Support Category Awards
Support Category Awards are presented to individuals, companies and organizations that are an integral part of crafting an image.
These awards are not for photographers but for those who support the photography community.
The public is invited to nominate those from the photography creative community to be considered for this honor. It is from these nominations that the individuals, companies or organizations will be awarded at the Biennial Lucie Awards. A photographer board will be voting on all the nominations to choose the Final Support Category honoree in each of the given disciplines.
Not all categories will be awarded every year, awards will depend on the number of nominations and voting from our Photographer Advisory Board.
We appreciate your support of all those who are an integral part of the photography community.
2025 winners & Nominees have been announced
BOOK PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Anchor in the Landscape, MACK, 2024, Adam Broomberg and Rafael Gonzalez – WINNER
Ash Avenue, Red Hook Editions, 2024, Anders Goldfarb
A Woman I Once Knew, MACK, 2024, Rosalind Fox Solomon
Disruptions, Loose Joints, Feb 2024, Taysir Batniji
M/E, delpire and co, 2025, Rinko Kawauchi
Pharmacy London, Steidl, 2025, Damien Hirst
Catholic Girl LArtiere, 2024, Andrea Modica
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Laura Wimer Jewell and Gabe Jewell, Movement to Organize for Restaurant Equity, Jewell Studio – WINNER
Michal Korta, Instruments instead of Weapons, African Music School, Korta Studio, 2023
SJ Todd, Spring/Summer 2024 – Reveal. Paul Mescal in Gucci, AnOther Magazine, Eighty Seven Productions
Stephen Gan, Spring Collections V, Magazine, March 2025
Advertising Campaign of the Year
Bundles of Joy, Burger King, BBH London – WINNER
Goldteeth & Co, Nike Running, Nike
Concrete, Spoturno perfume launch, Spoturno
Wieden+Kennedy London, It Has to Be, Heinz UK
PHOTO EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Eve Lyons and Matthew Leifheit, Matte Magazine Exciting Photography Now!, December 2023 – WINNER
Sara Moonves, W Magazine: The Directors Issue, Feb 2025
Maye-E Wong, Wider Image/Reuters, Two Black Cadets and the Struggle for Diversity at an Elite US Military Institution, March 30, 2024
Mona Boshnaq, The New York Times, Out of Gaza, 11/19/2024
Massimo Russo, Harper’s Bazaar Italia, Issue 19 ART & VISION
Photography Content of the Year
212 Magazine, POSITOPIA – WINNER
Hamburger Eyes
PROJECTIONS A, Photographers Platform
Fridge Shows
Dear Dave
Photo Museum Exhibition of the Year
Weegee: Autopsy of the Spectacle, Henri Cartier Bresson Foundation – WINNER
Sarah Moon: Time Stands Still, Foto Colectania
I’m So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now, Traveling exhibition organized by Aperture in New York, Curators Lesley A. Martin, Pauline Vermare, and Mariko Takeuchi, Fotomuseum Den Haag
Saul Leiter. Una finestra punteggiata di gocce di pioggia, Villa Reale, Belvedere, Monza, Italy
Life with Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum, George Eastman Museum
Photo Gallery of the Year
Kate Moss, Camera Work – WINNER
Kowalsky Gallery, The Untamed Has No Words: Michal Korta International Cultural Centre in Kraków / Poland
Dolores Marat, Fondazione Sozzani
Homeland: Harry Gruyaert, Fifty One
Yoshinori Marui: Unexpected Memories, Photo Gallery International
Photo Curator of the Year
Duncan Forbes, Lydia Caston, and Newell Harbin, Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection, Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum – WINNER
Holly Roussell, Mo Yi: Me in My Landscape, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Sarah Greenough, Gordon Parks: Camera Portraits from the Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art
Paolo Falcone, Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily, The Photographers Gallery
Ery Camara, Flor Garduno: Paths of Life, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes
Printer Lab of the Year
Whitewall Photo Lab, Germany – WINNER
Bay Photo Bay Area, California
Soluzioni Arte Fine Art Lab, Rome
Safe Light, Berlin
picturehouse + thesmalldarkroom, New Your City
Production Company of the Year
Crawford & Co Productions, Benemart, Benefit Cosmetics – WINNER
Art Bleu Productions, CALIDA SS25, Calida, Spring 2025
Avenue 44 Productions, Meet the New Linkin Park, Billboard, September 2024
Photo Festival of the Year
Kyotographie – WINNER
Bristol Photo Festival, Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
Photolux Festival, November – December 2024
Leipzig Photobook Festival, 15-16 March, 2025
2024 FOTOFOCUS BIENNIAL: backstories, September 2024
Photo Program of the Year
