Männikkö wins 2008 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Esko Männikkö (born 1959, Finland) has been awarded the 2008 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize. The £30,000 award was presented last night at The Photographers’ Gallery where all the shortlisted contenders are on show until 6 April 2008. The other shortlisted photographers in this year’s Prize, each awarded £3,000, are: John Davies (1949, UK), Jacob Holdt (1947, Denmark) and Fazal Sheikh (1965, USA).