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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Sherrie Berger 310-503-4455 sberger@luciefoundation.org
THE LUCIE AWARDS ANNOUNCES
TYLER HICKS TO RECEIVE 2019 IMPACT AWARD and
BROADWAY ACTOR ALTON FITZGERALD WHITE TO HOST
THE 17TH LUCIE AWARDS - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019, 7:00 PM
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM, ZANKEL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL, NYC
October 16, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) - Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Tyler Hicks will receive the 2019 Lucie Impact Award, given to a photographer whose work has made a substantial impact during this year. The Lucie Awards also announces that acclaimed Broadway actor Alton Fitzgerald White will once again host this year’s gala Lucie Awards presentation on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 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.
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Tyler Hicks is a Pulitzer Prize-winning staff photographer for The New York Times based in Kenya. Hicks began working for The Times as a contract photographer in Kenya in 1999, photographing news stories in East and West Africa. As a freelancer for The Times, Hicks covered the conflict in the Balkans and the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Hicks traveled to Afghanistan for The Times and regularly returns to document the war.
Hicks was also a staff photographer at The Wilmington Star-News in North Carolina. His work on projects in Haiti, Albania, and Kosovo inspired Hicks to leave his job to pursue a career in international news. On March 16, 2011, while covering the Libyan revolution, Hicks and three other journalists were reported missing while on assignment for The New York Times. After six days in captivity, Hicks and his colleagues were released. In 2013, Hicks was present during the deadly terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya. For this work, he received the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography and the Overseas Press Club Robert Capa Gold Medal.
In 2016, Hicks was part of a team that received the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for photographs that captured the resolve of refugees and the perils of their journeys. Hicks has also received the 2001 ICP Infinity Award for Photojournalism, Pictures of the Year International’s 2006 Newspaper Photographer of the Year award, as well as other awards, including World Press and Visa Pour L’image.
"What an incredible honor to be recognized for the Impact Award this year. It means so much to me that my photo of Amal has been selected. This acknowledgment sheds further light on the humanitarian crisis that continues as the war in Yemen drags on," Hicks stated upon hearing that he was to receive the 2019 Lucie Impact Award.
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 | photo by Lelund Durond Thompson
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| In addition to his performances as King Mufasa in Disney’s The Lion King, White's other Broadway starring roles include Mister in The Color Purple, Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime, Ken in Smokey Joe’s Cafe, John in Miss Saigon and The Hawker in The Who’s Tommy. He made his West End debut as Ken in Smokey Joe’s Cafe in London. Alton has performed concert dates all over the world, including music from his best-selling CD, Disney My Way!, full of re-imagined Disney on Broadway classics. Alton is also a popular motivational speaker and author. His critically acclaimed book MY PRIDE: MASTERING LIFE’S DAILY PERFORMANCE was published by Disney Editions. He has also had guest star roles on the hit TV series Law and Order, Bull, The Blacklist, The Good Fight, Code Black, Elementary, Mindhunter, and Madam Secretary to name a few. Alton has recently had featured roles in several motion pictures including The Goldfinch, as a social worker opposite Oscar Winner Nicole Kidman, and The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, opposite Oscar Nominee Sam Elliott. Alton’s popular TEDx Talk can be found on YouTube. This is his second time hosting The Lucie Awards.
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 2019 International Photography Awards (IPA) juried competition - the Foundation’s sister-effort. Awards presented will include this year's Lucie Honorees, IPA prizes, Support Category Awards, and a special tribute to those in the industry who have passed on.
The 2019 honorees, who will join the distinguished group of 150 previously recognized photographers are: Jay Maisel for Lifetime Achievement, Stephen Shore for Achievement in Fine Art, Edward Burtynsky for Achievement in Documentary, Maggie Steber for Achievement in Photojournalism, Ellen von Unwerth for Achievement in Fashion, Annie Leibovitz for Achievement in Portraiture, Al Bello for Achievement in Sports, Zanele Muholi for The Humanitarian Award, Rencontres d’Arles for the Spotlight Award, and Tyler Hicks for The Impact Award. The Sponsors for the 2019 Lucie Awards are 2019 sponsors include AtEdge, Chromaluxe, Ilford, NightView Studios, Sony, 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, and the Discovery of the Year. 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. Lucie Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable foundation. http://www.luciefoundation.org
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