Paul Graham - 2012 Hasselblad Award Winner

The Foundation's citation regarding the decision to award the 2012 prize to Paul Graham is as follows:

Paul Graham is one of the most brilliant photographers of his generation. During the course of his nearly 40-year career, he has presented an extremely focused body of work, at once perfectly coherent and never monotonous. In images both sensitive and subtly political, he makes tangible the insignificant traces of ″the spirit of the times″ we do not normally see. With his keen awareness of the photographic medium, he has constantly developed innovative forms of working with all aspects of photography. This makes him a profound force for renewal of the deep photographic tradition of engagement with the world.

This year's award committee, which submitted its proposal to the Foundation's board of directors, consisted of:

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