Support Categories
Support Category Awards are presented to individuals, companies and organizations that are an integral part of crafting an image.
These awards are not for photographers but for those who support the photography community.
The public is invited to nominate those from the photography creative community to be considered for this honor. It is from these nominations that the individuals, companies or organizations will be awarded at the Biennial Lucie Awards. A photographer board will be voting on all the nominations to choose the Final Support Category honoree in each of the given disciplines.
When you nominate please consider that:
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Work/projects must be from October 2023 - April 2025.
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You must fill in all mandatory fields on the online form.
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You may nominate as many people/organizations/companies as you wish.
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You may complete all support award categories or partially fill out the support category form based on your knowledge of the fields being presented.
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You must fill out the nomination form by May 15, 2025.
Not all categories will be awarded every year, awards will depend on the number of nominations and voting from our Photographer Advisory Board.
We appreciate your support of all those who are an integral part of the photography community.
The 2025 Nominees for the Support Categories
Book Publisher of the Year
Ash Avenue
Red Hook Editions, 2024
Anders Goldfarb
A Woman I Once Knew
MACK, 2024
Rosalind Fox Solomon
Disruptions
Loose Joints, Feb 2024
Taysir Batniji
M/E
delpire and co, 2025
Rinko Kawauchi
Anchor in the Landscape
MACK, 2024
Adam Broomberg and Rafael Gonzalez
Pharmacy London
Steidl, 2025
Damien Hirst
Catholic Girl
LArtiere, 2024
Andrea Modica
Creative Director of the Year
Michal Korta, Instruments instead of Weapons
African Music School
Korta Studio, 2023
SJ Todd, Spring/Summer 2024 – Reveal. Paul Mescal in Gucci
AnOther Magazine
Eighty Seven Productions
Stephen Gan, Spring Collections
V Magazine
March 2025
Laura Wimer Jewell and Gabe Jewell, Movement to Organize for Restaurant Equity
Jewell Studio, 2025
Advertising Campaign of the Year
Goldteeth & Co
Nike Running, Nike
Concrete
Spoturno perfume launch, Spoturno
BBH London
Bundles of Joy, Burger King
Wieden+Kennedy London
It Has to Be, Heinz UK
Photo Editor of the Year
Eve Lyons and Matthew Leifheit
Matte Magazine
Exciting Photography Now!
December 2023
Sara Moonves
W Magazine: The Directors Issue
Feb 2025
Maye-E Wong
Wider Image/Reuters
Two Black Cadets and the Struggle for Diversity at an Elite US Military Institution
March 30, 2024
Mona Boshnaq
The New York Times
Out of Gaza, 11/19/2024
Massimo Russo
Harper’s Bazaar Italia Issue 19 ART & VISION
Photography Content of the Year
212 Magazine
Hamburger Eyes
PROJECTIONS
A Photographers Platform
Fridge Shows
Dear Dave
Photo Museum Exhibition of the Year
Weegee: Autopsy of the Spectacle
Henri Cartier Bresson Foundation
Sarah Moon: Time Stands Still
Foto Colectania
I'm So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now
Traveling exhibition organized by Aperture in New York
Curators Lesley A. Martin, Pauline Vermare, and Mariko Takeuchi
Fotomuseum Den Haag
Saul Leiter. Una finestra punteggiata di gocce di pioggia
Villa Reale, Belvedere, Monza, Italy
Life with Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum
George Eastman Museum
Photo Gallery of the Year
Kowalsky Gallery
The Untamed Has No Words: Michal Korta
International Cultural Centre in Kraków / Poland
Dolores Marat
Fondazione Sozzani
Homeland: Harry Gruyaert
Fifty One
Kate Moss
Camera Work
Yoshinori Marui: Unexpected Memories
Photo Gallery International
Photo Curator of the Year
Holly Roussell, Mo Yi: Me in My Landscape
UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Duncan Forbes, Lydia Caston, and Newell Harbin, Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
Sarah Greenough, Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits from the Corcoran Collection
National Gallery of Art
Paolo Falcone, Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily
The Photographers Gallery
Ery Camara, Flor Garduno: Paths of Life
Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes
Printer Lab of the Year
Whitewall Lab
Germany
Bay Photo
Bay Area, California
Soluzioni Arte Fine Art Lab
Rome
Safe Light
Berlin
picturehouse + thesmalldarkroom
New Your City
Production Company of the Year
Crawford & Co Productions, Benemart
Benefit Cosmetics, September 2024
Art Bleu Productions, CALIDA SS25
Calida, Spring 2025
Avenue 44 Productions, Meet the New Linkin Park
Billboard, September 2024
Photo Festival of the Year
Kyotographie
April 12th - May 15th
Bristol Photo Festival
Oct 2024 - Feb 2025
Photolux Festival
November - December 2024
Leipzig Photobook Festival
15-16 March, 2025
2024 FOTOFOCUS BIENNIAL: backstories
September 2024
Photo Program of the Year
Canon University EDU Initiative
Photo Program of the Year
School of Visual Arts
Summer Pre-College
Magnum Photos
Magnum Learn Online Courses
Les Tapies
Summer Photography Program
Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
Young Artists Program
Middle East Children's Institute
MECI Photography Project
Photo Educator of the Year
Justin Benson
After the Shoot - A Photography Podcast
Monica Aguilar Villamarin
Espíritu de Río
UNESCO Quito consultant
PerCorso Perbellini
Creative Director of the Year 2022 - Isaac Page and Sakshi Choudhary, Ogilvy, Face Forward Project, City of Chicago
