Contemporary African Photography Prize

The Contemporary African Photography Prize, also known as the CAP Prize, is an annual international award given to five photographers for work created on the African continent, or which engages with the African diaspora. It was established in 2012 by Benjamin Füglister, and Until 2016 was named POPCAP (piclet.org Prize for Contemporary African Photography).

The CAP prize is open to all artists of any age and descent aiming to raise profiles in the profiles of the art of African Photography. The CAP prize is used to a rethinking of the image of Africa. Every year five contestants are selected by internationally sourced judges, raising the international exposure of the winners aiming to build them a high level network for future projects.

Annually, they receive around 1000 submissions from about 88 different countries. around the world with Benjamin Füglister as the development director working to promote the prize with partners and networks within Africa.