Since their inauguration in 2002 the Rencontres d'Arles Awards, associated with one of the most important photography fairs in the world (8 July - 14 September), have introduced to the world all sorts of new photography talents. This year five professionals from different countries and different photographic fields have each been invited by Christian Lacroix, guest curator of Rencontres d'Arles 2008, to nominate three photographers to exhibit at the festival as candidates for the Discovery Award.
The Rencontres d'Arles Discovery Award goes to a photographer or an artist making use of photography whose work has been recently discovered internationally or deserves to be. The winner is chosen by a vote of photography professionals present in Arles during the opening week of the festival and receives 25,000 €. The winner of the Rencontres d'Arles Discovery Award will be announced at a ceremony to close the festival in September.
Elisabeth Biondi, who has worked at the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and is now head of the photography department at Stern, has nominated Debbie Fleming Caffery, Pieter Hugo and Ethan Levitas.
Debbie Fleming Caffery
Born in 1948 in the United States. Lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Pieter Hugo
Born in 1976 in South Africa were he lives and works.
Ethan Levitas
Born in 1971 in New York City where he lives and works.
Caroline Issa, the MD and Publisher of TANK, and Masoud Golsorkhi, the co-founder and creative director of TANK, have nominated Jamie Isaia, Danilo Giuliani and Cameron Smith.
Jamie Isaia
Born in 1980 in California. Lives and works in New York City.
Danilo Giuliani
Born in 1971 in Milan, Italy. Lives and works in London.
Cameron Smith
Born in 1985 in Australia. Lives and works in London.
Nathalie Ours, director of communication and direction Yohji Yamamoto since 1992, has nominated Jerry Schatzberg, Stefanie Schneider and Nigel Shafran.
Jerry Schatzberg
Born in 1927 in New York where he lives and works.
Stefanie Schneider
Born in 1968 in Cuxhaven, Germany. Lives between Berlin and Los Angeles.
Nigel Shafran
Born in 1964 in the UK. Lives and works in London.
Carla Sozzani, who has a gallery in Milan and is the founder of the store Corso Como which has branches in Milan, Tokyo and Seoul, has nominated Marla Rutherford, Martina Sauter and Angela Strassheim.
Marla Rutherford
Born in 1978 in Colorado. Lives and works in Los Angeles.
Martina Sauter
Born in 1974 in Constance in Germany. Lives and works in Düsseldorf.
Angela Strassheim
Born in 1969 in Bloomfield, Iowa. Lives and works in New York and Minneapolis.
Luis Venegas, who launched a new magazine for teenagers in 2008 called Electric Youth!, has nominated Leila Méndez, Daniel Riera and David Urbano.
Leila Méndez
Born in 1972 in Buenos Aires. Lives and works in Barcelona.
Daniel Riera
Born in 1970 in Olot in Espagne. Lives and works in Barcelona.
David Urbano
Born in 1973. Lives and works in Barcelona.
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