Laureates Grand Prix Images Vevey 2019/2020

Vevey, the “photography capital of Switzerland,” is a city on the shore of Lake Geneva, in which you will find the School of Photography, a Camera Museum, and the Festival Images Vevay. The Festival is the largest open-air visual arts event in the country and is typically held every two years. It is free to attend the festival, which has a reputation for making giant prints of photographs placed on the streets throughout the city. The International Grand Prix Images Vevey competition has some of the largest prizes in Europe, attracting more than 800 projects from all over.

Home to the world-renowned School of Photography, the Swiss Camera Museum and the Festival Images Vevey, this city on the shores of Lake Geneva is the photography capital of Switzerland. Vevey hosts Switzerland’s largest open-air visual arts festival every two years.

This link will take you to the 2020 winners. The Grand Prix was awarded to Kristine Potter’s Dark Water proposal for a series that combines large black and white photographs (landscapes and portraits) with video and music. The landscapes and staged portraits are inspired by women in traditional Southern USA murder ballads, and the way that violence against women can be embedded in a culture so deeply that it is essentially unnoticed.

From the banks of Lake Geneva, the Jury calls Kristine Potter to announce her Grand Prix award. Indian artist Dayanita Singh chaired the jury, which included Emma Bowkett , Lesley A. Martin, Christoph Wiesner, and Francesco Zanot. The process took three days of deliberation. (Image is a screen grab from the video on the website.)