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march 08, 2024 - Hassel Blad

HASSELBLAD honors 2024 Hasselblad Foundation Award laureate Ingrid Pollard with Hasselblad flagship camera

Hasselblad, in collaboration with the Hasselblad Foundation, proudly announces the continuation of their partnership by awarding this year's Hasselblad Award recipient, Ingrid Pollard, with a Hasselblad flagship camera and lenses.

Internationally recognized as one of the most prestigious prizes in photography, the Hasselblad Award honours individuals whose work significantly impacts the field and pushes artistic boundaries. As the 44th recipient of the Hasselblad Award, Pollard joins an exclusive group of previous Hasselblad Award laureates, including Ansel Adams (1981), Cindy Sherman (1994), Hiroshi Sugimoto (2001), Dayanita Singh (2022), and 2023 laureate, Carrie Mae Weems.

Hasselblad will present Pollard with its flagship medium format camera and lenses at the Hasselblad Foundation Award ceremony on Friday, October 11, 2024, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Previous winners Dayanita Singh and Carrie Mae Weems received the Hasselblad X2D 100C and 907X 50C.

"We take great pride in our ongoing collaboration with the Hasselblad Foundation, celebrating distinguished photographers and their achievements in the photographic arts. We are thrilled the Hasselblad Foundation is honouring Ingrid Pollard, and proud to present her with our flagship cameras in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the art and photography communities," says Hasselblad Marketing Manager, Bronius Rudnickas.

INGRID POLLARD, 2024 HASSELBLAD AWARD LAUREATE

Ingrid Pollard, born in 1953 in Georgetown, Guyana, and raised in London, is a leading figure in British contemporary art, renowned for her profound contributions to photography and art. She currently resides in Northumberland, northeastern England.  Her work questions deeply engrained social and cultural constructs behind race, identity, community, and gender. Pollard's work is included in numerous collections including the UK Arts Council and Victoria & Albert Museum.