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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

…and be the first to grab a copy of our 2025 Shortlist Catalogue – hot off the press in neon magenta! This year's Dummy Award catalogue is designed by Melanie Mues. We love the result! It's amazing! The first copies will be available in Arles. Download here: dummyaward.org/wp-content/u...

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The fotobus will stand at the corner of Boulevard des Lices and Boulevard Èmile Combs opposite La Croisière. ⇒ On Wednesday 09.07.25 at 5pm we will hold a reception with the shortlisted artists that are in town and a lot of friends. Join us for a glass of rosé and browse the new set of dummies…

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Next Stop: Arles! We are very happy that our friends from the fabulous fotobus society will show the Dummy Award in a one week pop-up show in Arles. All 50 shortlisted photobook dummies are on display every day Monday 07.07. to Friday 11.07.25 from 11am to 6pm. Pass by and have a look!

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

… Last weekend, the show opened in Barcelona. Next stops after Arles are Prague and Dublin before one of the sets leaves for Asia while the other heads to New York and then all across South America. Follow the World Tour on dummyaward.org @ Rautenstrauch-Jost Museum, Cologne

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Dummy Award 2025 on World Tour: After a fantastic start in Sofia and a stopover in Milan, we showcased the Dummy Award exhibition at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum here in Cologne. Right after that, the Dummies traveled to Fotofestiwal in Łódź and to f2 Festival in Dortmund…

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The PhotoBookMuseum @thephotobookmuseum.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Next Show: Stephen Gill Nobody’s Library from 17th May to 5th July 2025 @THE BOX & BUNKERGARTEN Körnerstr 6-8 & 101 Opening Sat: 17th May as of 14:00 Gartenparty with drinks and DJ in the BunkerGarten as of 19:00 part of: Internationale Photoszene Festival Cologne Happy to see you there!

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The PhotoBookMuseum @thephotobookmuseum.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

After three days of pasting and with a great bunch of helping hands… we are nearly there! Have a look at our Timelapse! And come to the show!

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Victoria Jung put together an amazing photobook on queer communities in New Orleans. What a colorful and intense world! Watch the YouTube video of „fever dream“ here: youtu.be/w6Q9N2Yg45k?...

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

We are very happy to announce: “fever dream” by Victoria Jung wins the PBM/MAS Prize 2024! 🎉👏🏅👏 🎉 Congratulations from the whole team at the Dummy Award! “fever dream” will be produced and published by MAS Matbaa in cooperation with the PhotoBookMuseum later this year. More on: dummyaward.org

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

On the occasion of the opening of the first stop of the 2025 Dummy Award World Tour in Sofia we are proud to announce the 5 winners of the 2024 competition. Congratulations to the authors of the 5 winning dummies! (The PBM/MAS Prize will be announced next week. Stay tuned!) More: dummyaward.org

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Amazing turn out and a super interested crowd at Goethe Institut Sofia tonight! All looking at the new set of dummies in the shortlist!

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Minutes to the opening of our first stop on this year‘s Dummy Award Shortlist world tour at the Goethe Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thank you to our friends at PUK! for making this happen! www.pukbooks.com/en/events/20 www.goethe.de/ins/bg/de/m/...

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Kickstarting the Dummy Award Worldtour 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Dummy Award Shortlist will be shown at the Goethe-Institut from 3rd to 6th of April. Initiated by our dear friends from PUK! Pass by when you are nearby! www.pukbooks.com/en www.goethe.de/ins/bg/de/m/...

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Have a look at the shortlist on our website dummyaward.org or flip trough all 50 dummies on our YouTube channel. Enjoy! youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAguop9eLMsUIdk8X4kFaL6DV5auT1hjc&si=NKH3dQDOc1q1zgPj

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It confirmed to me once more, that the photobook is the ideal medium for expressions of all kinds by all people. Most books felt inclusive and caring, simple and straight forward in their design and message." Melanie Mues, Jury Member dummyaward.org/dummy-award-2025/#statement_25

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Congratulations to all shortlisted authors and a big thank you to all artists that took part in this years Dummy Award. Your participation means a lot to us and keeps the award alive every year! The S...

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

A big thank you to our wonderful jury* who put all their expertise in putting together this amazing colorful and diverse shortlist. *Amandine Marchant, *Lucia Halder *Luis Weinstein *Matthieu Nicol *Melanie Mues *Yvonne De Rosa *Ufuk Şahin It was a pleasure to all have you at the table!

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Long overdue: We are proud to announce this years 2025 Dummy Award Shortlist! Congratulations to the authors of the 50 shortlisted photobook dummies from 24 countries! 50 untold stories to discover. Have a look at all the dummies at dummyaward.org

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Listen to a great talk with @rafaelroncato.bsky.social about his book TROPICAL TRAUMA MISERX TOUR 2023 Dummy Award Winner! Order a copy of the book here: www.artbooksonline.eu/art-69609

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

A small recap of the Dummy Award World Tour 24/25 What an impressive line up! A big thank you to all the hosting venues ! Cologne/ Milan / Barcelona / Łódź / Arles / Hong Kong / Sao Paola / Buenos Aires / Santiago and Jakarta ! Send your dummy on a world tour- register for the dummyaward.org

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

And that’s not all! The second set of the 24 Dummy Award is currently on show in the Library of the Goethe Institut in Santiago de Chile! Looks great! On Thursday 06.02.25 at 12pm Luis Weinstein will give a little guided tour of the dummies! Thanks you Luis Weinstein and Verena Lehmkuhl!

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The PhotoBookMuseum @thephotobookmuseum.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Dummy Award 24 on tour! This week the 50 shortlisted books are on show in the library of Universidad Diego Portales n Santiago de Chile. Thank you Andrea Jösch and Luis Weinstein for making this happen!

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Dummy Award 24 still on tour! This week the 50 shortlisted books are on show at Penta Buku Foto at Matawaktu Foundation in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Running till 15th of Februray) More on matawaktu.org Thank you Gunavan Widjaja & Andi Ari Setiadi for making this happen!

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Deadline for the Dummy Award has been extended to 18th of February 2025! Register on dummyaward.org

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Meet the Shortlist Jury 2025! * Amandine Marchant (CH) * Frederic Lezmi (DE) * Lucia Halder (DE) * Luis Weinstein (CL) * Matthieu Nicol (FR) * Melanie Mues (UK) * Ufuk Sahin (TR) * Yvonne de Rosa (IT) More on dummyaward.org Send us your Story!

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Send us your Story! *The Dummy Award is the international competition for the best unpublished photobook dummies of the year. Extended Deadline 18th of February! Register here: Dummyaward.org

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The Dummy Award @dummyaward.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Let‘s get things started here!

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