Overview
- The Staatskanzlei said the award will be presented on 4 November in Düsseldorf.
- The State Prize carries €25,000 and was established in 1986 as the state’s highest award.
- Minister-President Hendrik Wüst praised Gursky as a "true master of photography" and cited his efforts to elevate the discipline in science and society.
- Gursky, 70, serves as professor of free art at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and has influenced generations of artists.
- His photographs command high prices internationally, with recent laureates including Die Toten Hosen (2024), Angela Merkel (2023) and Michael Schumacher (2022).