USA, New York City. 1999.
Elliott Erwitt / MAGNUM PHOTOS
4th
Feb 2015
The
World Photography Organisation is delighted to announce that legendary Magnum
Photos photographer Elliott Erwitt will receive the 2015 Sony World Photography
Awards Outstanding Contribution to Photography. Previous recipients of the
award, given in recognition of a photographer’s significance on the
photographic industry, include Eve Arnold, William Klein, Marc Riboud, William
Eggleston and Mary Ellen Mark.
An
intimate exhibition celebrating Erwitt’s most famous imagery, alongside his
lesser known works and spanning his incredible 60 year career, will be
presented at Somerset House, London from 24th April – 10th May as part of the
Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition. Alongside the exhibition, there will
be a rare public talk between Erwitt and his long-time friend and renowned book
designer Stuart Smith, on the 24th April.
Smith,
who has worked with Erwitt on his last 16 photobooks, says of his friend and
colleague: “Elliott is tireless. He works solid through the day until we’re
worn out at in the evenings. He just doesn’t stop; he’ll get in as much as
possible. And it’s always the same - seven days a week.”
It’s
this dedication and passion towards his artform that has led Erwitt to
producing some of the most heartfelt, down to earth, and at times, ironic and
humorous photography of the past century - and certainly some of the most
recognisable. It’s for these reasons that the French born American, who joined
Magnum Photo agency in 1953, is to be awarded the 2015 Sony World Photography
Awards Outstanding Contribution to Photography.
England, Kent. 1968. © Elliott Erwitt / MAGNUM PHOTOS
Astrid Merget
Motsenigos, Creative Director of the World Photography Organisation and
organiser of the awards, comments: “Elliott is entirely unique and independent
in every way. Photography is part of his very fabric, but he also clearly
separates what he calls his ‘hobby’, from his client work. To most, there will
be no noticeable difference between the two. That is what makes him a master.”
Elliott will
receive his award on Thursday 23rd April at the 2015 Sony World Photography
Awards annual Gala Ceremony. On the same night, the winners of the awards’
professional categories and the overall L’Iris d’Or / Sony World Photography
Awards Photographer of the Year will be announced.
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