Lucie Awards PRESS


 

For Immediate Release  
September 8, 2004            

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Anne Lagerberg, Event Coordinator
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The Recipients of the 2004 Lucie Awards
Los Angeles, CA, September 8, 2004 - The International Photography Awards (IPA) announced today the recipients of this year’s Lucie Awards. This tribute to the masters in photography will be held at the American
Airlines Theatre in New York on October 18, 2004.
The recipients of the 2004 Lucie Awards are:

Lifetime Achievement in Photography -
Gordon Parks

Humanitarian Award -
Sebastiao Salgado


Visionary Award -
Cornell Capa

Special Tribute -
Helmut Newton
Francesco Scavullo

Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Photography -
Arthur Leipzig

Outstanding Achievement for Women in Photography -
Sylvia Plachy
Presented by:WIPI

Outstanding Achievement in Architecture Photography - Julius Shulman

Outstanding Achievement in Music Photography -
Jim Marshall


Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Photography -
Bruce Davidson

Outstanding Achievement in Photojournalism -
James Nachtwey

Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment Photography -
Bert Stern

Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Photography -
Lillian Bassman


Outstanding Achievement in Still Photography for Motion Pictures -
Bob Willoughby Presented by:
SMPSP

Outstanding Achievement in Portraiture -
Arnold Newman Presented by:
ASMP

Outstanding Achievement in Advertising Photography -  
Jay Maisel Presented by:
IPA

Outstanding Achievement in Sports Photography -  
Walter Iooss

Special Tribute presentations by Cindy Crawford, Jodie Foster, Andie MacDowell and Deborah Harry for Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Francesco Scavullo.

Gene Trindl, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eddie Adams and Richard Avedon will also be remembered.

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Photographers, curators, gallery owners, collectors, and industry experts from around the world will be attending the Lucie Awards evening ceremony in at the American Airlines Theatre in New York. The ceremony will be held on October 18, 2004 from 7-9PM, followed by a dinner at the penthouse theatre lobby for those holding VIP tickets. All tickets to the ceremony are available now at lucieawards.com.

As esteemed photographer and 2003 Lucie Award recipient Douglas Kirkland claims, “The Movie Industry has its Oscars, now the Photography Community has its Lucies!”

The International Photography Awards’ mission is to salute the achievements of the world's finest photographers, to discover new and emerging talent, and to promote the appreciation of photography. 2004 will mark the second annual Lucie Awards ceremony.
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