Welcome to our ninth edition of the PORTRAITS – Hellerau Photography Awards. Our traditional venue of previous years, the exhibition halls of Dresden’s Museum of Science and Technology which also hosts the vast collection of the city’s former Museum of Photography, features our finalist exhibition for the fifth time in 2024. Numerous solo exhibitions including a new solo show by the current artist in residence, and a number of public events complete our competition program. The winners were announced at the vernissage on 29 August 2024 (1st prize: Frank Krems, 2nd prize: Anja Engelke, 3rd prize: Huseyin Ovayolu, residency prize: Nazanin Hafez).

Louise Amelie · Ludovica Bastianini · Maureen Drennan · Anja Engelke · Katja Feldmeier · Nazanin Hafez · Natalia Kepesz · Frank Krems · Gerlinde Miesenböck · Huseyin Ovayolu · Laura Pannack · Lesha Pavlov · Louis Roth · Ina Schoenenburg · Xiaofu Wang · Amin Yousefi

 

Every year, catalogues with the works of all finalists are published by the Kunstagentur Dresden. Shipping is free worldwide.

Who we are

The PORTRAITS – Hellerau Photography Award was created in 2015. Our output so far: thirty exhibitions, stunning photo series by over four hundred international artists and tens of thousands of enthusiastic visitors.