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Nominations for Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011 announced

Thomas Demand Nationalgalerie, Roe Ethridge and Jim Goldberg Open See have been shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011.

Nationalgalerie brings together Thomas Demand’s work of the last 15 years which is rooted in German imagery. Demand examines the “Deutschlandbild”, the ‘German image’ in photographs from a variety of scenarios in the post-war period. From a selection both known and new of key images of decisive political events and private moments Demand offers a kaleidoscopic vision of a society.

Open See tells of the journeys of refugee and immigrant populations who travel from war torn and economically devastated countries, often leaving AIDS ravaged communities or totalitarian regimes to make new homes in Europe. Despite facing seemingly insurmountable difficulties, dreams of freedom and an indomitable will to survive are continual threads that tether migrants and refugees to their history and drive them forward toward a new life. Despite the harsh realities they endure, their stories are replete with hope and heroism.

Roe Ethridge is nominated for his solo exhibition at Les Recontres d'Arles Photography 2010, France. His book Rockaway, NY was published by SteidlMack in 2008.

Now in its 15th year, The Photographers’ Gallery’s annual prize of £30,000 rewards a living photographer, of any nationality, who has made the most significant contribution to photography in Europe, between 1 October 2009 and 30 September 2010.

The Photographers' Gallery

16-18 Ramillies St
London, W1F 7LW

2 - 29 April 2011