Lindokuhle

Sobekwa

Named

Winner

of

2025

Deutsche

Börse

Prize

South African photographer Lindokuhle Sobekwa, known for an experimental practice centering themes of family, myth and post-apartheid life, has won the prestigious £30,000 ($39,839) Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize for his 2024 photo book I Carry Her Photo With Me, which explores the life and disappearance of his half-sister, Ziyanda, who vanished when Sobekwa was seven years old.

“The project is an exploration of a personal and familial narrative, of sibling relationships and of family dynamics. However, this personal story also informs us of the wider narrative of post-apartheid,” said Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation director Anne-Marie Beckmann in a statement.