Hasselblad Foundation awards $110,000 prize to Dutch portrait photographer

The Hasselblad Foundation has announced that Rineke Dijkstra is the winner of its 2017 International Award in Photography and the 1,000,000 Swedish Krona (approx. $110,000/€100,000) prize that goes with the award. The Dutch photographer specializes in portraiture and was recognized by the jury for her concentration on human themes in her photography in a time when portraiture is being watered down in some areas. 'At a moment when the portrait image dissipates itself in an economy of narcissism...