Focus Awards Archive by Year

Phillip Prodger

Phillip Prodger, is an art historian, writer, curator and head of the photography department at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts

Presented by: Jared Bowen

Jared Bowen will present the award to Phillip Prodger

Shane Lavalette

Shane Lavalette, Founding Publisher and Editor of Lavalette and the Director of Light Work in Syracuse, NY

Presented by: Susan Worsham

Susan Worsham will present the award to Shane Lavalette

Mary Virginia Swanson

Mary Virginia Swanson, is an author, educator and advisor to artists and arts organizations whose career includes exhibiting, collecting and licensing photography.

Presented by: Susan Kae Grant

Susan kae Grant will present the award to Mary Virginia Swanson

Keith Jenkins

Keith Jenkins became the Supervising Senior Producer for Multimedia at NPR after a 13 year distinguished career at the Washington Post and Washington Post Magazine.

Presented by: David Binder

David Binder will present the award to Keith Jenkins.

Rixon Reed

Rixon Reed founded photo-eye a blend of Galleries, Auctions, Visual Server, Magazine and Newsletter, and a new venture called the Artist Photo Index.

Presented by: Crista Dix

Crista Dix will present the award to Rixon Reed.

Aline Smithson

Aline Smithson, began her career as a fashion editor and is now a widely published and exhibited photographer, educator and blogger.

Presented by: Caleb Cole

Caleb Cole will present the award to Aline Smithson.

Stephen Jareckie

Stephen Jareckie, is currently the Photographic Advisor for the Fitchburg Art Museum and Curator of Photography Emeritus for the Worcester Art Museum.

Presented by: Kristina Durocher

Kristina Durocher will present the award to Stephen Jareckie.

Eelco Wolf

Eelco Wolf, was in charge of Worldwide Marketing Communications for the Polaroid’s Corporation as well as Executive Director of Magnum Photos Worldwide, currently a member of the Photography Collection Committee of the Harvard Art Museums.

Presented by: Henry Horenstein

Henry Horenstein will present the award to Eelco Wolf.

Susan Mosser

Susan Mosser, is Special Services VP of the New England Camera Club Council.

Presented by: Barbara Rozavsky

Barbara Rozavsky will present the award to Ms. Mosser.

Eileen Gittins

Eileen Gittins, is Founder, President, and CEO of Blurb.

Presented by: Joyce Tenneson

Joyce Tenneson will present the award to Ms. Gittins.

Dr. Alison Norström

Dr. Alison Nordström, is Curator of Photographs and Director of Exhibitions at George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film.

Presented by: W.M. Hunt

W.M. Hunt will present the award to Dr. Nordström.

Harold Feinstein

We are honoring Harold Feinstein for his sixty year career as a photographer.

Presented by: Jim Fitts

Jim Fitts will present the award to Harold Feinstein.

 

Alan Taylor

Web developer Alan Taylor created the photo blog The Big Picture for The Boston Globe/Boston.com.

Presented by: Finbarr O’Reilly

Chief Photographer, West & Central Africa, Reuters O’Reilly will present the award to Taylor.

David Bram

Based in Albuquerque, NM, Bram is editor, curator, and founder of the popular and influential Fraction Magazine, now in its sixteenth issue.

Presented by: Mary Virginia Swanson

Marketing Consultant, Swanson makes it her goal to help photographers find the strengths in their work and identify appreciative audiences for their prints, exhibitions, editorial, and licensing placement. She will present the award to David Bram.

James K. Colton

Colton is currently the photography editor for Sports Illustrated.

Presented by: Steve Fine

Director of Photography at Sports Illustrated for the past 14 years, Fine will present the award to Mr. Colton

Steve Hoffman (inset) Jim Toya-Brown

Photographers worldwide rely on Modern Postcard, a San Diego commercial printing company. Founded by Steve Hoffman and nurtured by Jim Toya-Brown, Modern Postcard provides small runs of high quality postcards at an affordable price. Modern Postcard is at the forefront of the postcard industry.

Presented by: Howard Bernstein

Howard Bernstein is the CEO of Bernstein & Andriulli, NY, and publisher of Spread Artculture magazine

Russell Hart

Hart is executive editor of American Photo magazine and editor of American Photo On Campus. In addition to editing and authoring numerous magazine stories and posts on the American Photo blog, State of the Art , Hart oversees many of its technical reviews and organizes the “Editor’s Choice” issue.

