Kosta gained attention as a comedian when he broke out of the HBO Comedy and Arts Festival in Aspen. He made regular appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno & Chelsea Lately and performed on Conan, @midnight, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and his own comedy special, Comedy Central Presents: Michael Kosta. Aside from The Daily Show, Michael can be seen on Comedy Central’s Snapchat series, Worst Birthday, which is based on his successful podcast. He also is the star and creator of the web series Sports. Kosta. Basement. In 2015, Kosta released his first comedy album, Comedy For Attractive People.
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The Lucie Awards celebrate photography’s greatest achievements the world over. The Lucie Foundation and the global photography community will recognize this year’s extraordinary honorees and the talented winners from the 2017 International Photography Awards (IPA) juried competition - the Foundation’s sister-effort. Awards presented will include Lucie Honorees, IPA prizes, Support Category Awards, and a special tribute to those in the industry who have passed on.
The 2017 honorees, who will join the distinguished group of 115 prior photographers include, Larry Fink for Achievement in Documentary, Dominique Issermann for Achievement in Fashion, Abelardo Morell for Achievement in Fine Art, Judith Joy Ross for Achievement in Portraiture, Steve Schapiro for Achievement in Photojournalism, Art Shay as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award and, Josephine Herrick Project as the recipient of the Humanitarian Award. The Sponsors for the 2017 Lucie Awards are AtEdge – Official Sponsor of The Photographer of the Year Award, PDN, Chromaluxe and Splashlight. Tickets for The Lucie Awards are on sale at https://www.lucies.org
About Lucie Foundation - Lucie Foundation's mission is to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent and promote photography appreciation worldwide. The Lucie Awards ceremony is held annually to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the international photography community, recognizing those whose life’s work deserves the highest acclaim. This is also where the Foundation's sister enterprise, the International Photography Awards (IPA) competition, announces the winners of the Photographer of the Year, the Discovery of the Year, the Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year, and the Moving Image Photographer of the Year awards. Cash prizes and statues are awarded. The Foundation presents year-round programming to support high school students through SNAPSHOP! The Foundation also offers financial funding through the Lucie Scholarship Programs in support of both emerging and professional photographers. MOPLA (Month of Photography LA), has become the west coast destination for a unique month of distinctive programming for photographers and those who appreciate the craft. Lucie Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable foundation. http://www.luciefoundation.org
