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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

‘Power and simplicity: South African photographer wins Deutsche Börse prize

South African shack with washing outside
Ziyanda’s clothing, in Thokoza, Johannesburg, from the work I Carry Her Photo With Me. Photograph: Lindokuhle Sobekwa

The South African photographer Lindokuhle Sobekwa, whose experimental work has been praised for its “power and simplicity” and explores family ties, myth and post-apartheid life, has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize 2025.

Sobekwa was awarded the £30,000 prize, one of the most prestigious in the industry, at the Photographers’ Gallery in London on Thursday for his work I Carry Her Photo With Me that focuses on the life and disappearance of his half-sister, Ziyanda.

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