The Andrea Albertini Award is established in Bologna in memory of the founder of Damiani Books.

The Award pays tribute to the visionary founder of the publishing house, who brought to Italy, under the towers of Bologna, some of the most prestigious talents in international photography, both established and emerging. The Andrea Albertini Award was established to honor the legacy and vision of Andrea Albertini, founder of Damiani Books, whose commitment and passion helped bring some of the most significant voices in contemporary photography to an international audience.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its first publications, Damiani Books establishes the Andrea Albertini Award, an international prize to be granted each year to the most relevant book published by Damiani Books. The winning title will be selected based on sales performance and the judgment of the public to its audience.

The management of the Award is entrusted to an Award Committee appointed by the Publisher. In addition, Damiani Books will propose to the author limited editions of the winning book, complete with a slipcase and a signed print by the author.

The initiative will receive appropriate media coverage, coordinated by the Damiani press office.

REGULATIONS

1. The Award is granted annually and is intended to recognize the most relevant book published by Damiani Books in the calendar year preceding the year of the Award.

2. All art books published by Damiani Books automatically qualify for the selection process in the year following their publication, without the need for formal submission. Magazines, calendars, and other publications that do not fall within the category of “books” are excluded.

3. The ranking shall be determined by two components: one based on sales (see section a) and one based on readers’ votes, which may be cast on the Damiani Books website (see section b).

4. The final decision will be made by the Award Committee appointed by the Publisher, based on the mechanism described in the following provisions.

a. SALES For each book, international sales generated within the first 12 months from its release on the physical market will be taken into account (e.g., for a title published in bookstores in October, sales will be calculated through the end of September of the following year).

Sales performance will account for 50% of the final ranking, divided as follows:

25% based on total international sales in the first 12 months, and 25% based on sales expressed as a percentage of the initial print run.

A sales ranking will then be established, and each publication will be assigned a score according to the criteria defined by the Committee.

The sales ranking will assign points based on position, with 20 points awarded to the 1st position, 19 to the 2nd, 18 to the 3rd, and so on, decreasing by one point per position down to 2 points for the 19th position; all titles ranked 20th and below will receive 1 point.

b. READER VOTING Readers may vote for their three favorite titles from the Damiani catalog by accessing the dedicated section of the Damiani Books website during the voting period.

Each voter must select three titles; each selected title will receive one point.

Participants will have the option to subscribe to the newsletter and will receive a 10% discount code for their first purchase.

The sales ranking will assign points based on position, with 20 points awarded to the 1st position, 19 to the 2nd, 18 to the 3rd, and so on, decreasing by one point per position down to 2 points for the 19th position; all titles ranked 20th and below will receive 1 point.

c. The sum of the scores derived from the two rankings (SALES and READER VOTING) will determine the winner.

In the event of a tie, the award may be granted ex aequo.

The first edition winner will be announced by Damiani Books by January 31 2027. Each year, the Committee will define the communication and presentation format of the award.

5. The author of the winning book may use the official award logo in their communications.

6. In the event of disputes, the Committee’s decision will be final and not subject to appeal.