The Best Photography Book of the year, international category, has been granted to Illustrated People by Thomas Mailaender, published by RVB Books and Archive of Modern Conflict. Illustrated People is the translation into book form of a performance by Thomas Mailaender. He applied to the skin of models 23 original negatives selected from the Archive of Modern Conflict’s collection before projecting a powerful UV lamp over them, thus revealing a fleeting image on the skin’s surface. The book comprises the resulting shots combined with a series of photographic documents found in AMC’s collection. The Best Spanish Photography Book of the Year is Everybody Needs Good Neighbours, by Arnau Blanch, published by RM and La Caixa. It is a photographic project that starts from a very specific territory, the photographer’s hometown, the village of

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