5.09.2011

ICP INFINITY AWARDS: 2011

PHOTOJOURNALISM AWARD: Adrees Latif
Marooned flood victims looking to escape grab the side bars of a hovering Army helicopter which arrived to distribute food supplies in the Muzaffargarh district of Pakistan's Punjab province August 7, 2010. The 2010 Pakistan floods left one-fifth of Pakistan, about the size of England, underwater and caused heavy destruction to property and infrastructure. The floods affected the lives of 20 million while killing nearly 2000. Photograph (c) Adrees Latif/Reuters

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD: Peter Van Agtmael
A helicopter comes to land on an impromptu helipad built into the side of the mountain at the outpost of Aranas, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 2007. Photograph (c) Peter Van Agtmael/Magnum

PUBLICATION AWARD: Alec Soth
Charles, Vasa, Minnesota, 2002. Photograph (c) Alec Soth

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Elliott Erwitt
New York, 1974. Photograph (c) Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos

"ICP's Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1985 to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries."

6 comments:

Pierre BOYER said...

Whaooooo !
Great pictures !!!!
Thanks to share...

Pierre

Kristin H said...

I went to the ICP awards last year, such great finalists.
The Andrees Latif photo is especially strong.

Dan Gliubizzi said...
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R Montalban said...

These are just such strong images which I know will be even more so in an exhibition.

Dan Gliubizzi said...

The Andrees Latif is riveting...a "Raft of the Medusa" for our time

dkplant said...

I especially appreciated the Andrees Latif photo. Strong image.