Peckham 24 is delighted to host the winners of the V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography for its second year. The Prize was established to identify, support, and champion women artists. It is an important part of the wider V&A Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project which has been made possible by the generous support of Ms. Ruth Monicka Parasol and The Parasol Foundation Trust. The Foundation actively supports women to achieve their potential in science, health, heritage and the arts.

The Prize attracted over 1,400 submissions from both established and emerging international artists, representing an exciting cross-section of approaches to contemporary photography. Applications demonstrated an innovative response to this year’s theme, ‘Histories’, inviting artists to consider the relationship between history and photography, explore the use of historical techniques and archives, and create reimagined or speculative futures.

The four artists were chosen by the V&A’s external Prize selection committee, comprising of Bruno Ceschel, founder and director of Self Publish, Be Happy (SPBH), Dr. Zoé Whitley, Director of Chisenhale Gallery, London and Deborah Willis, University Professor.

Of the winning photographers, the selection committee said: ‘These four artists brilliantly demonstrate a nuanced understanding of the theme ‘Histories’, capturing the concept with diverse and sophisticated visual approaches. Drawing on performative self-portraiture and studio techniques, each artist interrogates personal and social narratives, including the history of photography itself. Through their work, they offer compelling insights into the complexities of the past and its enduring influence on the present.’