The Lucie Awards is an annual event honoring the greatest achievements in photography.
The photography community from around
the globe pays tribute to the most outstanding people in the field. Each year,
the Lucie Advisory Board nominates deserving individuals across a variety of
categories.
For over 70 years, Art Shay has
documented life, combining his gifts of storytelling, humor and empathy. Art Shay, now 95, will be honored with
the Lucie statue for Lifetime Achievement during the Lucie Awards gala ceremony
at Carnegie Hall in New York October 29, 2017. “Art Shay: A Tribute” is currently on exhibit at Monroe
Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM, through November 19.
At the same time, renowned
photographer Steve Schapiro will receive the Lucie Award for Achievement in
Photojournalism. Earlier this year the Gallery presented the exhibition "EYEWITNESS" to celebrate the
completion of a project based on James Baldwin’s 1963 book, “The Fire Next
Time”. Steve Schapiro’s photographs documenting the civil rights movement from
1963 – 1968 are paired with essays from “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin
in a major book published by Taschen in March.
Monroe Gallery of Photography was
founded by Sidney S. Monroe and
Michelle A. Monroe. Building on more than five decades of collective
experience, the gallery specializes in classic black & white photography
with an emphasis on humanist and photojournalist imagery. Monroe Gallery was
the recipient of the 2010 Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Excellence in Photojournalism.