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. Violent layers,” is how Matić described the exhibition , which featured photographs, flags with slogans sewn on them and their collection of black dolls from second-hand stores.…