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European Publishers Award For Photography

Dewi Lewis established his publishing house in 1994. Internationally known, its authors have included photographers such as Martin Parr, Simon Norfolk, William Klein, Frank Horvat, Paolo Pellegrin, Sergio Larrain and Bruce Gilden. He works in close collaboration with a number of European publishers and is a founding member of The European Publishers Award for Photography, now in its 19th year.

An Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, he was awarded the Society’s inaugural RPS Award for Outstanding Service to Photography in 2009, and in 2012, the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation presented him with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Photography Publishing.

He has acted as Jury member for several major competitions and as a portfolio reviewer at innumerable international photography events including Fotofest, USA; Lodz Festival, Poland; PhotoEspana, Spain; Review Santa Fe, USA. He was a ‘Master’ for the 2009, 2010 & 2011 World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclasses. As well as his own book, Publishing Photography, he writes occasional texts on photography and has curated exhibitions including a survey show of the famous UK magazine, Picture Post, for the 2010 Atri Festival.