Short Description
The Lucie Foundation is dedicated to celebrating all forms of photography, in print and online and is pleased to introduce the Lucie Photo Book Prize. This program is a juried competition open to a diversity of book submissions- from traditionally published to prototypes, hand-made books to zines. The awards are presented to photographers, editors, curators or publishers.
The Lucie Photo Book Prize is a juried competition open to a diversity of submissions – from published to prototype to hand-made books. The awards will be presented to photographers, editors, curators or publishers who have created such projects anywhere in the world within March 2023 – September 2025.
The Lucie Foundation is proud to offer two cash prizes to the top two finalists for their outstanding work – one Traditional $3,000 cash prize and one Independent $2,000 cash prize. The Traditional Prize will be awarded to a photographer, editor, curator or publisher whose book is commercially produced and distributed. The Independent Prize will be awarded to a photographer, editor, curator or publisher whose book is published and distributed independently.
CATEGORIES:
1. Exhibition Catalogue: Printed publication made to accompany a temporary exhibition or installation at a gallery or alternative space.
2. First: Open to photographers, authors, and publishers who have not previously had a book published by a third party publishing house.
3. Intersectional: Publication that mixes photography with another medium. This can include text, music, painting, graphic design, poetry, and more.
4. Limited Edition: A book that is released in a limited quantity print run.
5. Multi Artist / Multi Publisher: More than one artist, and/or publisher is featured in the publication.
6. Other: Publication that does not fit within in any of the other ten categories.
7. Proposal: Plan or scheme of a publication, including visual and text which outlines book idea. / Prototype: Mock-up of a proposed publication.
8. Reissue: A book that has not been available for a period of time, but is now being published or produced again.
9. Self- Published: Publication of any book or other media by its author without the involvement of an established publisher. / Handmade: Self-published book made by hand.
10. Single Artist / Single Publisher: Publication composed by one artist, and/or publisher.
11. Zine: A small-circulation, self-published work.
SUBCATEGORIES: Culture / Nature / Landscape, Fashion / Portrait, Documentary / Photojournalism, Fine Art / Contemporary, Single Subject, and Other.
Eligibility
Photographers, editors, and curators are all welcome to submit their books. Eligible books include exhibition catalogues, proposals, self-published, limited edition, multi-artist, single-author, intersectional, zine, reissue, and more!
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
The Lucie Foundation is proud to offer two cash prizes to the top two finalists for their outstanding work.
- Traditional $3,000 Cash Prize
- Independent $2,000 Cash Prize
Winners and finalists will be part of a group exhibition in New York City at Picto NY in the Fall.
More information regarding the exhibition to come.
Entry Fee
Traditional – $55 for first submission, 20% discount for each additional category of the same book submission.
The Traditional Prize will be awarded to a photographer, editor, curator or publisher whose book is commercially produced and distributed.
Independent – $35 for first submission, 20% discount for each additional category of the same book submission.
The Independent Prize will be awarded to a photographer, editor, curator or publisher whose book is published and distributed independently.
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 22 August 2025
Website Link: https://www.luciefoundation.org/lucie-photo-book-prize/
