Rene Matić, whose work unpicks modern British identity and has been described as “ the Wolfgang Tillmans of their generation ”, has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize 2026.

The Peterborough-born photographer was awarded the £30,000 prize, which is among the most prestigious art awards in Europe, after being nominated alongside Jane Evelyn Atwood, Weronika Gęsicka and Amak Mahmoodian.

Rene Matić: Jabari Gooden memorial flowers, Peckham, London 2022. Photograph: © Rene Matić. Courtesy the Artist and Arcadia Missa, London

Matić, who was also selected for the Turner prize in 2025 , was recognised for their exhibition at CCA in Berlin, titled As Opposed to the Truth, which documented queer love, nationalism and various subcultures.

“Opposing layers. Loving layers.…