ICP's Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1984 to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries.
The Cornell Capa, Lifetime Achievement, and Trustees Award recipients are selected by ICP's Board of Trustees, President's Council, or staff. Other recipients are chosen by a Selection Committee from the submissions of a rotating International Nominating Committee.
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 School at ICP.
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2009 RECIPIENTS
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

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CORNELL CAPA AWARD
LETIZIA BATTAGLIA

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ICP TRUSTEES AWARD
GAYLE G. GREENHILL

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YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER
LIEKO SHIGA

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WRITING
AVEEK SEN

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PUBLICATION
DESERT CITIES
AGLAIA KONRAD

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ART
RINKO KAWAUCHI

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PHOTOJOURNALISM
GEERT VAN KESTEREN
BAGHDAD CALLING
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APPLIED/FASHION/ADVERTISING
PHOTOGRAPHY
TIM WALKER

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CORPORATE SPONSOR

BENEFIT COMMITTEE
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Co-Chairs
Caryl Englander
Pamela Stedman Farkas
Jeffrey P. Williams
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Vice-Chairs
Glenda Bailey
Fabien Baron
Sandy Brant
Maureen Chiquet
Anne and Joel
Ehrenkranz
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Ariel Foxman
Dennis Freedman
David Granger
Calvin Klein
Kelly Klein
Karen Lauder
Michael Psilakis
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Marjorie and
Jeffrey A. Rosen
Gloria Steinem
Clémence and
William von Mueffling
Jann Wenner
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INTERNATIONAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Daphné Anglès, Europe Picture Coordinator, The New York Times, Paris, France
Peter D. Barberie, Curator of Photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Bill Charles, Principal, Bill Charles Gallery, New York, New York
Esa Epstein, Executive Director, Sepia International, New York, New York
Prof. F.C. Gundlach, Founding Director, House of Photography, Hamburg, Germany
Stefan Hallin, Principal, Bildbyran Silver Agency, Stockholm, Sweden
Lisa Hostetler, Ph.D., Interim Coordinator of Curatorial Affairs, Curator of Photographs, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ryuichi Kaneko, Guest Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan
Gisela Kayser, Curator, Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany
David E. Little, Curator and Head, Department of Photography, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Santiago Lyon, Director of Photography, The Associated Press, New York, New York
Carol McCusker, Curator of Photographs, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
Eric Miles, Photoeye Auctions, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Russell Roberts, Senior Research Fellow in Photography—Exhibitions, Ffotogallery & University of Wales, Newport
Bob Wollheim, Chief Executive Officer, Fotosite/SixPix, São Paulo, Brasil
Cynthia Young, Assistant Curator, International Center of Photography, New York, New York
SELECTION COMMITTEE
Charlotte Cotton, Curator and Head of the Department of Photography, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
Deborah Martin Kao, Head Curator, Harvard Art Museum and Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Marcel Saba, Director, Redux Pictures, New York, New York