Press View - Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011

The Photographers’ Gallery Press View Invitation You are invited to the Press View for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011 Date: Monday 4 April 2011 Time: 10.00 – 13.00 Location: Ambika P3, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS Contact: Press Office, Sam Trenerry, +44 (0)20 7087 9333 RSVP: press@photonet.org.uk The exhibition opens to the public on Tuesday 5 April and runs until Sunday 1 May 2011. Please note for this year only the Prize takes place at Ambika P3 at University of Westminster, while The Photographers’ Gallery undergoes redevelopment, reopening late 2011. On the exhibition Thomas Demand, Roe Ethridge, Jim Goldberg and Elad Lassry have been nominated for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011. This year’s selection, the fifteenth year of the Prize and the 40th anniversary of The Photographers’ Gallery, illustrates the diversity of the photographic medium, ranging from conceptual to social documentary photography. The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011 is presented by The Photographers’ Gallery, London. For 2011 it will be shown at Ambika P3 at the University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 while the Gallery is closed for extensive redevelopment to create new galleries and an education floor, reopening late 2011. The annual award of £30,000 rewards a living photographer of any nationality, who has made the most significant contribution, in exhibition or publication format, to the medium of photography in Europe between 1 October 2009 and 30 September 2010. The winner will be announced at a special ceremony at Ambika P3 on 26 April 2011. For further press information or to request images please contact the Press Office: Call: Sam Trenerry +44 (0)20 7087 9333 Email: press@photonet.org.uk

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