PDN (Photo District News) is the most important publication for professional photographers in the US, with a monthly reach of over 500,000 in print & online. PDN is the recipient of two Lucie Awards and the seven-time winner of the Neal Award for Editorial Excellence from American Business Media. Each year, in their PDN Annual competition, a panel of renowned judges from all disciplines of photography select the best works in 7 professional categories.

It was just announced that Gerd Ludwig's book, "The Long Shadow of Chernobyl," with an essay by Mikhail Gorbachev, published by Edition Lammerhuber, was named one of the best photo books of the year in the PDN Annual.

For more information: http://www.pdnphotoannual.com/gallery/2015/Gallery.php?ShowCase=113#113-Gerd_Ludwig

To purchase signed copies of the book: http://www.gerdludwig.com/store/