21 November 2025, 6:30–7:30 PM
In 2025, the association Photo Phnom Penh visited rural villages in Cambodia to collect old,
damaged family photographs. The team digitally restored them, produced new prints, and
created montages, which were then returned to the families. This project will be presented at
the beginning of this screening evening.
We then return to the nominees and the announcement of the winner of the Leica Oskar
Barnack Award (LOBA). This prestigious international distinction, awarded by the German
company Leica since 1979 in honor of its engineer Oskar Barnack, recognizes the work of a
professional photographer each year. The nominees for the 2025 prize are: Lynsey Addario
(United States), Arlette Bashizi (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Alejandro Cegarra
(Venezuela), Serghei Duve (Germany), Gideon Mendel (South Africa), Stanislav Ostrous
(Ukraine), Xiangjie Peng (China), Ivor Prickett (Ireland), Frederik Rüegger (Germany),
Anastasia Taylor-Lind (England), Jodi Windvogel (South Africa), and Zhan Youbing (China).
Their work addresses social and geopolitical issues, both in their own countries and
worldwide. Whether working in black and white or color, these photographers present
long-term documentary projects that, through varied stylistic approaches, offer a personal
perspective on the contemporary world.
The evening will conclude with the performance Floating Between by the artist Vannak Khun.
This performance was created as part of the project METIS: Discovering the Links Between
Humans and the Ocean. The photographs produced as part of this project will be exhibited
in the gallery of the Institut Français du Cambodge until December 19, 2025.
