INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
The Grand Prize winners – Photographer of the Year and New Discovery of the Year 2021 – will be announced at the Lucie Awards this Tuesday, 26th October at 19:00 ET via Live Stream.
FINALISTS FOR INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Advertising Photographer of the Year: Rush by John Huet
Analog/ Film Photographer of the Year: Marées by Angélique Boissière
Architecture Photographer of the Year: Flying Away by Julia Anna Gospodarou
Book Photographer of the Year: Flowers of the isthmus by Delphine Blast
Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year: Shadows of Emmett Till by Bob Newman
Editorial/Press Photographer of the Year: Capitol Riot 1.6.21 by Mel D Cole
Event Photographer of the Year: Qingshan King Festival by Chong Kok Yew
Fine Art Photographer of the Year: Infinite Essence by Mikael Owunna
People Photographer of the Year: Lady Gaga by Art Schreiber
Nature Photographer of the Year: Beyond Horses by Liselotte Schuppers
Special Photographer of the Year: Growing Up by Howard Schatz
Sports Photographer of the Year: Action and Light by Andre Magarao
Still in Motion/Video Photographer of the Year: Embers – A fashion film by Shilpa Narayanan
FINALISTS FOR DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
Advertising Photographer of the Year: Consumption by Antonio Coelho
Analog/ Film Photographer of the Year: Boat Hire, Lake Jindabyne, NSW, Australia by Chris Round
Architecture Photographer of the Year: High Rise Anxiety by César Cedano-Brea
Book Photographer of the Year: monovision by Sue Park
Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year: W was born in a camp by Joanna Borowiec
Editorial/Press Photographer of the Year: Tears of river errosion by Sharwar Hussain
Event Photographer of the Year: Unconditional Surrender by Brian Wotring
Fine Art Photographer of the Year: One by Jiale Liu
People Photographer of the Year: Contact by Elisa Miller
Nature Photographer of the Year: Jumping spider eyes viewed at 20x by Javier Rupérez
Special Photographer of the Year: Pizarros Amor de Oro by Bernd Schirmer (BYES)
Sports Photographer of the Year: Blue Rain Track by Masatoshi Ujihara
Still in Motion/Video Photographer of the Year: Chronicles of Fallen in Love by Aitor Del Arco.
SUPPORT CATEGORIES
BOOK PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Thames & Hudson – Henri Cartier-Bresson: Paris Revisited – WINNER!
Aperture – Gillian Laub: Family Matters
Stanley / Barker – Jim Goldberg: FINGERPRINT
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF YEAR
Greg Hahn, Bianca Guimaraes, and Kevin Mulroy – Dictators RepresentUs, Mischief @ No Fixed Address, New York City – WINNER!
Graham Lang – Elder Abuse- Solitary, Canada Safety Council
Silvio Caielli – Crossed Out Classics Project Gutenberg the community
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Back to school Essentials – Sandy Hook Promise, BBDO New York – WINNER!
Run. For. Life. – Red Cross Brasilia, Arnold Worldwide
Get the Look #Bernie Sanders – Ikea, Ogilvy Greece
PHOTO EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Joanna Milter, The New Yorker – Silver Linings – WINNER!
Anna Goldwater Alexander, Wired – Shuttered: For Maggie Steber, Self Isolation is a Secret Garden
Kristen Geisler, New York Times – A Recharged New York, Through Young Eyes
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTENT OF THE YEAR PRINT OR ONLINE
The NY Times, The Year in Pictures – WINNER!
The New Yorker, Photo Booth
Lensculture, Critics’ Choice 2021 Winners
PHOTO MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Dawoud Bey: An American Project – Whitney Museum of American Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / Co-curated by Elisabeth Sherman, Assistant Curator at the Whitney, and Corey Keller, Curator of Photography at SFMOMA – WINNER!
The New Woman Behind The Camera – Exhibition Curated by Andrea Nelson, Associate Curator in the Department of Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Gerardo Vielba, Photographer, 1921–1992 – Antonio Tabernero, Curator – PHotoESPAÑA
PHOTO GALLERY EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Herb Ritts: Music, Camera Work, Berlin – WINNER!
Lewis Hine: The Wpa National Research Project Photographs, 1936-37, Howard Greenberg Gallery
OpenWalls Arles: Then & Now, Galerie Huit Arles
PHOTO CURATOR OF THE YEAR
Sarah Allen and Yasufumi Nakamori, Zanele Muholi: Tate Modern – WINNER!
Claartje van Dijk and Laia Abril, Photographer: Laia Abril – On Rape: A History of Misogyny, Chapter two: FOAM Museum
The New Woman Behind The Camera: Exhibition Curated by Andrea Nelson, Associate Curator in the Department of Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington
DIGITAL TECH OF THE YEAR
Johnny Lynch, Fluid Motion Venice magazine – WINNER!
Zac Hahn/ 3 Star Productions, Future Official Sponsor Budweiser
Hunter Arthur, EXCLUSIVE: MASUMI YAMADA BY EMILY TEAGUE IN ‘BRAVE NEW GIRL’ Fashion Gone Rogue
PRINTER LAB OF THE YEAR
Bay Photo Lab, Scotts Valley, CA – WINNER!
LTI, New York, NY
Digital Silver Imaging, Boston, MA
PRODUCTION COMPAY OF THE YEAR
SMUGGLER London, UK, Enjoy Before Returning Publicis Italy – Diesel – WINNER!
Landia, Madrid, BK Stevenage Challenge David Madrid/David Miami – Burger King
Kontor Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Protect Freedom of Expression Kontor Reykjavik, Reykjavik Amnesty International / Iceland
PHOTO FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
The Palm Springs Photo Festival – WINNER!
Fotografia Europea | Reggio Emilia (IT)
Photoville
PHOTO PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Bronx Documentary Center – WINNER!
NYC Salt
MassArt Photography