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The Lucie Awards 2021 HONOREES

Dr. Peter Magubane

Lifetime Achievement Award

Joel Sartore

Humanitarian Award

Steven Sasson

Spotlight/Visionary award

Pamela Hanson

Achievement In Fashion

Paul Caponigro

Achievement In Fine Art

Lynn Goldsmith

Achievement In Portraiture

David Hurn

Achievement In Documentary

Jean-Pierre Laffont

Achievement In Photojournalism

Bob Martin

Achievement In Sports

Paul Ratje

Impact Award

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

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