Infinity Awards

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The Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1985 by the International Center of Photography "to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries."

The Infinity Awards ceremony is ICP's primary fund-raising benefit, and the revenues generated assist the full range of the Center's programs, including exhibitions, collections, community outreach, and the ICP School.

The Cornell Capa, Lifetime Achievement, and ICP Trustees Award recipients are specially elected each year. Other recipients are chosen by a Selection Committee from the submissions of an International Nominating Committee, whose members change each year.

The Infinity Award, designed by Louis Dorfsman, is a replica of a sprocketed 35mm film fashioned into an infinity symbol, embedded in a Lucite rectangle and inscribed with the recipient's name. This symbol was chosen "because the possibilities of the photographic medium are virtually infinite."

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[edit] List of Awards

  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Cornell Capa Award
  • Getty Images Lifetime Achievement
  • ICP Trustees Award
  • Master of Photography
  • Applied/Fashion/Advertising Photography
  • Applied Photography
  • Photojournalism
  • Art
  • Writing
  • Publication
  • Design
  • Young Photographer
  • Special Commendations

[edit] List of Award Winners

[edit] Lifetime Achievement

[edit] Cornell Capa Award

The Cornell Capa Award (created in 2000) is named after the founder of the ICP, Cornell Capa. Those who have won the award are among the leading documentary photographers of their generation.

[edit] Getty Images Lifetime Achievement

[edit] ICP Trustees Award

[edit] Master of Photography

[edit] Applied/Fashion/Advertising Photography

[edit] Applied Photography

[edit] Photojournalism

[edit] Art

[edit] Writing

[edit] Publication

[edit] Design

[edit] Young Photographer

[edit] Special Commendations

The following individuals have also been recognized for significant contributions to photography.

[edit] See Also

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