is the founder of
Redux Pictures.
His objective is to
provide high-end
images from
award-winning
photographers and affiliates, each
with their own unique, recognizable
style. Saba has helped produce and
edit several books including Witness
Iraq, Sarajevo, Christmas Around the
World, Acts of Charity and American
Youth. He currently is on the faculty
of the International Center of
Photography and is the president of
the W. Eugene Smith Foundation.
lauren epStein
is the photo editor
of Real Simple
magazine, where
she has worked
since 2004. During
her tenure at Real
Simple, the magazine
has received
numerous awards and nominations from
the Society of Publication Designers
(SPD), American Photography and the
Art Director’s Club. She served on SPD’s
2011 jury and has appeared as a guest
lecturer at the International Center of
Photography and the Fashion Institute
of Technology. Previously, she worked at
New York magazine.
JaSMine DeFoore
is a photo editor and
consultant who knows
first hand how to
successfully market a
range of photographic
styles to commercial
and editorial clients.
She has been on
many sides of the industry, as an editor
licensing work as well as an agent
representing photographers. She is
based in Austin, Texas.
JaMeS K. colton
is currently the
photography editor
for Sports Illustrated.
He began his career
in 1972 at the
Associated Press.
Five years later he
joined Newsweek and became the
director of photography in 1992. He
was the jury chairman for the World
Press Photo contest in 2005, received
an International Photography Award
and a Lucie Award for Picture Editor of
the Year in 2007, and was the recipient
of the Focus award for Lifetime
Achievement from the Griffin Museum
of Photography in 2010.
rob bairD is a
creative director
at the ad agency
Mother. Having
been one of the first
employees in the New
York City office, he
now splits his time on
projects with Mother
London as well, most recently working
on campaigns for Stella Artois and
Virgin Mobile.
Baird’s work has been featured in
every major advertising awards show,
as well as on his mother’s refrigerator.
He was raised in Texas and spends
too much of his free time obsessing
about the University of Texas football
program.
W.M. Hunt is a
curator, collector
and consultant. He
is always pleased to
encounter fresh talent.
FranK Meo
is the founder of
thephotocloser.
com, a global
search engine
that connects
photographers with art buyers, editors
and clients. Currently thephotocloser.
com represents 65 photographers in
more than 25 cities around the world.
For 25 years Meo has represented
photographers and helped them to
secure commercial assignments.
JoSH baKer
is a Los Angeles–
based art director
and editor
specializing
in design for
publication.
After dropping out of college
to design album covers for Dead
Kennedys front man Jello Biafra, he
spent ten years producing covers for
indie and punk bands. He has also
created award-winning annual reports
and print campaigns for the boutique
advertising agency Eleven Inc.
Baker is currently the art director at
Taschen, where he has worked since
2005. His book collaborations include
deluxe limited editions with the likes
of Dennis Hopper, Ralph Gibson, Bert
Stern, Bettina Rheims, and Ellen von
Unwerth, and best-selling pop culture
titles such as the Eisner Award–
winning 75 Years of DC Comics and
Norman Mailer’s MoonFire.
patricK DoneHue
specializes in the
production and
management of stock
photography. He is a
former vice president
and has held creative positions at
both Getty Images and Corbis, and
is the past president of the Picture
Archive Council of America. Donehue
teaches photography at venues
throughout the world and is on the
faculty at the Art Center College of
Design in Pasadena, California.
KriSten WalSH
is an art buyer at
Arnold NYC. She
produces photo
shoots for fashion,
pharmaceutical,
still-life and
beauty clients. Walsh transitioned
to advertising after working at
various Condé Nast publications
including BRIDES and W. She enjoys
collaborating with photographers to
create award-winning imagery that
meets the needs of clients.
lauren
DanielS is the
senior creative
researcher at
one of London’s
busiest advertising
agencies,
Abbott Mead Vickers. She has worked
on award-winning campaigns for
many clients including Guinness and
Mercedes. She also curates a selection
of exhibitions within the agency and
has a special interest in pushing and
developing new talent. Daniels holds
an MA in photojournalism and is never
happier than when traveling the world
with her trusty camera.
GeorGe pittS
is a photographer,
painter and writer.
His paintings,
drawings and
photographs
have been shown
in numerous
museum and
gallery exhibitions
in the United
States, Japan and Canada. He is the
director of photographic practices for
the Photography program at Parsons
The New School for Design’s, School
of Art, Media and Technology. His
photographs have been published
in The New York Times Magazine,
New York magazine, S magazine,
Supplementaire: Art and Fashion
Journal, on Nerve.com and in the
American Photography Annual
volumes 16, 18 through 21, 23 and 24.
Jacqueline
bateS
is the photography
editor at W magazine.
She previously
worked in the photo
departments at ELLE
and Interview magazines. In addition
to working in publishing, she received
a MFA in photography in 2009 from
the School of Visual Arts in New York
City and exhibits her photography and
video internationally.
Joe
cHanin
spends
most of his
free time
collecting
rocks and
taking photographs with his two
daughters, Darcy and Louissa. His
photographs are in the permanent
collection of the Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston.
cHucK
Kelton is
the owner of
Kelton Labs
which was
established
in 1989. His
lab is known worldwide for specializing
in the printing of fine black-and-white
gelatin silver prints. Kelton has printed
for many well-known photographers,
including Lillian Bassman, Danny Lyon,
Mary Ellen Mark and Larry Clark. He
teaches at the International Center of
Photography as well as at workshops
across the country. He is also a
photographer, and recently exhibited
his work at Robert Anderson Gallery
in New York City and is represented
by Causey Contemporary in Brooklyn,
New York.
