The Contemporary African Photography Cap Prize 2021 Sélection finale

We are thrilled to announce the 25 shortlisted artists to the 10th anniversary edition of the Contemporary African Photography Prize – CAP Prize.

The shortlist was first announced at 2 PM CEST on 29 April 2021 exclusively in the context of photo basel Inernational Art Fair's online showcase: AWARD WINNING AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHY - Photo Basel Takes a Closer Look, which is open until 2 May 2021 at www.closerlook.photography.

The five winners will be announced at Photo Basel International Art Fair in September 2021.

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SHORTLIST 2021 These 25 shortlisted artists – in alphabetical order –  were chosen by a panel of 21 international judges.

Aàdesokan Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko  Thami Benkirane Marcus Trappaud Bjørn Nabil Boutros Katel Delia Justin Dingwall Andrew Esiebo Jason Florio Pippa Hetherington Brian Hodges Zainab Eldin Imad Matt Kay Adil Kourkouni Tamary Kudita DeLovie Kwagala Dillon Marsh Fabrice Monteiro Claudia Ndebele Emeke Obanor Joseph Obanubi Léonard Pongo Mahefa Dimbiniaina Randrianarivelo Paul Shiakallis Mauro Vombe

– PANEL OF JUDGES The CAP Prize panel of judges comprises international experts from the field of photography and is reformed annually. The CAP Prize 2021 sees these 21 fine judges on the panel: Akinbode Akinbiyi, photographer and curator, Berlin, Germany Brendon Bell-Roberts, editor, Johannesburg, South Africa Stephanie Blomkamp, editor, Capetown, South Africa Françoise Callier, curator, Angkor, Cambodia Yves Chatap, curator, Paris, France Lucy Conticello, photo editor, Paris, France Lassana Igo Diarra, curator, Bamako, Mali Christine Eyene, curator, London, England John Fleetwood, curator, Johannesburg, South Africa Benjamin Füglister, artist and founder of CAP, Berlin, Germany Paul Geraghty, chair, Dublin, Ireland Nanina Guyer, curator, Zürich, Switzerland Elda Harrington, curator, Buenos Aires, Argentina Franziska Jenni, curator, Basel, Switzerland Ala Kheir, photographer, Khartoum, Sudan Anna Kućma, director, Kampala, Uganda Andreas Müller-Pohle, artist and publisher, Berlin, Germany Uche Okpa-Iroha, photographer and director, Lagos, Nigeria Jürg Schneider, curator and historian, Basel, Switzerland Fiona Shields, photo editor, London, England Sandra M. Stevenson, photo editor, New York City, USA ****************************************************************