African Photobook of the
Year Awards 2022

The Eiger Foundation African Photobook of the Year Awards is an annual prize offered to the best photographic publication by a photographer from, or working in, Africa.

What was involved?

A prestigious jury of experts on African photography and art awarded a prize of $20,000 to the winning book, and $3,000 to four runner ups.

The prize applied to a book published between January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2022.

Click on the buttons below to view the 17 shortlisted photobooks and the winners.