ViewBug gives you the opportunity to have your photos seen by the best in the industry, we are committed to bringing you world-class juries. The contest winners are chosen by the following distinguished individuals:
Thomas Leuthard is a 40 year old street photographer from Switzerland who a very passionate about the human face. His speciality is shooting strangers from a very short in a candid way. For his passion he travels around the World to meet other photographers and to teach workshops in street photography.
Brian Rose is the Google+ Photos community manager, where he work to grow the photographers community. He love viewing photos almost as much as he enjoy taking photos, which he does with a Lomo LC-A or a Nikon D7000. He take mostly street photos because he love photos of people and documenting the everyday.
Jill Flynn is a Phoenix, Arizona based photographer that specializes in Pet Photography. She works closely with animal welfare organizations and volunteers her services by taking photographs of homeless animals. She’s photographed pets throughout the USA and Canada. Jill also creates imagery for Getty and Corbis photostock agencies and does commercial shoots. Her imagery has been used by the pet care industry, veterinary hospitals, appeared on book covers, in fine art magazines and private galleries. She is also an instructor for Bryan Peterson’s on-line school of photography.
Jason S Moore is an American photographer based in New York City. He earned a PhD in Psychology and worked in marketing and business strategy for two of the world’s largest technology companies before finding his passion in photography. In his professional work, he is a freelance commercial and event photographer. In his personal work, Jason focuses on creating interesting candid images on city streets all over the world. He says, “I love the unpredictability of street photography”.
Jeff specializes in both advertising and editorial media. His work has been published world wide in magazines and major advertising campaigns. Some of his credits include National geographic magazine, BBC wildlife, Smithsonian, New York Times and many more. He has won major international awards including first place in the BBC wildlife photographer of the year.
Simon Stafford’s photographs have been used widely in newspapers, books, calendars, and magazines, including Nikon Pro, Professional Photographer, Practical Photography, Digital SLR Photography and Photography Monthly, plus he is Technical Editor to Nikon Owner magazine.
Elizabeth Etienne is a graduate of the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography, endorsed by Nikon and Kodak and her images have been featured in dozens of magazines, blogs, and galleries around the globe. Elizabeth Etienne is considered by many industry professionals to be one of the top photographers in the world.
Mark has been an award winning photographer for over 35 years. As a professional he has been a staff photographer for Sea World of California, and The Virginia State Library and Archives, a short list of his clients as a freelance photographer include the San Diego Wild Animal Park, the San Diego Chargers football club, the San Diego Padres baseball club.
Andy Fallon is a rock ‘n’ roll music photographer based in London. His music photography has been published in NME, MOJO, SPIN, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Saturday Telegraph and The Sunday Times magazine.
Sara France is a renown photographer in the wedding and event industries. Her wedding photography has been showcased in the Apple store world-wide and the Aperture software. Sara has been featured on the wedding Channel, Studio photography magazine and Ceremony magazine.
Kevin Focht has been shooting fashion and beauty for over 25 years, currently specializing in the wedding market. He has lived and worked in Milan, Greece, London, Miami and New York. His client list includes Brides, Elegant Bride, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide, Nordstrom, Jantzen, Bank of America, Seventeen, YM, Arizona Weddings, Long Island Bride and Groom, and Oregon Bride.
Jam Sutton is a distinguished photographer breaking away from the boundaries of traditional photography. James captures his subjects in a new and exciting ways. From shooting to post production, Jam is fully hands-on and in control of every artistic aspect, creating his bold recognizable style.
Harry Borden is commissioned for the observer, for whom he still shoots today. Won many awards at the World Press Photo in 1997 and 1999. In 2005 Harry had a solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
“My introduction to photography started through traditional art, being a landscape painter I used a little point & shoot to capture reference photos for my work. It grew on me very quickly and I was fascinated at the concept of recording a moment in time, a personal moment. My love of photography took off and eventually overshadowed my desire to keep painting. I found more joy through the lens than I did through the paintbrush.”
