BURN magazine receives Lucie Award

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No cameras allowed at the ceremony, but Kerry Payne managed to sneak out a tiny iPhone pic…

Needless to say, we are so very humbled by this award…Photography Magazine of the Year 2009

www.lucieawards.com

-david alan harvey (editor), anton kusters (creative director)


Published on October 20, 2009 by anton. 186 Comments

186 Responses to “BURN magazine receives Lucie Award”

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  • david bowen
    October 21, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    man, this party just SWELLED>>>>
    come in, come in.. find a bean bag and slouch..
    what potions d’ya bring?
    d

  • dellicson
    October 21, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    Rob Haggart of A Photo Editor highlights DAH and Burn:

    http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/10/21/david-alan-harvey-on-launching-a-photo-j-magazine/

  • MarinaBlack
    October 21, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    Wow, how wonderful!! very happy about this news! My congratulations to David, Anton, and all Burnians! proud of ya :)

  • mtomalty
    October 21, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    DAH

    I was just reading a short interview with you at PDNonline and again the comment was
    made that , “BURN will be a channnel of Magnum”

    I know you touched on this briefly in the past but is anything more concrete available to be shared
    as to what this actually means?

    Does it mean that BURN has a link on Magnum?
    Does it mean that published BURN content could be licensed through Magnum by prospective clients?

    Anything?

    Best,
    Mark

  • ginamartin
    October 21, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS to everyone!! this is so exciting for BURN!

  • Kenji Arimura
    October 22, 2009 at 10:15 am

    That’s fantastic! well deserved burn team!!

  • Tommy
    October 22, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Been busy for a few days and unable to check burn. And boy did I miss something BIG ;)

    Viva la vida burn

    DAH / Anton – Congrats!

    Deserved. Unique. Edgy. Expressive. Innovative. Creative. Alive. Burn.

    2 Men and a Laptop I believe was the phrase. What’s not to love.

  • Gui Galembeck
    October 23, 2009 at 8:06 am

    Yeah !! well done !!
    Congrats David and Anton, you deserve it

  • Vincent Assante Di Cupillo
    October 23, 2009 at 8:19 am

    Well deserved indeed !

    Bravo & Bonne continuation !

  • kellylynnjames
    October 23, 2009 at 10:15 am

    Fabulous, David. Congratulations!

  • monirul
    October 24, 2009 at 3:16 am

    Congratulation !!! BURN magazine and thanks to David and Anton…………….monirul

  • bodo
    October 24, 2009 at 11:28 am

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!

  • jenny lynn walker
    October 25, 2009 at 5:49 am

    Congratulations to you! The best kind of news! : )

  • JKaranka
    October 26, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    Congratulations.

    Interesting to read that foto8 are disappointed. I can see their point when you have very strongly edited magazines out there like FOAM (it quite simply rocks). It’s quite a surprise that Burn made it over them… the jury of the award must have been looking forwards to a bit of a twist and opening up the definition of magazine.

  • panos skoulidas
    October 26, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    It’s quite a surprise that Burn made it over them… the jury of the award must have been looking forwards to a bit of a twist and opening up the definition of magazine.

    ……………………………………………………………………………….

    twist???
    Does FOAM has an Akaky? a CIVI? a BobB? a Jim ????????
    didnt think so………..;0

  • Rafal Pruszynski
    October 26, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    Joni, but who reads foam? 5 people? Im exaggerating but FOAM has a very very small audience, especially compared to Burn, but even without comparing it to Burn it simply fills a small niche. Its a niche magazine but does not have nearly the impact that Burn does. While maybe the level of consistency of FOAM is higher than Burn, that doesnt make it better. I find Burn vastly more interesting than FOAM. Burn is dynamic, inclusive and encompases a wide variery of photography. FOAM is a niche magazine and thats it.

  • kathleen fonseca
    October 26, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Rafal

    Foam is different from Burn. It’s a fabulous read..all the interviews and different projects in the recent Talent edition are a total thrill. It was sent to me as a gift and i’ve been dragging it everywhere, looking and reading. BUT, can i get Foam in Costa Rica without paying an arm and a leg for it and even then maybe getting it hung up in Customs? NO! I can get Burn here by just turning on the compu’. I think that’s the point overall. Burn is the wave of the future though a magazine like Foam is pure unadulterated luxury..holding it in my hands, turning the pages, touching the images..no computer can ever equal the experience of a magazine’s look and feel. Burn is like a cake behind glass at the bakery. You can look but you can’t touch. Foam is 2000 calories of luscious, rich goo. They both work!

    best
    Kat

  • Rafal Pruszynski
    October 26, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    I can touch the images just as well on Burn as I can in a magazine. The point isnt about touching, its about seeing. Its a visual art afterall, isnt it? FOAM is a small niche magazine. It has very little impact and as such lost the lucie. Foto8 can bitch and moan all they want, they are niche as well. Frankly, I wouldnt buy FOAM if I could, not for that price.

  • Gordon Lafleur
    October 26, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    Rafal,Kathleen

    I love magazines, just ask my wife, they get way out of hand. I also love Burn and spend to much time on it.
    But I’m with you Kat. I love lounging on the couch with a magazine, or, my favourite, in a very hot 45 min bath. It just ain’t the same on a computer screen. I’ve never actually held a laptop on my lap, or my stomach. Besides, resolution on a computer screen sucks big time compared to print.

