The Lucie Awards: winners announced

4 December 2016

The winners of the 2016 Lucie Awards have been announced in New York, with photographers recognised for achievements in fine art, documentary, photojournalism, sports, and more.

"The gathering of our global photographic community, to honor these outstanding talents, shines a bright light upon these great individuals and has been doing so for the past 14 years. These individuals and institutions are among the best in their fields,” said Lucie's Founder, Hossein Farmani.

The International Photographer of the Year was Marinka Masseus, winning the US$10,000 prize. Her entry, "Under the Same Sun" was created in collaboration with the ‘Josephat Torner Foundation’ to raise awareness about the circumstances of people with albinism living in Tanzania.

From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.
From the series, "Under the Same Sun". © Marinka Masséus.

Finalists included:

Advertising category: Sandro, USA

Architecture category: Julia Anna Gospodarou, Greece

Book category: Jamey Stillings, USA

Editorial category: Alex Telfer, United Kingdom

Event category: Tymon Markowski, Ploand

Fine Art category: Fulvio Bonavia, USA

Nature category: Andrea Bonavita, Italy

People category: Marinka Masséus, Netherlands

Special category: David Burdeny, Canada

Sports category: Russell Ord, Australia

IPA China: Dawei Li

IPA Philippines: Edwin Loyola

IPA Russia: Anton Unitsyn

The Discovery of the Year winner was announced as David Nam Lip Lee, who won US$5,000.

Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.
Monk Of Ya Qing Monastery. © David Nam Lip Lee.

Finalists included:

Advertising category: Anne Hoerter, Germany

Architecture category: Giles McGarry, United Kingdom

Book (self published) category: Sylvain Heraud, France

Editorial category: Szymon Barylski, Ireland

Event category: Sergio Delle Vedove, Italy

Fine Art category: Christine Fitzgerald, Canada

Nature category: Patti Schulze, USA

People category: Niki Boon, New Zealand

Special category: David Nam Lip LEE, Malaysia

Sports category: Davide Lopresti, Italy

IPA China: Gu Lei

IPA Philippines: Jun Pagalilauan

IPA Russia: Yulia Grigoryants

Major winners at the 2016 awards

Achievement in Sports: Simon Bruty (UK, USA)

Achievement in Fine Art: Anthony Hernandez (USA)

Spotlight Award: Musée de l’Elysée (Switzerland)

Visionary Award: Nathan Lyons, posthumously awarded (USA)

Achievement in Photojournalism: Don McCullin (UK)

Double Exposure award: Graham Nash (USA)

Lifetime Achievement Award: Tsuneko Sasamoto (Japan)

Achievement in Portraiture: Rosalind Fox Solomon (USA)

More info: www.luciefoundation.org