Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards
Celebrating excellence in publications about photography and the moving image
The Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards are the UK’s leading prizes celebrating excellence in photography and moving image publishing. They recognise individuals who have made an outstanding original or lasting contribution to literature concerning photography or the moving image (including film, television and new media).
Two winning titles are selected annually, with prize money of £10,000 divided equally between the categories.
The 2025 Awards
The winners of the 2025 Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards have been announced! Find out more here. Events celebrating this year’s book awards are taking place this Autumn.
A free Photobook Symposium is being held at the V&A South Kensington on Wednesday 19th November.
Further details and booking info here.
Teaching the World Photography: Andor Kraszna-Krausz (1904-1989). Illustrated Lecture by Dr Michael Pritchard
Photographic historian Dr Michael Pritchard will be presenting an illustrated lecture about publisher, polymath and founder of the Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards, Andor Kraszna-Krausz at the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Centre London on the evening of Tuesday 2 December.
More details and booking to be announced soon.
A special screening and conversation with Ellen E. Jones and Rhianna Dhillon took place at the Barbican on Monday 27th October.
More details here.
A recording of the conversation will be available on the site shortly.
The call for the 2026 Book Awards will be issued in mid-November. Keep an eye out here for further details.
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