Advertising
ART PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Art Producer
Individuals can be nominated who produce commercial advertising projects while maintaining the budget. They understand all of the project needs and they source the bids from photographers for each campaign from electronic or print. Campaign must be published between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HereCREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Creative Director
Individuals can be nominated for being the creative lead who develops a strategic vision and maintains a cohesive look and feel of a campaign in any media platform, from electronic to print. Campaign must be published between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HereADVERTISING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Agency
Advertising Campaigns can be produced and showcased in any media platform, from electronic and social media to print. The campaign must be published between October October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HerePublishing
BOOK PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Publisher
Publisher(s) can be nominated for best photography monograph. Books must be published between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HerePHOTO EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Photo Editor
Individuals can be nominated in any media platform, from electronic to print. Edited content must have been created between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HerePHOTOGRAPHY CONTENT OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Publisher
Publishers can be nominated for best use of photography or visual content in print or online. Content must have been created between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit Here
Book Publisher of the Year 2023 - Atelier EXB, For the Long Haul, Marc Riboud
Photo Museum Exhibition of the Year 2023 - James Nachtwey: Memoria, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Produced by: Royal Photographic Society of Thailand
Photo exhibition
PHOTO MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Museum
Photo exhibitions must have occurred between October 2023 - April 2025 and can be mounted as a physical exhibition or as an online exhibition.
Submit HerePHOTO GALLERY EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Gallery
Gallery exhibitions must have occurred between October 2023 - April 2025 and can be mounted as a physical exhibition or as an online exhibition.
Submit HerePHOTO CURATOR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Curator
Individual(s) nominated must be the original curator(s) of the exhibition. Exhibition must have been mounted as an exhibition in a physical space, as opposed to a virtual online exhibition. Exhibition must have occurred between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HereProduction
PRINT LAB OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Lab
A photo lab can be nominated for their collaboration with a photographer(s). Collaboration needs to take place between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HerePRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Production Company
Production Companies can be nominated for any advertising campaign or editorial, and showcased in any media platform, from electronic to print. Content must have been produced between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HereDIGITAL TECH OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Digital Tech
Digital Technicians who aid photographers on photography shoots can be nominated for their work(s). Content must have been produced between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit Here
Print Lab of the Year 2022 - Paper & Ink Studio, Missoula, Montana
Photo Program of the Year 2023 - Penumbra Foundation, Youth Scholarship Program
Education
PHOTO EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Photo Educator at a University or Workshop
An individual who provides and elevates an understanding of photography in all its forms including creative expression, cultural insight, and experimental practice. Educator must have taught between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HerePHOTO PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Organization or University
Organization or University can be nominated for best photography program covering technical skills, creative techniques, and the business side of photography. Can be either a non-degree program or an accredited degree program. Program must take place between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit HerePHOTO FESTIVAL OF FAIR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Director(s) and/or Founders
Individual(s) can be nominated for their success in showcasing photography for public viewing. Festival/Fair must take place between October 2023 - April 2025.
Submit Here2023 Support Category Winners
BOOK PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Atelier EXB, For the Long Haul, Marc Riboud
PHOTO EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Melissa DeWitt, Hotshoe Magazine
Photography Content of the Year, Print or Online
Balam
Photo Museum Exhibition of the Year
James Nachtwey: Memoria, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Produced by: Royal Photographic Society of Thailand
Photo Gallery Exhibition of the Year
Gagosian, Avedon 100
Photo Curator of the Year
Jim Ganz and Antares Wells, Eugene Atget Highlights from the Mary & Dan Solomon Collection, J Paul Getty Museum
Photo Festival of the Year
Paris Photo, Paris, France
Photo Program of the Year
Penumbra Foundation