October 22, 2019, (New York, NY) – Earlier this evening, New York hosted the 17th Annual Lucie Awards in a gala black-tie ceremony and awards program, at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. The Lucies – the world’s most esteemed photography awards ceremony, honoring the greatest achievements in the field - presented awards ranging from Achievement in Fine Art and Documentary, to excellence in industry support categories, from publishing to advertising.
“We are so pleased to be celebrating the 17th year of The Lucie Awards. Tonight we pay tribute to the achievements of the winners and honorees whose work brings so much meaning to our community and the world. We are delighted to be at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York once again for this occasion, and to see our friends and colleagues as together we highlight these achievements,” stated Hossein Farmani, founder, The Lucie Awards.
Lauren Wendle, President of Lucie Foundation, added, "The Lucie Awards have become a highly anticipated annual event that celebrates our industry, the individuals and the community that surrounds us. I am so pleased to have a hands-on role that embraces the entire photography universe. Tonight we honored several photographers in our industry who are some of the most admired and talented individuals in the field. The Lucie Awards, rightly so, shines a spotlight on their efforts."
The 2019 HONOREES and PRESENTERS are:
Jay Maisel received The Lucie Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Stephen Wilkes, photographer, and filmmaker
Stephen Shore received The Lucie Award for Achievement in Fine Art, presented by Sarah Meister, Curator, Department of Photography The Museum of Modern Art
Annie Leibovitz received The Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture, presented by Michael Ward Stout, founding partner Stout Thomas & Johnson, President of the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Founding Member and Co-Chair of the Whitney Photography Committee and Founding Member of the Guggenheim Photography Council.
Ellen Von Unwerth received The Lucie Award for Achievement in Fashion, presented by Coco Rocha, Model, Founder of Coco Rocha Model Camp and co-owner of the Nomad Management Modeling Agency
Maggie Steber received The Lucie Award for Achievement in Photojournalism, presented by Sara Leen, Director of Photography, Emeritus, National Geographic Partners
Edward Burtynsky received The Lucie Award for Achievement in Documentary, presented by Marc Mayer, Strategic Advisor to MOCA Toronto and the former Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada
Zanele Muholi (not present) received The Lucie Humanitarian Award, presented and accepted by Yancy Richardson, Yancy Richardson Gallery
The Rencontres d’Arles received the Lucie Spotlight/Visionary Award, presented by Robert Pledge, President, Contact Press Images
Al Bello received The Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports, presented by Jonathan Klein, Co-founder of Getty Images
Tyler Hicks (not present) received The Lucie Impact Award, presented and accepted by Meaghan Looram, Director of Photography NY Times and David Furst, International Photo Editor NY Times
The Impact Awards is given to a photographer whose image or body of work has created a difference in a given year.
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR was presented by Elizabeth Owen, President, AtEdge. The 2019 award and cash prize for International Photographer of the Year go to Mustafa Hassona for his work titled “Palestinian Rights of Return Protests.”
Full list of IPA Professional Finalists are:
2049 - Dior SHOW by Jonathan Knowles - ADVERTISING - United Kingdom
Meeting Sofie by Snezhana Von Büdingen - ANALOG - Germany
Children's Playgrounds by Evgeny Stetsko - ARCHITECTURE - Russian Federation
We Came From Fire: Kurdistan's Armed Struggle Against ISIS by Joey Lawrence - BOOK - United States
Deadly Blaze by K M Asad - DEEPER PERSPECTIVE - Bangladesh
Palestinian Rights of Return Protests by Mustafa Hassona - EDITORIAL - Palestine
Africa Transgender by Sandro Miller - EVENT - United States
The Lost Prophets by David Knox - FINE ART - United States
Iceland by Tom Putt - NATURE - Australia
How I Beat Cancer by Evgeny Stetsko - PEOPLE - Russian Federation
Night Lights by James Ritchie - SPECIAL - United States
Beneath The Surface of Competitive Freediving by Kohei Ueno - SPORTS - Singapore
Owen Foundation promotional video by Jean Bérard - STILL IN MOTION - Mexico
INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR was presented by Samantha Corn, Sr. Business Development Manager and Education, Sony. The 2019 award and cash prize for International Discovery of the Year go to Mikkel Hørlyck for his series, “The Neglected," covering the plight of disabled orphans in Moldova.
