The International Photography Awards are a group of awards for professional, non-professional and student photographers on a global scale which are awarded annually at the Lucie Awards gala. The winners of the main categories are invited to attend the gala to compete for the main award of International Photographer of the Year, receiving a Lucie statue and a cash prize of $10,000.

History

The International Photography Awards were created by

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as part of the mission of the Lucie Foundation. They were initially presented in December 2003 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California, at the Lucie Awards gala produced by Golden Globe nominee, Michelle Burstin. In addition to honoring photographers, the Lucie Awards also showcase the finalists and winners of the International Photography Awards (Lucie Foundation's sister-effort) annual photography competition, presenting over $15,000 in cash prizes and two distinct titles: The International Photographer of the Year (given to a professional) and the Discovery of the Year (awarded to a non-professional). In 2012, the Moving Image Photographer of the Year category was added, where six finalists competed to receive a Lucie statue and $2,500.

Annual ceremonies and honorees

2003

The 2003 awards ceremony was the first, held at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California on December 7, 2003. *International Photographer of the Year – Chris Frazer Smith *Discovery of the Year – Robert Vizzini

2004

The 2004 awards ceremony changed location and time of year, held at the

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in New York City on October 18, 2004. *International Photographer of the Year – Timothy White *Discovery of the Year – Marrigje De Maar

2005

The 2005 awards ceremony was held at the

in New York City on October 17, 2005. *International Photographer of the Year – Jim Fiscus *Discovery of the Year – Carol Watson

2006

The 2006 awards ceremony was held at the

in New York City on October 30, 2006. *International Photographer of the Year – Gerd Ludwig *Discovery of the Year – Ghada Khunji

2007

The 2007 awards ceremony was held at the Avery Fisher Hall in the Lincoln Center in New York City on October 15, 2007. *International Photographer of the Year – Massimo Mastrorillo *Discovery of the Year – Larry Louie *Deeper Perspective of the Year – Charlie Crane

2008

The 2008 awards ceremony was held at the Avery Fisher Hall in the Lincoln Center in New York City on October 30, 2008. *International Photographer of the Year –

Brent Stirton Brent Stirton is a Senior Photographer for Getty Images, based in New York. His award-winning work has been widely recognized for its powerful depiction of issues related to conflict, health and environmental issues. Stirton specializes in documen ...

*Discovery of the Year – John Delaney *Deeper Perspective of the Year – Justin Maxon

2009

The 2009 awards ceremony was held at the Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York City on October 19, 2009. *International Photographer of the Year –

Nadav Kander Nadav Kander HonFRPS (born 1 December 1961) is a London-based photographer, artist and director, known for his portraiture and landscapes. Kander has produced a number of books and had his work exhibited widely. He received an Honorary Fellow ...

*Discovery of the Year – Elliott Wilcox *Deeper Perspective of the Year – Rachel Papo

2010

The 2010 awards ceremony was held at the Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York City on October 27, 2010. *International Photographer of the Year – Jim Krantz *Discovery of the Year – Kristina Kostadinova *Deeper Perspective of the Year – Rodney Rascona

2011

The 2011 awards ceremony was held at the

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, Jazz at the Lincoln Center in New York City on October 24, 2011. *International Photographer of the Year –

Majid Saeedi Majid Saeedi ( fa, مجید سعیدی) is an Iranian documentary photographer. Early life Saeedi was born and raised in Tehran. He started photography at sixteen and has photographed humanitarian issues in the Middle East. Saeedi has appeared ...

*Discovery of the Year – Anna di Prospero *Deeper Perspective of the Year –

Daniel Beltrá Daniel Beltrá (born 1964) is a Spanish photographer and artist who makes work about human impact on the environment. The focus of Beltrá's recent work has been fine art aerial photography of landscapes and environmental issues. His best known pr ...

2012

The 2012 awards ceremony returned to its root, being held at the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the site of the first awards ceremony, in Los Angeles on October 8, 2012. *Moving Image Photographer of the Year – Mark Bramley *International Photographer of the Year –

Alinka Echeverría Alinka Echeverría (born 1981) is a Mexican-British visual anthropologist, artist, filmmaker, and broadcaster. She is best known for her work, ''The Road to Tepeyac'', which won the HSBC Prix Pour La Photographie in France in 2011 and has since ...

*Discovery of the Year – Viktoria Sorochinski *Deeper Perspective of the Year – Fernando Moleres

2013

The 2013 awards ceremony was held at the Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York City on October 27, 2013. *Moving Image Photographer of the Year – Carson Davis Brown *International Photographer of the Year – Brooks Kraft *Discovery of the Year – Carlotta Cardana *Deeper Perspective of the Year – Ebrahim Noroozi

2014

The Lucie Awards ceremony in 2014 was held at the Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York City on November 22. *Moving Image Photographer of the Year – Yannick Wegner *International Photographer of the Year –

Sandro Miller Sandro Miller (born 1958), known professionally as Sandro, is an American photographer. He has worked with actor John Malkovich. Career In 2001, Miller photographed Cuban Olympic athletes. This project was the first US/Cuban collaboration since ...

*Discovery of the Year – Vyacheslav Mishchenko *Deeper Perspective of the Year –

K M Asad Khandaker Muhammad Asad ( bn, খন্দকার মোহাম্মদ আসাদ ; born 1983), known as K M Asad, is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer and photojournalist. He is currently a photojournalist at Zuma Press news agenc ...

