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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

‘Man of 1,000 faces’ wins Deutsche Börse photography prize

Samuel Fosso, Autoportrait, from the series 70s Lifestyle, 1976.
Samuel Fosso, Autoportrait, from the series 70s Lifestyle, 1976. Photograph: © Samuel Fosso Courtesy of the artist and JM Patras, Paris

One of Africa’s most important living photographers and contemporary artists, who photographs himself in the style of leading historical figures including Martin Luther King and Angela Davis, has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize 2023.

The Cameroonian-born Nigerian photographer Samuel Fosso was awarded the £30,000 prize – one of the most prestigious in the industry – at the Photographers’ Gallery in London on Thursday.

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