Alexia Winners Meet Foundation Creators in Perpignan, France
The Alexia Foundation was recognized for 15 years of dedication to photojournalism in at the 17th annual Visa Pour L'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France, in September, 2005.
A slide show of 60 images selected from 17 photographers' picture stories sponsored by the Alexia Foundation was shown at the Friday night slide show.
Some of the photographers who have received Alexia Foundation Grants gathered at a luncheon for previous grant winners, judges, Alexia Foundation Board members and friends.
book now available
for purchase
The Alexia Foundation's "Eyes on the World" book displays the work of 18 past Alexia grant winners and presents work that has been exhibited at the United Nations building in New York, at the Pingyao, China, International Photography Festival, and at the UN Information Centre in Tokyo.
The $40 book is available with credit card at PayPal, or by email request to info@alexiafoundation.org or at the Syracuse University Bookstore. You can preview a segment of the book here.
Dury's Photo proudly supports the Alexia Foundation in its goal to help photographers produce stories that promote wolrd peace and cultural understanding. To help students produce outstanding picture stories, Dury's will award each student winner with a Dury's Photo gift card for these amounts:
| First Place | $300 |
| Second Place | $250 |
| 3 Awards of Excellence | $150 each |
Dury's has provided professional equipment and services for photographers for over 125 years. Dury's is in Nashville, Tenn., but its services are available to everyone at www.durys.com. 800-824-2379.
