Los Angeles, CA—The 19th Annual Lucie Awards revealed the 2022 Lucie Support Category nominees. From those nominees, the Lucies will recognize 11 individuals or organizations in the creative community on October 25, at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Support Category Awards are presented to individuals, companies and organizations that are an integral part of the photography industry. The public is also invited to nominate those from the photographic creative community for consideration.
It is from these nominations that the organization’s photographer advisory board votes on the entries. All nominees have proven essential to crafting exceptional images and are celebrated at the Lucie Awards gala.
2022 Support Categories Nominees
Following are each of this year’s nominees in their respective categories.
BOOK PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR (Awarded to the Publisher)
Red Hook Editions, Hafiz, Sabiha Çimen
Thames & Hudson, American Geography, Matt Black
Veritas Editions, Impermanence, Kenro Izu
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Creative Directors)
James Ward, Canon, Harmony at Work
Isaac Page and Sakshi Choudhary, Ogilvy, Face Forward Project, City of Chicago
Lucia Garcia Rey, ARKET s/s22
PHOTO EDITOR OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Photo Editors)
Sarah Eckinger and Clinton Cargill, Olmsted’s Enduring Gift, New York Times
Alex Snyder, Sagebrush Survivor, Nature Conservancy Magazine
James Colton, The Pictures of the Month, ZUMA Press
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTENT OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Publishers, Print or Online)
National Geographic, Photo of the Day
Women Photograph, Ongoing, 2022
ZUMA Press, Scott Mc Kiernan
PHOTO MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Museum)
International Center of Photography, INWARD: Reflections on Interiority, curated by ICP Guest Curator Isolde Brielmaier
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Love Songs – Photography and Intimacy, curated by Simon Baker, Frédérique Dolivet, and Pascal Hoël
The Menil Collection, Collection Close-Up: Bruce Davidson’s Photographs, Molly Everett, Curatorial Assistant, Modern and Contemporary Art, at The Menil Collection
PHOTO GALLERY EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Gallery)
Danziger Gallery, Seydou Keïta
Howard Greenberg Gallery, A Female Gaze
Fraenkel Gallery, Alec Soth: A Pound of Pictures
PHOTO CURATOR OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Curator)
Aindrea Emelife, Black Venus, Fotografiska, NYC
Anne Morin, Vivian Maier, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris
Makeda Best, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Devour the Land: War and American Landscape Photography since 1970, Harvard Art Museums
PRINT LAB OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Lab)
Grieger, Düsseldorf, Germany
Paper & Ink Studio, Missoula, Montana
Tehran Image Works, Tehran, Iran
PHOTO FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Director and/or Founders)
Fotografia Europea, April 29 – June 12, 2022, Tim Clark and Walter Guadagnini
Lagos Photo, November 4 – December 4, 2021, Azu Nwagbogu
Triennial of Photography, May 20 – September 18, 2022, Koyo Kouoh
PHOTO PROGRAM OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Organization/University)
Las Fotos Project
Los Angeles Center of Photography
NYC Salt
PHOTO EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR (Awarded to Educator at University/Workshop)
Reid Callanan, Founder and Director of Santa Fe Workshops
Aline Smithson, Artist, Editor, Educator, Los Angeles Center of Photography
Deborah Willis Ph.D., University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging
Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
Lucie Awards 
The Lucie Awards is an annual event honoring the greatest achievements in photography. Each year, the Lucie advisory board nominates deserving individuals across a variety of categories. Once these nominations are received, an honoree in each category is selected. The Lucie Awards is the signature program of Lucie Foundation.
