrsquo; Gallery through April 18, 2010.

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