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Hashem El Madani
from his book, Studio Practices |
The John Kobal Book Award was set up in association with The Royal Photographic Society Awards and ran from 2003-2005. Its purpose was to recognise the best first published monograph by a living photographer. The photographer must either have been a British national published in any country worldwide or of any nationality but originally published by a publishing house based in the UK.
The Royal Photographic Society and The John Kobal Foundation are delighted to announce Hashem El Madani as winner of The John Kobal Book Award 2005 for his book Studio Practices. The £1,000 prize was presented to the winning photographer at the annual Royal Photographic Society Awards ceremony on 6th October 2005.
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Hashem El Madani
Studio Practices
Pub: Arab Image Foundation, Mind The Gap, The Photographers' Gallery
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| Highly Commended: |
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Paul Lowe
Bosnians
Pub: Saqi Books
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Anders Edstrom
waiting some birds a bus a woman
Pub: steidlMACK
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Amanda Tetrault
Phil and Me
Pub: Trolley
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Contacts for further information: Lindsay Littlehales at award@johnkobal.org or 020 7278 8482
Judges for the 2005 Award:
The judging panel for the 2005 Award comprised John Kobal Foundation Council members: Simon Crocker, Managing Director, Light Industry Ltd; Liz Jobey, Associate Editor of Granta, writer and editor; and Terence Pepper, Curator of Photography, National Portrait Gallery; together with representatives from the Royal Photographic Society: Russell Roberts, Senior Curator of Photographs, The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television and Mark Haworth-Booth, Senior Curator of Photographs, Victoria & Albert Museum.
All Books submitted will be donated to the RPS collection at The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television in Bradford as part of the developing collection.
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Stephen Gill
Field Studies
Pub: Chris Boot |
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Lesley McIntyre
The Time of Her Life
Pub: Jonathan Cape |
Ingrid Pollard
Postcards Home
Pub: Chris Boot |
Clare Richardson
Harlemville
Pub: SteidlMack |
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Li Zhensheng
Red Colour News Soldier
Pub: Phaidon |
Phil Collins
I only want you to love me
Pub: Photoworks |
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Judges for the 2004 Award:
The judging panel for the 2004 Award comprised John Kobal Foundation Council members: Simon Crocker, Managing Director, Light Industry Ltd; Michael Mack, Publisher, SteidlMack; Michael Hoppen, The Michael Hoppen Gallery together with representatives from the Royal Photographic Society: Russell Roberts, Senior Curator of Photographs, The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television and Mark Haworth-Booth, Senior Curator of Photographs, Victoria & Albert Museum.
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Tom Hunter
Tom Hunter
Pub: Hatje Cantz |
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Jillian Edelstein
Truth & Lies
Pub: Granta Books |
Toby Glanville
Actual Life
Pub: Photoworks |
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Nick Dawe, with text by Kenneth Powell
Modern House Today
Pub: Black Dog
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Jenny Matthews
Women and War
Pub: Pluto Press |
Jackie Nickerson
Farm
Pub: Jonathan Cape |
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Judges for the 2003 Award:
The judging panel for the 2003 Award comprised John Kobal Foundation Council members: Simon Crocker, Managing Director, Light Industry Ltd; Liz Jobey, Associate Editor of Granta, writer and editor; and Terence Pepper, Curator of Photography, National Portrait Gallery; together with representatives from the Royal Photographic Society: Keith Cavanagh, freelance curator and writer; and Mark Haworth-Booth Senior Curator of Photographs, Victoria & Albert Museum.
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