Jury

Dolores Gubasta

Photo Editor Dolores Gubasta is the owner of KlixPix.com, a Canadian Photo Assignment agency. She has set up thousands of shoots across the country and around the world for most Canadian, U.S. and international magazines and corporate clients. She has photo edited many Canadian history books.

Dolores has been a committee member, judge and curator at ACT’s SNAP! for the past six years. Twice she has been photography judge at the National Magazine Awards.  She sits on the Toronto Chapter of CAPIC, the Canadian Association of Professional Image Creators, and will judge their RODEO student competition for the second time. 

Dolores has curated many exhibitions and will do so again during CONTACT in May at ARTA Gallery in Toronto’s Distillery District. Seeing through her commitment to developing emerging talent, she also does portfolio reviews to help photographers kick it up a notch.

http://www.klixpix.com/

Ana Čop

Ana Čop is a delightful and inspired talent among Canadian and international photographic circles. We are proud to say we were first to put her work in the spotlight as the Best Overall winner of the SNAP! Competition 2009. Ana’s style of photography has often been described as quirky, while still very accessible. It won her a chance to contribute a piece to the Live Auction 2010. While Ana was finishing her BFA at Ryerson Image Arts, she won a spot as a SNAP! Star. Her work is being recognized by other international photography competitions.

She’s one to watch so we are glad to have her as a SNAP! Judge.

http://www.anacop.ca

Kamelia Pezeshki

Kamelia Pezeshki is an active fine art photographer who experiments with many alternative processes. She is currently managing and curating at ARTA Gallery in the Distillery District. She was a partner at the Elevator Gallery and has been exhibited extensively.  Some of Kamelia’s images are in the Utah Museum collection. She has a fine art degree in photography from the University of Utah.

With her excellent eye for photographic arts and her experience within the Toronto community, Kamelia will be a great judge for recognizing up and coming talent for SNAP! Silent Auction.

http://www.kamelia-pezeshki.com

Luisa Coluccio

Luisa Coluccio has been volunteering for SNAP! for three years. This year we welcome her as a board member on the Competition and Silent Auction team. Luisa owned a gallery and framing shop in Toronto for over 15 years where she worked with many prominent photographers and galleries, including the Royal Ontario Museum.  She has developed a deep appreciation for the art of photography. The SNAP! emerging photography scene has given her renewed inspiration to continue her own photography practice.

Moe Doiron

Moe Doiron is currently a staff photographer at The Globe and Mail in Toronto. Since 1984 he has worked as a photojournalist and photo editor in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto for Reuters, The Canadian Press, the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. He has lectured on photojournalism ethics, multimedia development and serves as an advisor to Canada’s Loyalist College Photojournalism program. He received top honors for his work in the former Yugoslavia by the National Press Photographers Association and the Canadian News Photographers Association Pictures of the Year. His work has also been recognized by the National Newspaper Awards and the Society for Newspaper Design

http://www.theglobeandmail.com

Natalie Castellino

Natalie Castellino is a photographer. Always has been. Capturing odd, in-between and awkward moments; Nathalie’s work speaks of the complexities of relationships and communication. When Natalie isn’t shooting she is working as a Photo Editor, for publications like The Grid, Canadian Business Magazine, Profit Magazine, Money Sense Magazine, and Maclean’s. When she isn’t working at a publication, you can find Natalie teaching photography or doing portfolio reviews at Gallery 1313 where she is the Chair of the Board of Directors.

http://nataliecastellino.daportfolio.com

Nelson Osborne French

Nelson Osborne French is a free-lance photo-based artist and designer exhibiting since 1993. Found in many personal and corporate art collections, his work has received critical attention in the Globe & Mail, The National Post, and Azure. His commercial work has been featured in the pages of Canadian House & Home and Landscape Architecture Magazine. Nelson has been a long-term supporter and volunteer with ACT, the Chair of SNAP! and Visual Arts Ontario for several years.

http://www.nelsonfrench.com

Pauline Newlands Stermac

Pauline Newlands Stermac, is first our honourary judge. As a long time patron of the arts she has watched the Canadian photography scene develop since the 1950’s. Her sharp focus began while on assignment with her renowned photographer husband Donald Newlands, who spent his career documenting Canada’s coming of age in the turbulent sixties. She travelled with him acting as his interpreter, visual sounding board, photo editor and trusty assistant.

Shelbie Vermette

A graduate of OCAD’s Fine Art Photography program, Shelbie Vermette has previously worked at Toronto Life, Maclean’s, Report on Business, and Your Business.  She also spent some time as an agent at Westside Studio.  Now the photo editor at The Grid magazine, Shelbie is passionate about discovering and developing emerging talent within the Toronto community.

http://www.shelbievermette.com

soJin Chun

soJin Chun is a Toronto-based photo and video artist. Chun has developed her practice, through local and International exhibitions, and residencies. She has participated in juries for the Ontario Arts Council, The Toronto Free Gallery, the LCCA, etc.  Chun is the Education Coordinator at Gallery 44, Centre for Contemporary Photography.

http://www.sojinchun.com