BMW - Paris Photo Prize

Launched in support of contemporary photography, the BMW - Paris Photo Prize awards the work of a contemporary artist. The winner is awarded a 12,000 euros Prize.
2009 theme: “When was the last time you experienced something for the first time?”
Karijn Kakebeeke, represented by The Empty Quarter Gallery from Dubai, was named winner of the 2009 BMW - Paris Photo Prize for contemporary photography at the opening of Paris Photo.

Check out the 20 short-listed works exhibited during the fair.

A prestigious jury:
Presided by Philippe Dehennin, CEO of BMW France
Robert Delpire, Publisher (France)
TJ Demos, Art critic and writer (United Kingdom)
Matthias Harder, Curator, Director of the Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin (Germany)
Manfred Heiting, Collector (Germany)
Sandra S. Phillips, Curator of photography for SFMOMA, San Francisco (United States of America)

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