Presented by: Henry Horenstein

Henry Horenstein will present the award to Russell Hart.

Rosalind Smith

Rosalind (Roz) Smith, a native of Newton, is a features writer for Shutterbug, Photographers Forum, View Camera, Black and White and Camera Arts. She has also written feature articles for the Robb Report, Photo District News, and the Boston Globe. She has written articles on scores of photographers including Richard Avedon, James Nachtwey, Ron Haviv, John Isaac, Jill Enfield and Duane Michals.

Presented by: John Isaac

Photographer, John Isaac will present the award to Roz Smith.

Rob Haggart

Haggart is the former director of photography for Men’s Journal and Outside magazines. He has received photo editing recognition from Graphis, American Photography, Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, American Society of Magazine Editors and Photo District News, and was chosen as part of the creative team of the year by Ad Week. He currently freelances as a photography director and runs APhotoEditor.com, a blog on photography.

Presented by: Jill Enfield

Jill Enfield, a fine art photographer, author and educator will present the award to Rob Haggart.

Eliane Laffont

Eliane Laffont has been a leading creative and entrepreneurial force in the world of photojournalism. In 1968, she opened the first U.S. office of Gamma Press Images in collaboration with her husband, Jean-Pierre. In 1973, they co-founded Sygma Photo News Agency, where Laffont served as general manager, then president of North American operations, for nearly three decades (with a two-year hiatus at LOOK magazine). Under Laffont’s leadership, Sygma blossomed into the world’s largest photo news agency with more than 500 photographers in 50 countries. In 1999, Sygma was acquired by Bill Gates’ Corbis Images and Laffont was appointed U.S. operations general manager and later was promoted to global vice president of editorial content of Corbis-Sygma. In 2001, Laffont joined Hachette Filipacchi Media as editorial director, supervising the photographic production of the group in the U.S. and developing the photo division around three sectors: photojournalism, photo illustration and photo reportage.

Presented by: Jean François LeRoy

LeRoy is the founder of Visa pour L’image Festival in Perpignan, France.

Nikon Crew

Nikon is a world leader in digital imaging, precision optics, and photo imaging technology

Presented by: Rick Friedman

Rick Friedman, photographer, presents award to Nikon

Henry Horenstein

Henry Horenstein, Photographer, Author and Educator

Presented by:

Award-winning hosts of Car Talk on National Public Radio

Jen Beckman

Jen Bekman is the Founder and Owner, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York

Presented by: Omar Wasow

Cyber guru

Deborah Willis photo © Jennifer Samuels

Debora Willis is the Chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, Curator, Author, Educator, Historian, and Photographer

Presented by: Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford is an American actress, known for her performances in television comedies. Horsford is best known for her roles as Thelma Frye on the NBC sitcom Amen, and as Dee Baxter on the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros.

Holly Stuart Hughes courtesy of PDN

Holly Stuart Hughes accepts award as the editor of Photo District News and PDNOnline.com, the monthly trade magazine and website for professional photographers.

Presented by: Henry Horenstein

Photographer presents the award to PDN.

Clifford Ackley

Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Curator of Prints and Drawings and Chair of the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the MFA, Boston

Presented by: Susan Paine

President of the Board of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Sara Terry

Founder, The Aftermath Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping photojournalists document the aftermath of conflict.

Presented by: Sherman Teichman

Director, Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University will present award to Sara.

Kathy Ryan

Photo Editor, The New York Times Magazine.

Presented by:

Gregory Crewdson presents the award to Kathy Ryan. He is an American photographer. He photographs tableaux of American homes and neighborhoods.

Barbara Hitchcock

Cultural Affairs Director, Polaroid Corporation and Curator, Polaroid Collection

Presented by: David Levinthal

Photographer presents award to Barbara Hitchcock

 

Brian Clamp

Owner, ClampArt, New York

Presented by: William (W.M.) Hunt

Photography collector, curator and consultant

Anne Wilkes Tucker

Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Presented by: Leonard Nimoy

Photographer presents award to Anne Wilkes Tucker.