ABOUT LUCIE AWARDS
The Lucie Awards, established in 2003, by Hossein Farmani, embody the Lucie Foundation's mission to honor master photographers, support professional excellence, nurture emerging talent through the International Photography Awards (IPA), and promote global appreciation for photography via the House of Lucie galleries.
Since their inception, the Lucie Awards have celebrated over 172 of the most influential figures in contemporary photography at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall in New York, recognizing their profound impact on our lives.
Following the highly acclaimed 20th-anniversary gala, the Lucie Awards has transitioned to a biennial format, hosted in different countries to further their mission of promoting photography globally.
These awards honor photographers across diverse disciplines, including journalism, fine art, advertising, portraiture, nature, sports, and humanitarian work. Additionally, the Lucie Impact Award highlights a photographer whose image has made a transformative and lasting impression over the past year.
The Lucie Support Category acknowledges the vital contributions of behind-the-scenes professionals, such as photo editors, publishers, galleries, and photo labs, who play essential roles in shaping photographic art. The Lucie Technical Awards celebrate companies and individuals advancing the photographic industry, recognizing innovations in cameras, lenses, lighting, accessories, software, and storage.
About Lucie Foundation
Lucie Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization whose three-tiered mission is to honor master photographers, discover and cultivate emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide. Lucie Foundation presents a variety of programs throughout the year, including its signature program, The Lucie Awards, Snapshop, Freshlook portfolio review, One shot One minute, and Lucie Talks.
Advisory Board
The Lucie Award Honorees are identified and nominated by our Advisory Board. Each year the Advisory Board nominates deserving individuals across a variety of categories who will be honored during the Lucie Awards ceremony. Once the nominations have been received, the votes are tallied and an honoree in each category is identified. The honorees are pre-announced months before the Lucie Awards.
The following individuals sit on the Lucie Foundation Advisory Board:
Alyssa Adams, Director, Eddie Adams Workshop
Shahidul Alam, Chairman Majority World, Managing Director Drik Picture Library, Director Chobi Mela International Festival
Stuart Alexander, Editor-in-Chief, Delpire Editeur, Paris
Sérgio Burgi, Head Curator of Photography, Instituto Moreira Salles
David Carol, Co-Founder and Publisher, Peanut Press
Jim Colton, Editor at Large, Zuma Press
Aldeide Delgado, Founder & Director WOPHA
MaryAnne Golon, Director of Photography, Washington Post
Kris Graves, Founder Monolith Editions and Kris Graves Projects
Howard Greenberg, Howard Greenberg Gallery
Thomas Kennedy, President, ASMP
Jean Loh, Founder of Beaugest Gallery, Shanghai
Michelle Dunn Marsh, Publisher Minor Matters, Chief Strategist PCNW
Anne Morin, Director, diChroma photography
Marcel Saba, Owner and Director, Redux Pictures
Chiara Mariani, Photo Editor, Corriere Della Sera Magazine, Italy
Yasufumi Nakamori, Senior Curator of International Art (Photography), Tate Modern
Azu Nwagbogu, Director, Lago Photofestival, African Artist Foundation, Art Base Africa
Scott Thode, Residency Program Director, SALT
Johan Vikner, Director of Global Exhibitions, Fotografiska
Scott Mc Kiernan, CEO/Founder/Chief Staff Photo-Journalist, ZUMA Press
Brad Smith, VP Photography, WWE
The Lucie Name
“Lucie” is derived from the Latin word “lux,” meaning “light,” acknowledging the role that light plays in photography.
The Lucie Statue
The “Lucie” statue is truly a photographic icon. Curator/photographer Graham Howe conceived her form after works by two of the twentieth century’s most important photographers: E.O. Hoppé (1878-1972) whose “Margot Fonteyn, dancer, Saddlers Wells Ballet,” 1935 and František Drtikol (1883-1961) whose “Dark Waves,” 1925, were figuratively combined to give us “Lucie,” the goddess of light. The design was three-dimensionally modeled by Craig Burdick+Hanne Bølling of Studio 1030 Architects.
International Photography Awards
The Lucie Foundation’s sister-effort, International Photography Awards, holds an annual juried photography competition, to which professional, amateur, and student photographers are invited to submit their work. Our jury panel includes over 80 photo editors, art directors, curators, buyers, and other professionals from around the globe. Each year, a selection of the winning photographers are recognized at the Lucie Awards, and the Lucie Trophy is presented to the following winners: International Photographer of the Year (including $12,000 cash prize sponsored by OnePlus) and Discovery of the Year (including $6,000 cash prize sponsored by OnePlus).
Lucie Staff
Hossein Farmani, Lucie Foundation Founder, President
Susan Baraz, Lucie Award co-chair
Alice Dison, Lucie Foundation Director
Sherrie Berger, Director of Public Relations
Theo Carol, Head of Lucie Programs
Lidija Cvetkovic, Content Manager
Vera Treit, Director of Marketing