This catalogue accompanies the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2015 exhibition, featuring the work of shortlisted artists Nikolai Bakharev, Zanele Muholi, Viviane Sassen, and winners Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse. The selection represents a diverse range of contemporary photographic practices, from Nikolai Bakharev’s furtive Soviet-era beach portraits and Zanele Muholi’s black-and-white queer activism in South Africa, to Viviane Sassen’s abstract “Umbra” series and Subotzky & Waterhouse’s monumental study of the Ponte City residential tower in Johannesburg. The book serves as a vital record of significant contributions to European photography during the award period.