Hossein Farmani, founder of The Lucie Awards added, "For the 18th time, The Lucies are delighted to honor the most exceptional talent in our global community, especially at this time in history, when the power of photography is a bridge connecting us all around the world. We look forward to celebrating these extraordinary lives and careers on October 26.”
"The Lucie Awards have remained a beacon that shines its light, in an evening, honoring the Masters of Photography. This 18th year we intend to do the same! The images of our outstanding group of honorees express the power of this medium to transport us to a place, a people, nature, art, war, or even the impact of a virus. One single photo can encompass a world, at the same time, it can resonate globally in expressing how truly united we are, whether it’s a great distance, or only 6 feet away. It is photography that always seems to navigate that space, now more than ever before," commented Susan Baraz, co-chair of The Lucie Awards.
Prior to this year’s awards presentation, The International Photography Awards (IPA), the preeminent global competition, and sister-effort of The Lucie Awards will announce the winners of The Lucie International Photographer of the Year and The Lucie Discovery of the Year awards.
The Lucie Awards also honor the year’s best photographic achievements of the industry by presenting 13 Support Category Awards that represent individuals and institutions that play a critical role in showcasing and promoting photography. Prior years' awards were presented to the New York Times Editors for "Love City: 24 Hours of Romance, Lust, and Heartache," Penguin Press for Linsey Addario's Book, "Love and War," and The Birkenstock Personality Social Media Campaign, among notable other winners. This year's winners are:
BOOK PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Thames & Hudson - Henri Cartier-Bresson: Paris Revisited
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Greg Hahn, Bianca Guimaraes, and Kevin Mulroy - RepresentUs: Dictators by Mischief @ No Fixed Address, New York
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Back to School Essentials - Sandy Hook Promise, BBDO New York
PHOTO EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Joanna Milter, The New Yorker - Silver Linings
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTENT OF THE YEAR, PRINT OR ONLINE
The New York Times, The Year in Pictures
PHOTO MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Dawoud Bey: An American Project - Whitney Museum of American Art and The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / Co-curated by Elisabeth Sherman, Assistant Curator at the Whitney, and Corey Keller, Curator of Photography at SFMOMA
PHOTO GALLERY EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Herb Ritts: Music, Camera Work, Berlin
PHOTO CURATOR OF THE YEAR
Sarah Allen and Yasufumi Nakamori, Zanele Muholi: Tate Modern
DIGITAL TECH OF THE YEAR
Johnny Lynch, Fluid Motion Venice Magazine
PRINTER LAB OF THE YEAR
Bay Photo Lab, Scotts Valley, CA
PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
SMUGGLER London, UK, Enjoy Befoe Returning Publicis Italy - Diesel
PHOTO FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
The Palm Springs Photo Festival
PHOTO PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Bronx Documentary Center
The Lucie Awards is the signature program of Lucie Foundation, the nonprofit charitable organization. More information is available at https://www.lucies.org
About Lucie Foundation - Lucie Foundation’s mission is to honor master photographers, recognize current photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide. The foundation presents year-round programming to support emerging photographers through the Lucie Scholarship Program and master photographers through The Lucie Awards. Other programs include The Lucie Technical Awards (LTA), exhibitions, talks, The Lucie Photo Book Prize, and The Story Behind the Image photographer talks and presentations.
The Lucie Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable foundation. www.luciefoundation.org
