International photography awards 2009

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International photographer of the year award : $10,000 cash prize
Discovery of the year award : $5,000 cash prize
Deeper perspective photographer of the year award : $5000 cash prize

2009 competion is now accepting entries. Deadlines ?
Earlybird Deadline: March 27, 2009.

Entry fees :
- Professionals : Single Image: $35.00 USD, Series (2 t0 5 images): $60.00 USD, Each Additional Category: $25.00 USD
- Non professionals : Single Image: $25.00 USD, Series (2 t0 5 images): $50.00 USD, Each Additional Category: $15.00 USD
- Students : Single Image: $15.00 USD, Series (2 t0 5 images): $20.00 USD, Each Additional Category: $10.00 USD

More on the new website

See all the winners 2008

Photographer of the Year : Brent Stirton
Discovery of the Year : John P. Delaney
Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year : Justin Maxon

• Professional Photographer of the Year: Advertising - Mark Holthusen - Entry 50047 - Title : Kohler - as I see it - San Francisco, US
• Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: Advertising - Benny Haryanto - Entry 53391 - Title: Dinar - Jakarta, ID
• Professional Photographer of the Year: Architecture - Livia Corona - Entry 45879 - Title : Two million homes for Mexico - New York, US
• Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: Architecture - Marcin Stawiarz - Entry 44968 - Title: British style - Czestochowa, PL
• Professional Photographer of the Year: Book - Paolo Pellegrin - Entry 48795 - Tittle: As I was dying - Rome, IT
• Professional Photographer of the Year: Editorial - Brent Stirton - ENTRY 46998 - Title: Slaughter in the jungle - NY, US
• Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: Editorial - John Delaney - Entry 54268 - Title: Eagle Nomads of Mongolia - New York, US
• Professional Photographer of the Year: Fine Art - Oleg Dou (Duryagin) - Entry 47185 - Title: Toystory 2 - Moscow, RU
• Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: Fine Art - Faisal Almalki - Entry 47876 - Title: Detour - Riyadh, SA
• Professional Photographer of the Year: Nature - David Burdeny - Entry 61220 - Title: Greenland Icebergs II - Vancouver, CA
• Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: Nature - Weronika Gęsicka - Entry 50480 - Title: Water - Warsaw, PL
• Professional Photographer of the Year: People - Nadav Kander - Entry 56493 - Title: Ladahk - New York, US
• Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: People - Lung Liu - Entry 50319 - Title: Muay Thai Culture #1 - Surrey, CA
• Professional Photographer of the Year: Special - Nick Veasey - Entry 52049 - Title: Kylies Knickers - Maidstone, UK
• Nonprofessional Photographer of the Year: Special - Rachel Blaser - Entry 48997 - Title: Octopus - Lancaster, US

Winners 2007

Linked to lucie awards

IPA mission 2009 : To salute the achievements of the world's finest photographers, to discover new and emerging talent, and to promote the appreciation of photography.

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See the old 2008 lucie awards mission below. Did I conclude right then? IPA discovers and Lucie annouces? Yet Lucie also claims to discover... Is Lucie organising IPA?

2008 : "IPA awards Lucies to those in the creative community who are an integral part of crafting an image. The nominations are submitted by IPA members and the IPA Photographers Advisory Board".

2009 : "All category winners (professional and non-professional) will then compete for the highest award which will be announced at the Lucies as the International Photographer of the Year award, receiving the $10,000 cash prize provided by AtEdge and the coveted Lucie statue. In addition, the seven winners from the non-professional categories will compete for the Discovery of the Year award, which will also be announced at the Lucies, receiving a $5,000 cash prize provided by Pilsner Urquell and the Lucie statue."

Mmmh, but my new questions are now : who is nominating/selecting lucie winners (the top three winners of the IPA competition that are announced during the Lucie Awards)? Sorry, I can not find an explanation. Judges and Judging Committee? What is the role of the Judging Committee?

p.s. I just read in RF1208_IPA "that they had almost 23,000 submissions from 124 countries around the world". Counting out loud : 23,000 x USD 25 = collected entry fees USD 575,000! Much money. What was it spent on? Does the IPA contest machinery adds up to that?