Support Category Awards

Support Category Awards are presented to individuals and organizations who are an integral part of crafting an image. The winners will be announced at the forthcoming Lucie Awards. All nominees will be provided 2 complimentary tickets to the event. Please click here to request your tickets.

The 2009 Support Category Awards Nominations Are In!

Book Publisher of the Year Nominees Are:

• Phaidon for Memories of Myself by Danny Lyon.
• Kodansha Company Limited for This Day of Change by 132 Photographers from 79 countries, in concert with Courrier Japon.
• Verso Limited Editions for Central Park by Bruce Davidson.
• 21st Editions for The Journal of Joel-Peter Witkin: The Maxims of Men Disclose Their Hearts.
• Morel Books for Moonmilk by Ryan McGinley.
• Steidl for Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998-2009 by Juergen Teller.

 

Fashion Layout of the Year Nominees Are:

• W Magazine for Paperbag Princess by Craig McDean, September 2009.
• Harper's Bazaar for Supermodels, Supernatural by Peter Lindbergh, September 2009.
• Vogue Germany for Femme Fatale by Patrick Demarchelier, August 2009.
• Harper's Bazaar for Thriller Fashion by Terry Richardson, September 2009.
• Vogue Italia for Performance by Steven Meisel, September 2009.
• V Magazine for Live from New York by Mario Sorrenti, Fall 2009.
  

 

Curator/Exhibition of the Year Nominees Are:

• Virginia Heckert and Anne Lacoste for Irvin Penn:Small Trades, Getty Center, Los Angeles, California.
• Paul Roth for Richard Avedon:Portraits of Power, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Sarah Greenough for Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
• Eva Respini for Into the Sunset: Photography's Image of the American West, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
• Laurence Miller Gallery, Helen Levitt 1913 - 2009, A Memorial Tribute, New York.
• Gay Icons selected by Waheed Alli, Alan Hollinghurst, Elton John, Jackie Kay, Billie Jean King, Ian McKellen, Chris Smith, Ben Summersmil, Sandi Toksvig and Sarah Waters, National Portrait Gallery, London.

 

Print Advertising Campaign of the Year Nominees Are:

• Agency - CLM BBDO France for Pepsi entitled Exchange, photographed by Vincent Dixon.
• Agency - Droga5 USA for Puma entitled L.I.F.T. photographed by Nadav Kander.
• Agency - GSD&M's Idea City USA for BMW entitled Mad Men photographed by Anton Watts.
• Agency - FRED AND FARID Paris for Wrangler entitled We Are Animals photographed by Ryan McGinley.
• Agency - 180 Amersterdam/TBWA Amsterdam for Adidas entited Air-Cooled Training photographed by Carlos Serrao.

 

Picture Editor of the Year Nominees Are:

• Dora Somosi, Director of Photography for GQ Magazine.
• David Griffin, Director of Photography for National Geographic.
• Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography for New York Times Magazine.
• Alan Taylor, Online Photo Editor for Boston.com/TheBigPicture.
• Steve Fine, Director of Photography for Sports Illustrated.

 

Photography Magazine of the Year Nominees Are:
In an effort to recognize both print and electronic platforms, this category will include online photography magazines in addition to traditional print magazines with the emphasis on acknowledging great vision and execution regardless of the platform.

• Aperture Magazine
• BurnMagazine.org
• C International Photography Magazine
• Foam International Photography Magazine
• GUP (Guide to Unique Photography) Magazine
• Lunaticmag.com
• Nueva Luz Photographic Journal

 

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