The Deutscher Fotobuchpreis is an annual award celebrating exemplary photo books published in German-speaking countries. Founded in 1975 as the Kodak Fotobuchpreis this prestigious award was handed over by the previous organiser, Hochschule der Medien (HdM), Stuttgart, to Internationales Festival Fotografischer Bilder Regensburg e.V. Deutscher Fotobuchpreis is now awarded in frame of the festival. The awards celebrate the achievements of authors, photographers, publishers and editors and with the edition of the Self Published and Student Project categories added in 2017 emerging artists are now also eligible for the awards.