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October 7, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) - The International Photography Awards (IPA) announces the 2019 competition finalists. A sister-effort of Lucie Foundation, the IPA winners are revealed at The Lucie Awards gala, on Tuesday, October 22 at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. An international jury of renowned photography experts http://www.photoawards.com/jury/ has selected these outstanding finalists from approximately 11,500 submissions from over 110 countries around the world. From the 26 finalists, one winner will be named for each of two prizes: International Photographer of the Year for the professional categories, and Discovery of the Year for the non-professional / student categories.

David Fahey, gallery director, and highly respected Los Angeles fine art photography dealer is the guest curator of the 2019 IPA Best of Show Exhibition, which premieres at Splashlight, on Monday, October 21, during Lucie Week. With his original partner, Randee Klein Devlin, he opened the Fahey/Klein Gallery, a spacious 3,800 square foot space, at 148 N. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles, in May of 1987. Since July of 1990, the Fahey/Klein Gallery has directed its attention to exclusively exhibiting rare, vintage and contemporary photography. In 1997, Ken Devlin, Randee Klein’s husband, assumed her partnership with David Fahey. In 2015, David Fahey assumed sole ownership of the Fahey/Klein Gallery. The gallery’s program combines established 20th Century photographers along with well-known and emerging contemporary artists. This is the first time Fahey has curated the International Photography Awards Best of Show exhibition.

The judges praised this year’s winners for their exceptional work across various genres and styles.  Susan Baraz, IPA’s Head of Jury, commented, “The entries this year seem even more visually awe-inspiring than ever before. It’s been extraordinary to jury this prestigious competition together with so many leaders of the photography community. The “International Photography Awards” is aptly named, as It fits exactly what it’s all about. Submissions are from every part of the world. Brilliant images are not confined to one area more than another. They are scattered globally. This is a vibrant, artistic community, strongly connected everywhere on earth--one image at a time. IPA is a perfect example of what’s possible in binding us all together.”

The 2019 IPA finalists are listed below :
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - 2019 Professional Category Winners and Finalists for ($10,000 cash prize sponsored by AtEdge) by category are:
ADVERTISING - 2049 - Dior SHOW by Jonathan Knowles - United Kingdom
ANALOG - Meeting Sofie by Snezhana Von Büdingen - Germany
ARCHITECTURE - Children's Playgrounds by Evgeny Stetsko - Russian Federation
BOOK - We Came From Fire: Kurdistan's Armed Struggle Against ISIS by Joey Lawrence - United States
DEEPER PERSPECTIVE - Deadly Blaze by K M Asad - Bangladesh
EDITORIAL - Palestinian Rights of Return Protests by Mustafa Hassona - Palestine
EVENT - Africa Transgender by Sandro Miller - United States
FINE ART - The Lost Prophets by David Knox - United States
NATURE - Iceland by Tom Putt - Australia
PEOPLE - How I Beat Cancer by Evgeny Stetsko - Russian Federation
SPECIAL - Night Lights by James Ritchie - United States
SPORTS - Beneath The Surface of Competitive Freediving by Kohei Ueno - Singapore
STILL IN MOTION - Owen Foundation promotional video by Jean Bérard - Mexico 

INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR - 2019 Non-professional/Student Category Winners and Finalists for  ($5,000 Cash Prize) by category are:
ADVERTISING -Siblings by Rebeka Legovic - Croatia
ANALOG - Quiraing Sunrise by Maciej Wójcik - Poland
ARCHITECTURE - Elements II by Katherine Young - United Kingdom
BOOK - Sepak Takraw by Francesco Ruffoni - Italy
DEEPER PERSPECTIVE - Kabristan-Land of Graves by Simone Mestroni - Italy
EDITORIAL - The Neglected by Mikkel Hørlyck - Denmark 
EVENT - Surrounded By Yellow by Sritam Kumar Sethy - India 
FINE ART - Studio Practice by Julia Sh - United States 
NATURE - her: I by Alexis Harper - United States
PEOPLE - The Poetics Of Childhood by Marina Kazakova - Italy
SPECIAL - Office With A View by Christiaan van Heijst - Netherlands
SPORTS - Mad Cow by Tony Law - Australia
STILL IN MOTION - Inga by Uffe Mulvad - Norway

Along with the Category Winners, IPA also revealed the recipients of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize in each of the competition’s sub-categories and Honorable Mentions from both the professional and non-pro entries. The full list of this year’s winners can be viewed on the IPA website Winners Page

The Lucie Foundation is dedicated to celebrating all forms of photography and is pleased to present the Lucie Photo Book Prize. This program, a juried competition is open to a diversity of book submissions, from traditionally published to hand-made books and zines.  The awards are presented to photographers, editors, curators or publishers.  Lucie Foundation is proud to offer two cash prizes for outstanding work: $3000 cash prize for the Traditional Book category and $2000 cash prize for the Independent Book category.  The exhibit and presentation of these book awards take place on Monday night, October 21 during the Best of Show exhibition and party at Splashlight. This event is free and open to the public with RSVP - see below.

2019 sponsors include AtEdge, Chromaluxe, Ilford, NightView Studios, Sony, and Splashlight.

Free RSVP for Best of Show + Second Annual Lucie Photo Book Prize Exhibitions on Monday, October 21 can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com Tickets for The Lucie Awards on October 22 are now on sale at http://www.lucies.org/buy-tickets/

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), announces the winners of the competition.  Cash prizes and statues are awarded. The Foundation presents year-round programming, offers financial funding through the Lucie Scholarship Programs and presents MOPLA (Month of Photography LA), 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