Just over one week ago on March 8, Guyana-born artist and photographer Dr Ingrid Pollard MBE (b. 1953) was named the winner of the 2024 Hasselblad Award. The prize is the world’s top accolade given to a living photographer. In addition to receiving 2 million Swedish kronor (approximately US$195,000), Pollard will also receive a Hasselblad camera. Later this year, on October 11 when she receives her award, an exhibition of her work will open at the Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden, and will be accompanied by a substantial publication. Pollard is the 44th Hasselblad Award winner and consequently, joins the illustrious list of past awardees which includes Americans Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, and Carrie Mae Weems; German Wolfgang Tillmans and Chilean Alfredo Jaar, each of whom stands out in art’s histories.