2015

For the third year, the 2015 Awards ceremony was held at the Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York City on October 27, 2015. *Moving Image Photographer of the Year – Kerry Payne Stailey *International Photographer of the Year –

Maxim Dondyuk Maxim Dondyuk ( uk, Максим Дондюк; born 1983) is a photographer and visual artist. His professional career began in Ukrainian media as a photojournalist in 2007. He has been freelance since 2010, working on creating and promoting his ...

*Discovery of the Year – Ville Kansanen *Deeper Perspective of the Year – David Jay *Honorable Mention(s) of the Year – Haider Ali (haidertonight)

2016

The Lucie Awards in 2016, was held on October 23 at the Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York City. *Moving Image Photographer of the Year -Lily Gilboy *International Photographer of the Year – Marinka Masséus *Discovery of the Year – David Nam Lip LEE *Deeper Perspective of the Year – Andrea Star Reese

2017

The 2017 edition of the Lucie Awards was held at the Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York City on October 29, 2017. *Moving Image Photographer of the Year– Lebohang Kganye *International Photographer of the Year – Alex Telfer *Discovery of the Year – Mariano Belmar *Deeper Perspective of the Year – Giles Clarke

2018

The 2018 awards ceremony was held at the Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, in New York City on October 28, 2018. *International Photographer of the Year –

Tawny Chatmon Tawny Chatmon (born 1979) is an American photographic artist known for her portraits of Black children overlaid with gold leaf and paint. Career Chatmon was born in Tokyo in a military family, an "army brat" who traveled the world. She eventual ...

*Discovery of the Year –

Mohammad Rakibul Hasan Mohammad Rakibul Hasan ( bn, মোহাম্মাদ রকিবুল হাসান ; born 29 September 1977), also known as M R Hasan and MRH, is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker and visual artist. He h ...

First Place winners in different categories were: *Special – James Rushforth *Advertising,

*Book, Randal Ford *Architecture, Stephan Zirwes *Sports, Divyakant Solanki *Moving image, Emily Kassie *Deeper Perspective, Barry Salzman *People, Tawny Chatmon *Editorial, Rasmus Flindt Pedersen *Event, Mia Collis *Fine Art, Rodd Owen *Nature, Melissa Cormican

2019

The 18th Annual Lucie Awards were postponed and will be rescheduled. *International Photographer of the Year – Mustafa Hassona *Discovery of the Year – Mikkel Hørlyck *Advertising Photographer Of the Year – Jonathan Knowles *Analog / Film Photographer Of the Year – Snezhana Von Büdingen *Architecture Photographer Of the Year – Evgeny Stetsko *Book Photographer Of the Year – Joey L. *Deeper Perspective Photographer Of the Year – K. M. Asad *Editorial / Press Photographer Of the Year – Mustafa Hassona *Event Photographer Of the Year – Sandro Miller *Fine Art Photographer Of the Year – David Knox *Nature Photographer Of the Year – Tom Putt *People Photographer Of the Year – Evgeny Stetsko *Special Photographer Of the Year – James Ritchie *Sports Photographer Of the Year – Kohei Ueno *Still in Motion / Video Photographer Of the Year – Jean Bérard

2020

*International Photographer of the Year – Julia Fullerton-Batten *Advertising Photographer Of the Year – Mike Dodd *Analog / Film Photographer Of the Year – Paulius Makauskas *Architecture Photographer Of the Year – Jesus M.Chamizo *Book Photographer Of the Year – Sebastian Copeland *Deeper Perspective Photographer Of the Year – Nicolo Filippo Rosso *Editorial / Press Photographer Of the Year – Kiran Ridley *Event Photographer Of the Year – Katja Ogrin *Fine Art Photographer Of the Year – Chloe Meynier *Nature Photographer Of the Year – Ari Rex *Nature and Astrophotography Of the Year –

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*People Photographer Of the Year – Brian Hodges *Special Photographer Of the Year – Sawyer Russel *Sports Photographer Of the Year – Howard Schatz *Still in Motion / Video Photographer Of the Year – Iwona Podlasinska

2021

Pro *Advertising Photographer Of the Year – John Huet *Analog / Film Photographer Of the Year – Angélique Boissière *Architecture Photographer Of the Year – Julia Anna Gospodarou *Book Photographer Of the Year – Delphine Blast *Deeper Perspective Photographer Of the Year – Bob Newman *Editorial / Press Photographer Of the Year –

Mel D. Cole Mel D. Cole is an American documentary photographer. He originally became notable for his black and white photographs of hip hop concerts, artists, and other figures, including The Roots, Erykah Badu, Kendrick Lamar, and others. Cole later br ...

*Event Photographer Of the Year – Chong Kok Yew *Fine Art Photographer Of the Year – Mikael Owunna *Nature Photographer Of the Year – Liselotte Schuppers *People Photographer Of the Year – Art Streiber *Special Photographer Of the Year – Howard Schatz *Sports Photographer Of the Year – Andre Magarao *Still in Motion / Video Photographer Of the Year – Shilpa Narayanan *Nature and Astrophotography Of the Year –

Non-pro *Advertising Photographer Of the Year – Antonio Coelho *Analog / Film Photographer Of the Year – Chris Round *Architecture Photographer Of the Year – César Cedano *Book Photographer Of the Year – Sue Park *Deeper Perspective Photographer Of the Year – Joanna Borowiee *Editorial / Press Photographer Of the Year – Sharwar Hussain *Event Photographer Of the Year – Brian Wotring *Fine Art Photographer Of the Year – Jiale Liu *Nature Photographer Of the Year – Javier Rupérez *People Photographer Of the Year – Elisa Miller *Special Photographer Of the Year – Bernd Schirmer *Sports Photographer Of the Year – Masatoshi Ujihara *Still in Motion / Video Photographer Of the Year – Aitor del Arco

References

External links

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