Full list of IPA Student/Non-Professional Finalists are:
Siblings by Rebeka Legovic - ADVERTISING - Croatia
Quiraing Sunrise by Maciej Wójcik - ANALOG - Poland
Elements II by Katherine Young - ARCHITECTURE - United Kingdom
Sepak Takraw by Francesco Ruffoni - BOOK - Italy
Kabristan-Land of Graves by Simone Mestroni - DEEPER PERSPECTIVE - Italy
The Neglected by Mikkel Hørlyck - EDITORIAL - Denmark
Surrounded by Yellow by Sritam Kumar Sethy - EVENT - India
Studio Practice by Julia Sh - FINE ART - United States
her: I by Alexis Harper - NATURE - United States
The poetics of childhood by Marina Kazakova - PEOPLE - Italy
Office with a view by Christiaan van Heijst - SPECIAL - Netherlands
Mad Cow by Tony Law - SPORTS - Australia
Mustafa Hassona and Mikkel Hørlyck win $10,000 and $5,000 prizes, respectively.
The IPA has awarded over $250,000 in prize money over the last 17 years. Winning work was displayed during Lucie Week in the coveted annual Best of Show Exhibition at Splashlight.
Also conferred were awards in seven SUPPORT CATEGORIES:
Book Publisher of the Year - awarded to publisher - Penguin Press - Lynsey Addario, Of Love and War, presented by Jeff Dunas, Photographer and Founder of Palm Springs Photo Festival
Curator/Exhibition of the Year - (awarded to curator) - Sarah Greenough and Sarah Kennel - Sally Mann, A Thousand Crossings, Jeu de Paume co-organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, presented by Paul Cousins, National Sales Manager, Illford
Fashion Layout of the Year - (awarded to magazine publication) - Harper’s Bazaar - "Deep Freeze," presented by Benoit Lagarde, Co-Founder of Splashlight
Photography Magazine of the Year - (awarded to publisher) - FOAM Magazine - presented by Retro Eberle, Managing Partner, NightView Studio
Picture Editor of the Year - (awarded to Picture Editor) - Kathy Ryan, Jessica Dimson, Stacey Baker, Amy Kellner, Rory Walsh, Christine Walsh and Pia Peterson for The New York Times Magazine, "Love City: 24 Hours of Romance, Lust, and Heartache," presented by Michelle Dunn Marsh, Publisher Minor Matters, Chief Strategist Photographic Center NorthWest
Print Advertising Campaign of the Year - (awarded to photographer) - Stephen Niedzwiecki and Jarrell Fudicker for We Are Indivisible, John Varvatos, presented by Sandro Miller, photographer
Social Media Campaign of the Year - (awarded to photographer) - Jack Davison for Birkenstock, Personality Campaign, presented by Benoit Lagarde, Co-Founder of Splashlight.
Once again, acclaimed Broadway actor, Alton Fitzgerald White hosted this year’s gala Lucie Awards presentation, on Tuesday, October 22, at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York City. White is most widely known for his record-breaking 4,308 performances as King Mufasa in Disney's The Lion King on Broadway.
The Lucie Awards highlights a week of celebrations hosted by Lucie Foundation, the Lucie Awards’ governing body, and was kicked off on Monday by the IPA Best of Show and Lucie Photo Book Prize and party at Splashlight. The Lucie Technical Awards bookended the week. David Fahey, Fahey/Klein gallery director, and highly respected Los Angeles fine art photography dealer curated the IPA Best of Show Exhibition, which is sponsored by ChromaLuxe and Blazing Editions and hosted by Splashlight. The top 30 finalists of The Lucie Photo Book Prize, a juried competition, had their works displayed. Lucie Foundation bestowed cash prizes upon the two top book prize finalists for their outstanding work.
The Lucie Awards official sponsors are AtEdge, Chromaluxe, Ilford, NightView Studio, Sony, and Splashlight.
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, and the Discovery of the Year awards. Cash prizes and statues are awarded. The Foundation presents year-round programming. 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. The Lucie Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit charitable foundation. www.luciefoundation.org