Middle East Childrens Institute, MECI Photography Project – WINNER
Canon University EDU Initiative, Photo Program of the Year
School of Visual Arts, Summer Pre-College
Magnum Photos, Magnum Learn Online Courses
Les Tapies, Summer Photography Program
Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Young Artists Program
Photo Educator of the Year
Monica Aguilar Villamarin, ESPIRITU DE RIO, UNESCO Quito consultant – WINNER
Justin Benson, After the Shoot – A Photography Podcast
PerCorso Perbellini
2025 Support Categories
Click on the category title to make your submission.
Advertising
ART PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Art Producer
Individuals can be nominated who produce commercial advertising projects while maintaining the budget. They understand all of the project needs and they source the bids from photographers for each campaign from electronic or print. Campaign must be published between October 2023 – April 2025.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Creative Director
Individuals can be nominated for being the creative lead who develops a strategic vision and maintains a cohesive look and feel of a campaign in any media platform, from electronic to print. Campaign must be published between October 2023 – April 2025.
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Agency
Advertising Campaigns can be produced and showcased in any media platform, from electronic and social media to print. The campaign must be published between October October 2023 – April 2025.
Publishing
BOOK PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Publisher
Publisher(s) can be nominated for best photography monograph. Books must be published between October 2023 – April 2025.
PHOTO EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Photo Editor
Individuals can be nominated in any media platform, from electronic to print. Edited content must have been created between October 2023 – April 2025.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTENT OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Publisher
Publishers can be nominated for best use of photography or visual content in print or online. Content must have been created between October 2023 – April 2025.
Photo exhibition
PHOTO MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Museum
Photo exhibitions must have occurred between October 2023 – April 2025 and can be mounted as a physical exhibition or as an online exhibition.
PHOTO GALLERY EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Gallery
Gallery exhibitions must have occurred between October 2023 – April 2025 and can be mounted as a physical exhibition or as an online exhibition.
PHOTO CURATOR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Curator
Individual(s) nominated must be the original curator(s) of the exhibition. Exhibition must have been mounted as an exhibition in a physical space, as opposed to a virtual online exhibition. Exhibition must have occurred between October 2023 – April 2025.
Production
PRINT LAB OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Lab
A photo lab can be nominated for their collaboration with a photographer(s). Collaboration needs to take place between October 2023 – April 2025.
PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Production Company
Production Companies can be nominated for any advertising campaign or editorial, and showcased in any media platform, from electronic to print. Content must have been produced between October 2023 – April 2025.
DIGITAL TECH OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Digital Tech
Digital Technicians who aid photographers on photography shoots can be nominated for their work(s). Content must have been produced between October 2023 – April 2025.
Education
PHOTO EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Photo Educator at a University or Workshop
An individual who provides and elevates an understanding of photography in all its forms including creative expression, cultural insight, and experimental practice. Educator must have taught between October 2023 – April 2025.
PHOTO PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Organization or University
Organization or University can be nominated for best photography program covering technical skills, creative techniques, and the business side of photography. Can be either a non-degree program or an accredited degree program. Program must take place between October 2023 – April 2025.
PHOTO FESTIVAL OF FAIR OF THE YEAR
Awarded to Director(s) and/or Founders
Individual(s) can be nominated for their success in showcasing photography for public viewing. Festival/Fair must take place between October 2023 – April 2025.