Category Archives: Conversations with the Judges

A conversation with Judge Justin Reznick

We are very honored to have Justin Reznick as a guest judge, Justin will be selecting the winning images for the Backgrounds Photo Contest. Justin is a full-time professional nature photographer from Seattle, Washington. His vision comes from years on the road and off the beaten path. He has explored 66 countries on 6 continents [...]

Frederick Van Johnson To Judge the Natural Landscapes Photo Contest

We are honored to have Frederick Van Johnson as the judge of the Natural Landscapes Photo Contest. Frederick Van Johnson is a professional photographer and founder of “This Week in Photo,” a hugely successful and revered podcast targeted at photography enthusiasts. To date over 60 thousand weekly listeners listen to the show. He also regularly speaks [...]

Joseph Muench shares 3 inspiring thoughts

Joe is a photographer based out of Minnesota.  He very recently launched two eBooks on www.Flatbooks.com entitled “Travel NOT Required”.  Joe is driven to encourage other photographers to find their unique vision and express it even while their access to resources may be limited.  He creates wide and varied imagery, but admittedly leans towards his [...]

A conversation with Judge Elizabeth Etienne

From the cobblestone streets of Paris to the sandy beaches of California she now calls home, the award winning photography career of Elizabeth Etienne has led her around the world and back. She attributes both her French-American up-bringing and her many years living in Paris to giving her work a unique, Euro-American stamp that is [...]