International Center of Photography
Announces
2010 Infinity Award Winners
May 10, 2010
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International Center of Photography
Announces 2010 Infinity Award Winners On the evening of
Monday, May 10, 2010, the International Center of
Photography will honor the nine recipients of the 26th
Annual Infinity Awards, this country’s leading awards for
excellence in the field of photography, at a gala event at
Chelsea Piers, Pier Sixty, New York City. Each year, ICP
takes this opportunity to acknowledge some of those
image-makers whose work has allowed us to see the world
anew, and that enables us to better grasp the richness and
diversity of our common humanity.
“In addition to the fact that this year’s
Infinity Award recipients have made a unique contribution to
the photographic medium,” states ICP Ehrenkranz Director
Willis E. Hartshorn, “they share a commitment to the
overarching power of photography and how it can express what
is both enduring and new in the human condition. Whether
documenting significant historical and contemporary events,
shedding light on the dynamism of unfamiliar cultures, or
extending the languages we use to describe and better
understand who we are, they have provided us with
opportunities to re-grasp and re-envision our world.” ICP’s
ongoing mission is to present and champion the variety
inherent in the photographic experience. The Infinity
Awards, first presented in 1985, were created to recognize
the contributions of influential photographers and emerging
young talent. This program attracts an audience of more than
700 prominent guests annually from the photography, art, and
fashion worlds. It celebrates an international group of
accomplished individuals who are receiving what is widely
recognized as the most coveted honor in photography.
Recipients are chosen by a jury from submissions compiled by
a changing international nominating committee.
The Lifetime Achievement Award and Cornell
Capa Award honorees are selected by the ICP Board of
Trustees, President’s Council, and senior staff. The
Trustees Award is periodically given by the Board for
outstanding contributions to the field.
THE 2010 RECIPIENTS
Lifetime Achievement Award
ohn G. Morris
Cornell Capa Award
Peter Magubane
ICP Trustees Award
Gilbert C. Maurer/Hearst Corporation
Young Photographer
Raphaël Dallaporta
Writing
Luc Sante
Publication Looking In:
Robert Frank’s “The Americans”,
Sarah Greenough
Art Lorna Simpson
Photojournalism
Reza
Applied/Fashion/Advertising Photography
Daniele Tamagni, Gentlemen of Bacongo
Selection Committee:
Chris Boot, Publisher, Chris Boot Ltd., London, England
Carol McCusker, Curator of Photography, Museum of
Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
Peter MacGill, President, Pace / MacGill Gallery, New York,
NY
Past winners of the top awards have included:
Robert Frank, Mary Ellen Mark, Marc Riboud, André
Kertész, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Berenice Abbott, Richard
Avedon, Harold Evans, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Alexander
Liberman, Gordon Parks, Helen Levitt, Annie Leibovitz, Lee
Friedlander, William Klein, Susan Meiselas, Roy de Carava,
Malick Sidibé, and Karl Lagerfeld.
THE 2010 INFINITY AWARDS
Monday, May 10, 2010
Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, New York City
6:30 pm Cocktails
8:00 pm Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Co-Chairs:
Pamela Stedman Farkas, Sue Hostetler, Jed Root
Event Chair:
Kim Vernon
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