Awards

Zsuzsanna Luciano, M.Photog.

Awards, Honors & Professional Recognition

2008–2026

Zsuzsanna Luciano is a Hungarian-born American conservation fine-art photographer whose landscape, wildlife, astrophotography, and conservation imagery has received recognition in professional photography competitions and juried fine-art festivals throughout the United States and internationally.

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2008

Delaware Arts Festival — Delaware, Ohio

Award

The earliest currently documented festival recognition in Zsuzsanna Luciano’s professional award history.

Her professional record also documents multiple Awards of Merit from organizations and competitions including the New York Institute of Photography, Professional Photographers of America, and Epson International Pano Awards beginning during this period.

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2011

New York Institute of Photography

Award of Merit — June 28, 2011

Cape May Promenade Art Festival — New Jersey

2nd Place — Professional Photography — July 9, 2011

Art at the Glen — Illinois

Outstanding Achievement — August 7, 2011
Amdur Productions

Lincolnshire Art Festival — Illinois

Outstanding Achievement — August 14, 2011
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New York Institute of Photography

Award of Merit — October 18, 2011

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2012

Amdur Productions — Illinois

Outstanding Achievement — July 1, 2012

The surviving award record does not currently identify the specific festival.

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2013

Buffalo Grove Fine Art Festival — Illinois

Best of Category — July 14, 2013
Amdur Productions

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2014

Buffalo Grove Fine Art Festival — Illinois

Best of Category — July 13, 2014
Amdur Productions

Chicago Botanic Garden — Illinois

Outstanding Booth Award
Amdur Productions

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2015 — National & International Recognition

Professional Photographers of America

International Photographic Competition

Loan Collection — “Eternal Serenade”

“Eternal Serenade” was selected for the prestigious PPA Loan Collection and subsequently exhibited at Imaging USA.

Panobook 2015 — International Selection

Angel Oak Panorama

Zsuzsanna’s Angel Oak panoramic photograph was selected for Panobook 2015 from approximately 2,800 international submissions, with approximately 150 photographs selected for publication.

Epson International Pano Awards

Multiple Awards of Merit / International Recognition

Zsuzsanna received multiple distinctions through the Epson International Pano Awards for her panoramic photography.

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2017

Lincolnshire Art Festival — Illinois

Outstanding Achievement — August 13, 2017
Amdur Productions

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2018

Southport Art Fest — Chicago, Illinois

Outstanding Achievement — July 15, 2018
Amdur Productions

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2019

Art Center Highland Park Festival of Fine Arts — Illinois

Best of Category — June 2019
Amdur Productions

Glencoe Festival of Art — Illinois

Outstanding Achievement — July 27, 2019
Amdur Productions

Lincolnshire Art Festival — Illinois

Outstanding Achievement — 2019
Amdur Productions

Art at the Glen — Glenview, Illinois

Outstanding Achievement — August 2019
Amdur Productions

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2021

Hot Works Fine Art Shows

Award of Excellence — Photography

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2022 — PPA International Photographic Competition

Professional Photographers of America

Silver Medalist

All four submitted photographs earned merit recognition, with one image reaching the higher Imaging Excellence/Loan-level collection.

Zsuzsanna was named one of only 81 Silver Medalists in the competition that year.

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2023

Wilmette Art Fair — Illinois

Best in Category — August 5, 2023
Amdur Productions

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2025

Magnificent Mile Art Festival — Chicago, Illinois

Best in Photography — June 21, 2025

Amdur Productions

Orchard Lake Fine Art Festival

Award of Excellence — Photography

60th Space Coast Art Festival — Florida

Award of Merit — Photography

Award-winning photograph: “Imagine”

Professional Photographers of America

Merit Image Review

Three photographs received professional merits:

• Beacon of the Infinite
• Echoes of Eternity
• Ethereal Descent

These final merits completed the requirements for Zsuzsanna’s Master of Photography degree.

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2026 — Master of Photography

Professional Photographers of America

MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY — M.PHOTOG.

In January 2026, Zsuzsanna Luciano received the prestigious Master of Photography professional degree from the Professional Photographers of America at Imaging USA in Nashville, Tennessee.

The distinction represents years of achievement in professional photographic competition, photographic excellence, education, and service.

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2026 Summer Art Festival Tour

Six Photography Awards in Approximately Six Weeks

During her 2026 Midwest summer exhibition tour, Zsuzsanna received six photography awards, an exceptional sequence of professional recognition across major juried fine-art festivals.

1. Arts on Sheridan — Highland Park, Illinois

Outstanding Achievement in Photography — June 2026
Amdur Productions

2. Gold Coast Art Fair — Chicago, Illinois

Outstanding Achievement in Photography — June 20, 2026
Amdur Productions

3. Millennium Art Festival — Chicago, Illinois

Outstanding Achievement in Photography — June 27, 2026
Amdur Productions

4. Southport Art Fest — Chicago, Illinois

Outstanding Achievement in Photography — July 11, 2026
Amdur Productions

5. Glencoe Festival of Art — Glencoe, Illinois

Outstanding Achievement in Photography — July 2026
Amdur Productions

6. Art at the Glen — Glenview, Illinois

Outstanding Achievement in Photography — July 2026
Amdur Productions

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Additional Professional Recognition

Rainbow Springs Art Gallery — Dunnellon, Florida

Represented Artist — 2026

Selected for representation by Rainbow Springs Art Gallery. Zsuzsanna subsequently became a photography educator and workshop presenter at the gallery.

New York Institute of Photography

Graduate

Sunshine Artist Magazine

Artist Q&A / Professional Feature — March 2026

Professional Photographers of America

27+ Professional Merits

Accumulated through professional photographic competition, education, and service on the path toward the Master of Photography degree.

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Career Highlights

Over a professional award history extending from 2008 through 2026, Zsuzsanna Luciano has received numerous honors including:

• Master of Photography — Professional Photographers of America
• PPA International Photographic Competition Silver Medalist
• PPA Loan Collection
• Best in Photography
• Best of Category
• Outstanding Achievement in Photography
• Award of Excellence
• Award of Merit
• International recognition through the Epson International Pano Awards
• International selection for Panobook
• Six photography awards during the 2026 Midwest summer art-festival tour

Her work has been recognized across landscape, wildlife, panoramic, astrophotography, and conservation fine-art photography.

Zsuzsanna Luciano, M.Photog.
Conservation Fine Art Photographer • Master Photographer