• LUCIE FOUNDATION PRESENTS INSTALLMENT NO. 2 OF PRO'JEKT LA SUMMER SERIES AT SPACE 15TWENTY ON AUGUST 13TH.
• PUBLIC NOMINATIONS OPEN ON AUGUST 10TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20TH FOR LUCIE SUPPORT CATEGORY AWARDS.
• LUCIE FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH NEW MENTOR AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.
• INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS COMPETITION UPDATE.
  

LUCIE FOUNDATION PRESENTS INSTALLMENT NO. 2 OF PRO'JEKT LA SUMMER SERIES AT SPACE 15TWENTY ON AUGUST 13TH.

Installment number two of The Lucie Foundation's Pro'jekt LA Summer Series showcases curated photographs by Jessie Cowan. Feauturing Los Angeles-based photographers Geoff Moore, Jennifer Rocholl and Tasya van Ree exploring the theme Facing West: Fashion Photography in the Land of Celluloid, all perfectly situated in the outdoor courtyard of Space15Twenty. More artists will be announced in the coming days!

Don't miss this sunset-sweet opportunity to be inspired, make new friends in the photo community, shop, listen to fantastic music provided by DJ TNT and learn more about the Lucie Foundation and our programs.

About the Artists

Geoff Moore is a celebrated photographer and award-winning director. Some of his clients include ELLE, Diesel, Puma, Ogilvy+Mather, TBWA\Chiat\Day and many others. To see more of his work, please visit his website.

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Jennifer Rocholl is a graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and one of the 2008 PDN's 30 - their choice of new and emerging photographers to watch. Some of her clients include Flaunt, Elle and Nylon Magazine. To see more of her work, please visit her website.

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Tasya van Ree has been making photographs in and around the Los Angeles area for several years, amassing a large body of portraits. Self-taught and classically influenced, van Ree's ouevre references Ritts and Newton while simultaneously forging her own visual studies. The Lucie Foundation is proud to introduce her work to our constituents. To see more of her work, please visit her website soon (under construction now).

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The details:
When - Thursday, August 13th from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Where - Space15Twenty at 1520 N. Cahuenga Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Who/What - DJ TNT and Projected Photographs by Geoff Moore, Jennifer Rocholl and Tasya Van Ree.

RSVP by Wednesday, August 12 by 5 p.m. PST to summerseries@luciefoundation.org.

To view last month's projections Followers featuring Tania Fernandez, Jeaneen Lund and Mike Piscitelli (sans music), please click here.

PUBLIC NOMINATIONS OPEN ON AUGUST 10TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10TH FOR 2009 LUCIE SUPPORT CATEGORY AWARDS.

In addition to honoring master photographers at the annual gala ceremony, The Lucie Awards also recognizes those individuals, publishers and organizations integral in crafting an image through the 2009 Support Category Awards.

Nominations for these six awards will be open to the public for 30 days, from August 10th to September 10th. The Lucie Photographer Advisory Board will announce the nominees on September 15th and the winners will be announced on Monday, October 19th.

We invite you to participate in the forthcoming Lucie Awards and submit your nominations for:

Book Publisher of the Year | Print Advertising Campaign of the Year | Curator/Exhibition of the Year | Picture Editor of the Year | Photography Magazine of the Year | Fashion Layout of the Year.

Please visit lucies.org and click "nominate" on or after August 10th.



Tickets go on sale for the 7th annual Lucie Awards on Tuesday, August 19, 2009. Sponsors include atEdge, Blurb, PDN, La Cie, Splashlight and Hance Partners, Inc.

LUCIE FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH NEW MENTOR AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.

Since the formation of the Lucie Foundation in October 2008, we've delivered and launched new programs which continue to support our three tiered mission:

- Honor Master Photographers (The Lucie Awards)
- Discover and Cultivate Emerging Talent (International Photography Awards, Fresh Fairs, Fresh Look, PhotoPlay, The Month of Photography Los Angeles)
- Promote the Appreciation of Photography (The Lucie Awards, MOPLA, Fresh Fairs)

Despite the current economic downtown, we are committed to and excited about fulfilling on our mission. The Foundation is launching the Lucie Mentors Program and the Lucie Scholarship Program, both of which will be accepting applications beginning August 15th and September 1st, respectively.

Here's a sneak peak into our new programs but full details will not be available until Friday, August 14th.

The Lucie Mentors Program

Photographers aren’t made, they’re developed. Introducing the Lucie Mentors Program, an ongoing mission to join vital and current professional photographers with emerging talent who will become photographys' next round of brightest stars.

E-pprentice pairs non-professional and established photographers for an ongoing 6-month mentorship of portfolio reviews, photography advice, and creative enrichment. Applications will be accepted from August 15th – October 1st, 2009.

Snapshop is a 6-week workshop where Los Angeles high school students will create a series of images as a narrative of their community. The workshop will culminate in both an exhibition and a book with their original vision intact. Activated in 2010.

PhotoPLAY brings together Los Angeles high school students with professional photographers in an all-day creativity and career workshop with opportunities to experiment and play with a variety of cameras, film, and styles. Presented during MOPLA - April 2010.

The Lucie Scholarship Program

The Lucie Scholarship Program consists of two grants (one $5,000 and one $2,500) to assist a professional photographer completing a long-term project and an emerging photographer developing a body of work and/or portfolio. Submissions will be accepted from September 1 to December 15, 2009. Grantees are announced in early February 2010.

This program is sponsored in part by the Maine Media Workshops who have generously donated one week scholarships to both grant winners.



We hope you will consider becoming a member today. Your membership dues make a large difference in the quality and scope of our projects. Because we are a recognized 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, your membership dues are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Support the Foundation today. Click here to learn more.



INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS COMPETITION UPDATE.

The stiff competition is stacked up once again for the International Photography Awards competiton, now in it's seventh year. Vetting has been completed and Official Selections have been notified, now it's time for the Honorable Mentions and Category Winners to be announced. Stay Tuned. August 18th is the big day. In the meantime, you can peruse the previous years winners, or hear from last year's winners backstage. All that and more at www.photoawards.com