Shelby Chan is a published NYC based photographer focusing on fashion, beauty, and still life. His work is often described as more of a structured painting than a typical photograph – materialized by his belief that the backdrop is equally as important as the subject.
Sam Brazilay serves as the United Photo Industries’ creative director, he was also the director – and a founding staff member – of the New York Photo Festival. In his dual capacity as an independent curator and festival organizer, he has had the pleasure of curating photo exhibitions and lecturing on current trends in the contemporary photography as far afield as China, Greece, USA and Japan.
Nicole Young specializes in food and lifestyle photography and licenses her images to Getty images. Nicole is an accredited Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Photoshop CS5 and is a “Help Desk Specialist” with the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Conrad Hechtere has exhibited his photographs all over the world including Sydney, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and San Diego. His photographs have been published in many magazines.
Evelyn Lamprey is a full-time commercial photographer specializing in product photography, particularly textile, fiber and other craft. Personal work focuses on New England landscapes and still life.
Spanish photographer recognized winner of International awards: ”I was hooked on black and white photography years ago, the first time I saw some Cartier Bresson photographs . I couldn’t believe the subtlety possible in a monochrome medium. Robbed of distracting colours, the composer is force to create a focus point from texture, shadow and form. Suddenly less becomes more, and what you leave out of the frame can be as important as what you include. Often what makes a good photograph is more about what comes out of your head than what is in front of your eyes.”
Luke Sharratt is a 23 year old freelance photographer, who currently lives and works in London, but feels most at home when surrounded by nature and the great outdoors. Luke utilizes his background in film to create cinematic, sweeping captures that betray their intimate nature.
Nick Rains has been a professional photographer for 28 years. His work has been published all over the world in magazines, books and calendars. Nick is an AIPP master of photography and national judge. He is also, the editor of Better Digital Camera magazine in Australia.
Varina Patel is a professional wilderness and nature photographer. Her award-winning articles and images have been published around the world – by National Geographic , National Parks Magazine, Popular Photography, and many more.
Originally from Japan, Yosuke Kobayashi is an emerging travel and street photographer based in New York, with a passion for timelapse movie making. Yosuke’s photos have been published in ads, newspapers and magazines and also licensed for websites of international non-profit organizations.
Kate Jordahl is a professor of Photography, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills and co-director of PhotoCentral, Hayward, California. She photographs places where spirit of the earth and the human spirit come together. Her work is in numerous collections including the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris and is represented by Modernbook Gallery, San Francisco.
Leanne Staples is primarily a street, social documentary, urban landscape photographer and mixed media artist. She was given her first camera at the age of 12 by her father. For many years her concentration was mainly as an architectural photographer.
Star Rush is a documentary and street photographer and a founding member of Mobile Photo Group, an international collective of photographers creating images on mobile devices. Rush’s photography has been exhibited in the United States, as well as London and Rome.
In 1982 Giovanni Savino founded his own visual production company “Magnetic Art”, in an effort to document oral traditions and disappearing cultural heritages, a topic that fascinated him since childhood. Since then, he shot and produced a large number of photo assignments, live music recordings and documentary films.
Rick Sammon has published 36 paper books, including Secrets of HDR Photography, Exploring the Light, and Digital Photography Secrets. Rick is also a leader in iPad and iPhone photography apps, has photographed in almost 100 countries around the world, gives more than two-dozen photography workshops (including private workshops) and presentations around the world each year.
Julia Kuzmenko is professional photographer, digital artist and retoucher temporarily based in Omaha. I have been working with various modeling agencies, recording studios, musicians, web designers and marketing firms in Australia and Russia since 2006. She has photographed around the world including Moscow, Melbourne, Sydney, Los Angeles, Denver and Omaha.
A self taught photographer so I find my inspiration in all forms of media including video. I think taking inspiration from other photographers and narrows the field of unique images. I enjoy reading and watching the national geographic magazines and shows. Almost every day I surf the web for new ideas and new images.