Photo|Frome 2025 Photobook Award

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  • Opens
    10 Nov 2024
  • Deadline
    17 Feb 2025
  • Link
  • Entry fee
    FREE
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Selected photobooks will be exhibited at Frome Library, and online, throughout the festival, and get the chance to receive a £500 cash prize, and portfolio review.

Overview

Photo|Frome is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Their Official Sponsor is MPB, the largest global platform to buy, sell and trade used photo and video gear. Photographers and publishers are invited to submit photobooks and zines for exhibition at the festival and a chance to win the 2025 Open Photobook award.

Practical Info

Applicants must complete the online submission form. They may support their submission with an optional written statement outlining how their book relates to this year’s festival theme – inEquality – as well as how they have considered sustainability within the production of their book.

One selected artist will receive a £500 cash prize, for the strongest submission, published or self-published, which also resonates with the theme inEquality. In addition, a special commendation will be awarded for the book project that has involved exemplary practice, or innovation, in relation to sustainable photobook publishing. Un-published photobook dummies, maquettes and unique artists books can be submitted digitally and will be exhibited on the Photo|Frome website throughout the festival. The winning photographer will receive a portfolio review with VIKA Books.

Jury is composed of Rehab Eldalil, Victoria Forrest, Georgia Metaxas, Anthony Prothero, and Aaron Schuman.

About Photo|Frome

Photo|Frome is an independent festival of photography dedicated to showcasing and celebrating all levels of photographic endeavour from local, national, and international photographers. The inaugural festival il 2022 covered 7 venues, 75 photographers in solo or group shows, and received over 6,000 visitors. The program included talks, workshops, portfolio review and started an annual monograph series. The 2023 edition had 15 venues, 175 photographers and over 500 photographs exhibited.