  • wendy
    October 26, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    KAT
    BuRN is like a cake
    behind glass at the bakery…
    you can look
    but you can’t touch…
    FOAM is 2000 calories of rich,
    luscious goo…
    they both work….
    oh yes indeed….
    xox

  • kathleen fonseca
    October 26, 2009 at 11:09 pm

    Gordon

    Actually, you touch on another big difference and that’s the trouble with monitors. There’s the good, the bad and the ugly. There’s large, small, cheap, expensive, flat, CRT, laptops, Macs, PC’s, blackberries, and whatever the hell else there is out there. So an essay published here has to run a virtual gauntlet of viewing devices while the photographer cross her finger that her message is getting through. A magazine is what it is. The only difference is the kind of light reflecting off its pages. I guess i treasure a great photography magazine because they are not sold here. When i get one in my hands it’s, well, it’s just a huge deal. So where would i be without Burn? Screwed. But do i occasionally cheat with the real deal? mmm….yeah..

    Rafal, it’s not JUST about seeing! A book or magazine at its best is a very sensual experience. I don’t go to a museum just to see art. Part of the pleasure is actually being at the museum and much thought (and cash) goes into museum design and architecture to enhance that pleasure. I don’t buy a photo book to just see the photos but to hear the spine crack every so slightly and know i am the very first person to open that book and discover the miracles within. To feel and smell the silky–or stiff–or crisp–paper, to know how that paper bends, how it turns, how it falls into place over the page before it, to see the text, what kind of font was used, to read the words, always properly edited and all spellings just right, yes, to sink into the couch with that book, to arrange it on a table at a cafe just right so my cappuccino doesn’t spill on it. I don’t have a laptop so having the pleasure to peruse Burn at a cafe is not something i have ever enjoyed. But books? Magazines? ALL the time!

    Yes, Burn is the wave of the future but it is not the ultimate photography viewing experience to me. not by a long shot.

    Ok, ’nuff about this..take care, Both

    kat

  • kathleen fonseca
    October 26, 2009 at 11:14 pm

    awww Wendy..you make me blush when you do that…it’s always like my words look and feel and sound so much better than they did in my own head.

    thanks, grrl

    kathleen

  • Rafal Pruszynski
    October 26, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    Do you touch the mona lisa? Its behind inches of glass. Do you touch a rembrandt? Photography is about seeing and thinking. For me anyway touching means very little. A photograph should make you think. And whats best for thinking than the constant stream of work on Burn, and the ability to discuss and debate in real time? Magazines are dinosaurs. Sure, its nice to hold a magazine since you wont get electrocuted in a tub if it falls in the water so its not lethal, but what kind of relationship or communication can you have with a magazine? Thats where Burn totally stomps all over Foam or other magazines and Foto8 can kiss our asses and shut up.

  • kathleen fonseca
    October 26, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    Rafal

    (haha, funny visual of getting electrocuted in the tub with a magazine)..It’s not about touching the Mona Lisa, sheesh, you can be so obtuse..BEING at the museum is part of the experience of SEEING and THINKING about the Mona Lisa. For me anyway! If it’s just about seeing the Mona Lisa i don’t have to go to the museum, all i have to do is google the bi*ch! kabish? Burn and Foam, et al, they’re ALL good! I love The New Yorker. But does that mean i don’t also read books? Or The Daily Beast? (my guilty pleasure) or go to a movie? i mean, c’mon, Rafal..move over and share the wealth..magazines, books, Burn, photos on walls, all good!

    best atcha
    kat

  • Patricia Lay-Dorsey
    October 26, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Rafal, do we really have to dump on other magazines — print or online — to feel good about our winning the Lucie Award? Hey, man, let’s be a little gracious here. There’s nothing tackier than big-headed winners.

    Patricia

  • Rafal Pruszynski
    October 26, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    yes since they dumped first. Foto8 dumped on Burn, Ill dump on Foto8 as an irrelevant print rag.

  • Ross Nolly
    October 26, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    “irrelevant print rag” Can’t online mags, and real mags and books co-exist side by side. Especially since they are completely different mediums and different experiences…

  • Imants
    October 27, 2009 at 12:08 am

    …it’s all information Ross no matter how it comes, like many here I like mags even smutty ones.

  • Imants
    October 27, 2009 at 12:09 am

    ………even got some on my ute

  • Ross Nolly
    October 27, 2009 at 12:12 am

    Imants; “…it’s all information Ross no matter how it comes” Yes; that’s exactly my point. :-)

  • Ross Nolly
    October 27, 2009 at 12:16 am

    Imants; I was just answering Rafal’s “irrelevant print rag” comment. :-)

  • Imants
    October 27, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Who’s Rafal?

  • Haik
    October 27, 2009 at 2:10 am

    Irrespectueux Provocateurs !!!

    Is Flickr touch sensitive ?

  • Jerome C.
    October 27, 2009 at 3:20 am

    We all agree, Burn rocks!
    BTW, when will the Burn “birthday special limited paper edition” be published?
    I’m already queuing…

  • panos skoulidas
    October 27, 2009 at 4:10 am

    im right here ( in grecolandia ),
    idiot….!!!
    jeesus

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7NoOhmVMac

  • LindaO
    October 28, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    Congrats David, Anton and the rest of the BURN gang! Bravo!

    Dave — here’s hoping that your wish and vision for BURN that you shared at LOOK3 manifests. :)

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