Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture has again been awarded to Ilona Szwarc.
The Arnold Newman Prize was established by the Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation in 2009 to recognize and reward excellence in new directions in photographic portraiture. The annual prize winner receives an award of $15,000 and is recognized in ceremonies in New York and at the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine. The prize is funded by the Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation with support from Maine Media Workshops, the American Society of Media Photographers, and Photo District News.
lona Szwarc (American and Polish) is an artist based in New York City. Her work explores notions of gender, identity and beauty in the context of American culture.
