Ten years ago, Paris Photo and Aperture joined forces to create the Paris Photo– Aperture PhotoBook Awards—a celebration of the photobook’s contributions to the evolving narrative of photography. Over the past decade, we have enjoyed— and learned—from this incredible window into the wider world of photography. As Florence Bourgeois, director of Paris Photo, comments: “We are very proud to celebrate ten years of the PhotoBook Awards. It is a delight to witness each year what this award means to the photography community, through the number and quality of entries received, but also through the ongoing enthusiasm around this medium that remains a central part of the fair, which brings together so many artists, publishers, collectors, and enthusiasts alike.”

The awards recognize excellence in three categories of photobook publishing: First PhotoBook, PhotoBook of the Year, and Photography Catalogue of the Year. In total, more than one thousand books were entered in this year’s edition. The shortlist jury met in New York for three days on September 19–21, 2022, to make the selection on display here. The final jury met on November 11, 2022, in Paris to choose the winners in each shortlist category. Juror Leslie M. Wilson observed, “The shortlist is an opportunity to see what kinds of books are being made today—and to be in touch with the pulse of what photography can be in this moment.”

The Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards and the shortlist, in particular, are intended as a series of signposts, guiding us to more clearly understand the syntax, language, and new possibilities for storytelling and platform-building via photography on the printed page; to award excellence, risk-taking, and the continued growth of the photobook form. Thank you to everyone who makes this possible: our partner, Paris Photo; the venues that have hosted the shortlist over the past decade, from Australia to Lithuania, Latvia to Korea, and beyond; the knowledgeable jury members; and, most of all, the global community of photobook makers. As the awards enter their second decade, we look forward to drawing inspiration from the photobook community as it continues to experiment and evolve.

Jim Goldberg and Iryna Tsilyk  - Another Life 
STANLEY/BARKER, London

Katya Lesiv - I Love You 
IST Publishing, Kyiv

Émeric Lhuisset  - Ukraine — Hundred Hidden Faces 
Paradox, Edam, Netherlands, and André Frère Éditions,  Marseille, France

Katerina Motylova - Loss 
Self-published, Kyiv

Mark Neville - Stop Tanks with Books 
Nazraeli Press, Paso Robles, California

Yelena Yemchuk - Odesa 
GOST Books, London

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