Deutsche Börse: The work of the four photographers for the ‘Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2005’, a major international photography prize, will be presented by and in association with The Photographers’ Gallery in London from 8 April until 5 June 2005. As of 16 June 2005, their work will be shown at the Frankfurt Headquarters of Deutsche Börse Group. Shortlisted for the £30,000 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2005 are: Luc Delahaye, JH Engström, Jörg Sasse and Stephen Shore. The award ceremony will take place on 11 May 2005 at The Photographers’ Gallery in London.

"We are very pleased to be the new title sponsor of the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize," said Axel Nawrath, Managing Director of Deutsche Börse Group. "The Photographers’ Gallery has succeeded in bringing the most important and most interesting representatives of the current European photographic scene together for this year’s Photography Prize. The number and quality of nominations truly reflects the diversity of the medium as well as the wide spectrum of photographic exhibitions and publications in Europe last year."

The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize aims to reward a living photographer, of any nationality, who has made the most significant contribution to the medium of photography during the past year. The shortlisted photographers, selected by a Jury, were nominated for a significant exhibition or publication that took place in Europe between 1 November 2003 and 31 October 2004. These nominations have been made by an Academy representing photographic institutions throughout Europe and invited by The Photographers’ Gallery. The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize takes the place of the Citigroup Photography Prize as the annual photography prize at The Photographers’ Gallery.

Deutsche Börse Group is a major sponsor of photographic art. The Group owns an extensive art collection of contemporary photography which, to date, includes more than 500 works, most of them large-size, by over 40 international artists. In addition, Deutsche Börse organizes exhibitions for young photographers in the Group’s headquarters in Frankfurt and supports photographic exhibitions in Europe.

Deutsche Börse is a service provider for the global securities industry and the world’s largest exchange organization by revenues and market capitalization. It provides products and services for issuers, investors, intermediaries and data vendors. The Group’s business portfolio covers the entire securities process chain from trading over clearing to settlement and custody as well as IT solutions.