Several artists who have been featured in Aperture publications have been selected as honorees for the 2008 Lucie Awards! The Lucies are an annual awards ceremony conducted to honor and award the best in the field of photography. According to their mission, the Lucies were created, “to salute the achievements of the world’s finest photographers, to discover new and emerging talent, and to promote the appreciation of photography.” Of the nine honorees, five of them have books published by Aperture. These honorees include:

-Richard Misrach: Lifetime Achievement

-Susan Meiselas: Achievement in Photojournalism

-Sara Terry: Humanitarian Award (for The Aftermath Project)

-Josef Koudelka: Achievement in Documentary

-Erwin Olaf: Achievement in Advertising

The award ceremony will take place October 20, 2008 in New York City. For more information, click here.

Congratulations to all the honorees!

Tags: Erwin Olaf, Josef Koudelka, Lucie Awards, Richard Misrach, Sara Terry, Susan Meiselas

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