Aperture PhotoBook Awards Shortlist: Photographs (1978-1985) by Christine Furuya-Gössler

Photographs (1978-1985) by Christine Furuya-Gössler
Shortlisted for First PhotoBook
Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Awards 2025

We’re thrilled that Photographs (1978-1985) by Christine Furuya-Gössler is nominated for the 2025 Paris Photo – Aperture PhotoBook Awards, in the First PhotoBook category!
The winners will be announced during Paris Photo on Friday, November the 14th at 3 p.m.

Paris Photo at the Grand Palais
13-16 Nov. 2025
3 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris
13-15 Nov: 1 pm-8pm
16 Nov: 1 pm-7 pm.

Primarily known through the eyes of her husband, Seiichi Furuya, for whom she was the muse, Christine began taking photographs in 1978, when they met.

As a photographer of reality, she offers a unique vision of her private life and her relationship with the world. Furuya-Gössler photographs her family, moments of sharing and celebration, and her travels, all while maintaining a distance from anyone who tries to capture her essence. The palpable melancholy that pervades her images provides a glimpse into her inner world, yet it does not allow us to fully grasp or understand it.

Composed of more than 120 photographs, Photographs (1978–1985) showcases for the first time the work of Christine Furuya-Gössler, which has never been exhibited before. This monograph serves as the first posthumous collection of the photographer’s work, covering a creative period of seven years, interrupted by her death in 1985.




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															<p><strong><em>Photographs (1978-1985) </em> by Christine Furuya-Gössler</strong><br />
Shortlisted for First PhotoBook<br />
Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Awards 2025</p>
<p>We’re thrilled that <em>Photographs (1978-1985)</em><i> </i>by Christine Furuya-Gössler is nominated for the <a href="https://www.parisphoto.com/en-gb/program/paris-photo-aperture-photobook-awards.html">2025 Paris Photo – Aperture PhotoBook Awards</a>, in the First PhotoBook category!<br />
The winners will be announced during Paris Photo on Friday, November the 14th at 3 p.m.</p>
<p>Paris Photo at the Grand Palais<br />
13-16 Nov. 2025<br />
3 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris<br />
13-15 Nov: 1 pm-8pm<br />
16 Nov: 1 pm-7 pm.</p>
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															<p>Primarily known through the eyes of her husband, Seiichi Furuya, for whom she was the muse, Christine began taking photographs in 1978, when they met.</p>
<p>As a photographer of reality, she offers a unique vision of her private life and her relationship with the world. Furuya-Gössler photographs her family, moments of sharing and celebration, and her travels, all while maintaining a distance from anyone who tries to capture her essence. The palpable melancholy that pervades her images provides a glimpse into her inner world, yet it does not allow us to fully grasp or understand it.</p>
<p>Composed of more than 120 photographs, <em>Photographs (1978–1985) </em>showcases for the first time the work of Christine Furuya-Gössler, which has never been exhibited before. This monograph serves as the first posthumous collection of the photographer’s work, covering a creative period of seven years, interrupted by her death in 1985.</p>
																
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