Today October 20th, 6 p.m. at Lincoln Center, New York, Gianni Berengo Gardin will be given the Lucie Statue for “Lifetime Achievement (an individual who has dedicated his/her entire life to the photographic craft)” during the Lucie Awards Gala ceremony.

Honorees who will receive the Lucie statue along with Gianni Berengo Gardin are:

Patrick Demarchelier (Achievement in Fashion), John Iacono (Achievement in Sports), Josef Koudelka (Achievement in Documentary), Herman Leonard (Achievement in Portraiture), Susan Meiselas (Achievement in Photojournalism), Richard Misrach (Achievement in Fine Art), Erwin Olaf (Achievement in Advertising),  Sara Terry (Humanitarian Award), Visa Pour L’Image Festival (Spotlight Award).

Update: Rob Haggart will be blogging live this evening and “will provide some commentary for people unable to attend … “. Thank you, Rob.