BURN magazine receives a Lucie Award

I took the snapshot above last year in Perpignan while sitting in the Café de la Poste with some other RoadTrips bloggers. We met David Alan Harvey during Visa Pour l’Image to brainstorm about how to possibly expand the idea of the RoadTrips blog into some kind of online magazine. This was the beginning of BURN. Not even 3 months later BURN went online, owning its name to Kelly Jynn James, after a long collective search and discussion. Owning the rest mostly to David and Anton who worked nightshift after nightshift.

Yesterday night BURN received a Lucie Award as Photography Magazine of the Year 2009!

PDN calles it a “milestone: This is the first time the Photography Magazine of the Year award has recognized an all-electronic publication. It’s also significant that Burn, which launched less than a year ago, has already established itself as a leading venue for photo stories.”

Congratulations to David Alan Harvey, Anton Kusters and all of the BURNians! I have to say I am quite thrilled to have at least partially witnessed this birth.

From The Lucie Award Site:
“Photography Magazine of the Year Nominees Are:
In an effort to recognize both print and electronic platforms, this category will include online photography magazines in addition to traditional print magazines with the emphasis on acknowledging great vision and execution regardless of the platform.

Aperture Magazine
BurnMagazine.org
C International Photography Magazine
Foam International Photography Magazine
GUP (Guide to Unique Photography) Magazine
Lunaticmag.com
Nueva Luz Photographic Journal”

Congratulations to all of the nominees!