June 23–30, 2020, 2pm
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The Musée de l’Elysée is pleased to reveal the nominees of the fourth edition of the Prix Elysée, thanks to the support of Parmigiani Fleurier, the exclusive partner of the Prix Elysée. This international prize is open to promising photographers or artists using photography. The eight nominated projects of the fourth edition of the Prix Elysée have been selected by the Musée de l’Elysée from more than 255 applications of 50 different nationalities.
Alexa Brunet
France (born in 1977 in Angers)
Arguiñe Escandón and Yann Gross
Spain (born in 1979 in Bilbao) and Switzerland (born in 1981 in Vevey)
Magali Koenig
Switzerland (born in 1952)
Thomas Mailaender
France (born in 1979 in Marseille)
Moises Saman
United States and Spain (born in 1974 in Peru)
Assaf Shoshan
Israel (born in 1973 in Jerusalem)
Alys Tomlinson
United Kingdom (born in 1975 in Brighton)
Kurt Tong
China (born in 1977 in HongKong)
The nominees receive a contribution of 5,000 CHF (5,160 USD) towards the initial presentation of their original project as a carte blanche in the nominees’ book, published in January 2021. Designated by an international jury of experts during the spring of 2021, the winner will be announced in June 2021 and will receive 80,000 CHF (82,560 USD) to produce her or his project and to publish a book. The nominees as well as the winner gain important visibility.
Learn more about the nominees and discover their projects on www.prixelysee.ch
