New York, NY—New York hosted the 20th Annual Lucie Awards in a gala black-tie ceremony and awards program on October 30, at Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall. The 2023 Lucies honor the greatest achievements in photography, as well as excellence in several industry support categories, ranging from publishing to exhibition. Also announced at the gala were the 2023 IPA Award winners.
“Tonight, as we have for 20 years, we pay tribute to the achievements of the winners and honorees whose extraordinary work brings so much meaning to our community and the world. We are thrilled to return to Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, and to be with friends and colleagues, as we spotlight these achievements,” said Hossein Farmani, founder of the Lucie Awards. “The Lucie Awards are an anticipated annual event that celebrates our industry, the individuals and our community.”
20th Lucie Awards Winners
The following photographers were recognized with a Lucie Award:
- Raymond Depardon: Lifetime Achievement
- Jo Ann Callis: Achievement in Fine Art
- Carol Guzy: Achievement in Photojournalism
- Ming Smith: Achievement in Portraiture
- Firooz Zahedi: Achievement in Entertainment
- Jamel Shabazz: Achievement in Documentary
- Donald Miralle: Achievement in Sports
- Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier: Humanitarian Award
- Antwaun Sargent: Spotlight/Visionary Award
IPA Photographer of the Year
Winners of the 2023 International Photography Awards (IPA) juried competition were announced at the Lucie gala. Moreover, the award and cash prize for International Photographer of the Year ($12,000, sponsored by OnePlus) went to Thomas Broening.
The full list of 2023 IPA professional finalists are:
- Thomas Broening, The End of the Dream: Advertising
- Edgar Martins, Our War: Analog/Film
- Gang Wang, Ships on Land: Architecture
- Svetlana Bachevanova, Ukraine: A War Crime: Book
- Wolfgang Schwan, Ukraine’s War: Editorial/Press
- Nabil West, NYC Women’s March 2017: Event
- Julia Fullerton-Batten, Old Father Thames: Fine Art
- Barbara and Maciej Noskowski, Ice Fantasy: Nature
- Allison Hunter, Freedom to Fly: People
- Horst Kistner, Pets Meets Vintage: Special
- Finn O’Hara, Mikaël Kingsbury, Olympic Freestyle Skier: Sports
IPA Discovery of the Year
The 2023 award as well as cash prize for the IPA Discovery of the Year ($6,000, sponsored by OnePlus) went to Carlo Marrazza.
The full list of 2023 IPA Student/Non-Professional Finalists follows: 
- Yuliy Vasilev, Spaghetti Stylist: Advertising
- Daniela Balestrin, Where does the tree end and the rest of the world begin?: Analog/ Film
- Steffen Reichardt, Power Station (Storm): Architecture
- Jan Schölzel, The Promise [of safe, clean and unlimited energy]: Book
- Or Adar, Must Resist: Editorial/Press
- Thamarong Wanarithikul, Songkran: Event
- Bevil Templeton-Smith, Polychromo: Fine Art
- Claudia Gaupp, Anemone Purity: Nature
- Carlo Marrazza, Bakkarwals of Jammu and Kashmir 1: People (winner)
- Daniil Kobizskiy, .raw: Special
- Tony Law, Narrow Escape: Sports
Thomas Broening and Carlo Marrazza won $12,000 and $6,000 prizes, respectively. Furthermore, the IPA has awarded more than $265,000 in prize money over the last 20 years. The winning work was displayed during the Lucie Weekend in the annual Best of Show Exhibition at Splashlight. Curated by Susan Baraz, it featured 52 of the winning images from the 2023 competition.
2023 Lucie Support Category Awards
In addition, the Lucie Support Category awards were also conferred. The winners are below:
- Book Publisher of the Year, awarded to the publisher: Atelier EXB, For the Long Haul, Marc Riboud
- Photo Editor of the Year: Melissa DeWitt, Hotshoe Magazine
- Photography Content of the Year, Print or Online: Balam,
- Photo Museum Exhibition of the Year: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, James Nachtwey: Memoria
- Photo Gallery Exhibition of the Year: Gagosian, Avedon 100
- Photo Curator of the Year: Jim Ganz and Antares Wells, Eugene Atget Highlights from the Mary & Dan Solomon Collection, J Paul Getty Museum
- Photo Festival/ Fair of the Year: Paris Photo, Paris, France
- Photo Program of the Year: Penumbra Foundation
The Lucie Awards highlights a weekend of celebrations hosted by the Lucie Foundation, the Lucie Awards’ governing body. What’s more, the IPA Best of Show party kicked off the weekend. The party was hosted and sponsored by Splashlight. In addition, this year’s Lucie Awards sponsors are Nikon Inc., OnePlus, Splashlight and the International Photo Awards.
