Larry Towell - Selected Awards

Selected Awards

• 2009: The World From My Front Porch, Top ten best photo books of 2008, Photo-Eye
• 2009: The World From My Front Porch, And/or Photography Book Award(Kraszna-Krausz Foundation, UK- shortlisted)
• 2009: The World From My Front Porch, One of “50 Best” photo books of the year. Festival Of The Photograph. Charlottesville, VA
• 2008: One of the year’s best pictures, Photo District News
• 2007: Achievement In Filmmaking Award, New York Independent Film And Video Festival
• 2007: Alicia Patterson Award (USA, Finalist)
• 2006: PDN Photo Annual: One of the year’s best projects
• 2000: Society for News Design Award, La Nacion
• 2000: Photo-eye Award, Citation of Excellence
• 1999: Hasselblad Foundation Award
• 1999: Roloff Beny Book Award
• 1999: Picture Of the Year (Best Use of Photography in Books)
• 1998: 1st Prize, Alfred Eisenstaedt Award
• 1998: ‘Pictoral’ Prize, Pictures of the Year Foundation, University of Missouri
• 1998: Overseas Press Club, New York, Citation of Excellence
• 1998: Society of Publication Designers, Magazine of the Year,"The New York Times"
• 1998: Society of Publication Designers, Merit Award, "The New York Times Magazine"
• 1997: Golden Light (Best Monograph Award)
• 1996: Oscar Barnack Award
• 1996: El Mundo Award
• 1995: Ernst Haas Foundation Award
• 1994/95: Gold Medal, Canadian National Awards
• 1994: Picture of the Year, Canon Photo Essay Award
• 1994: World Press Photo, 1st Prize in category ‘Daily Life Stories’, 1st Prize in category
• ‘General News Stories’
• 1994: Premier Photo of the Year, World Press Photo
• 1993: 1st Prize in category ‘Daily Life Stories’, World Press Photo
• 1991/93: Gold Medal, Western Canada Magazine Awards
• 1991: W. Eugene Smith Foundation Award
• 1991: Silver Medal, Canadian National Awards