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Meet the gallerists, photo editors and directors, art collectors, and other photography luminaries that comprise our jury panel.




The International Photography Awards
Competition JURY


All entries are prescreened by the International Photography Awards. Entries that pass the prescreening process become official selections of the IPA competition. From our judging panel of photography influentials, we choose different judges each year to judge both the physical and online entries.

Every judge rates each entry from one to twelve (one being the lowest, twelve the highest). The scores are tallied and a winner announced in each subcategory. The subcategory entry with the highest score wins the overall category.

All category winners (professional and non-professional) will then compete for the highest award which will be announced at the Lucies as the International Photographer of the Year award, receiving the $10,000 cash prize provided by AtEdge and the coveted Lucie statue. In addition, the seven winners from the non-professional categories will compete for the Discovery of the Year award, which will also be announced at the Lucies, receiving a $5,000 cash prize provided by Pilsner Urquell and the Lucie statue.

The 2008 Judges:


Susan Aurinko - Flatfile Galleries


Leila Baboi - Women's Wear Daily


Sabrina Bajaj - TBWA Chiat Day

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Susan Baraz - Photo Therapy


Jessie Cowan - Jupiter Images


Cynthia Held - Held and Associates


Jan Corey Helford - Corey Helford Fine Art Gallery


Jason Houston - Orion Magazine


Rebecca McClelland - WallPaper Magazine


John Nuhn - National Wildlife Magazine


Bridget Watson Payne - Chronicle Books


Bridie Picot - Mother Advertising


James Reid - WallPaper Magazine


Aidan J. Sullivan - Getty Images

The Judging Committee:

The Juror Pool is comprised of the following individuals:

Lawrence Azerrad - Lawrence Azerrad Design | Los Angeles, CA

Jigisha Bouverat - Director of Art Buying | TBWA Chiat Day | Los Angeles, CA

Sue Brisk, Editor, Magnum Photos | New York

Claudio Castellacci - Art Director | Rizzoli Publications | Italy

Ron Ceballos - BUREAU Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA

James Colton - Photograph Editor | Sports Illustrated Magazine | New York

Katie Constans - Creative Director | Trace Magazine | New York

Jeanine Fijol - Photo Editor | Photo District News | New York

Gail Fisher - Senior Photo Editor | Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, CA

Jeff Griffith - Creative Director | New York, NY

Scott Mc Kiernan - Publisher | Doubletruck Magazine | Newport Beach, CA

Frank Lohstoeter - Editor | Leica Magazine | Germany

Robin Morgan - Editor in Chief | Sunday Times Magazine |London, UK

Vladimir Neskoromny - Editor in Chief | Foto and Video Magazine | Russia

Paul Kopeikin - Kopeikin Fine Art Gallery | Los Angeles, CA

Miriam Romais - Executive Director and Editor, En Foco, Inc
and Nueva Luz photographic journal | New York

Miss Rosen - Powerhouse Books | New York

Paul Soady - Instructor | Art Center College of Design | Pasadena, CA

Aidan J. Sullivan - Vice President Getty Images |

Photo Assignments | Orchard North America

Damon Webster - Publisher, Photoinduced.com

Kristine Wilson - Art Buyer/Manager | Ogilvy and Mather | Los Angeles, CA

Brock Wylan - Editor in Chief | Picture Magazine | New York

Susan Zadeh - Artistic Director | Founder of Eyemazing Publication |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

If you would like to be a judge for the IPA International Photographer of the Year competition, please email us your name, contact information and credentials.