The print exhibition prints will be selected by four highly credentialed photographers, bringing decades of professional experience to this contest. All are recognized for their fine art prints and printing expertise.
Jim LaSala
Jim specializes in Documentary and Fine Art Photography.He is a Moab Master Photographer and an educator offering seminars and workshops. Jim work has won many awards and his humanitarian project documenting the people and country of Haiti has received widespread recognition. His work has been published in Professional Photographer, PDN Magazine, Lens Work and International Street Photography and Reportage.
Jim Graham
Jim Graham is a Moab Master Photographer and works in the commercial, editorial, wedding and fine art genres. He was named Southern Photographer of the Year and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for news photography and won the Society of Professional Journalist’s Best News Photograph of the Year.
Jim’s editorial clients include: National Geographic and National Geographic Traveler, Vanity Fair, Time, Newsweek, USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, and many others.
Lester Picker
Lester Picker has more than 650 writing and photo credits in National Geographic Society publications, Better Homes & Gardens, Forbes, Time, Inc. Publications, Money, National Parks Magazine, and dozens of newspapers, magazines and other publications. He leads photography workshops and tours throughout the world.
Les' landscape and wildlife images are exhibited in homes, offices and institutions throughout North America. He was the exclusive artist for a major teaching hospital’s medical wing, where more than 60 of his large format images are permanently displayed.
Les won the prestigious Canada Northern Lights Award for Best Travel Photography. He is a Moab Master Photographer & an X-Rite Coloratti. He is the author of The Art of Fine Art Digital Printing and The Art of the Gallery Show.
Robert Boyer
Bob is the in-house Master Printer and tech guru for Lester Picker Fine Art Photography and the Paper Arts Collective, where he handles all printing and technical matters. He and Les craft museum-quality fine art prints, as well as wall coverings and other display options.
Bob is an accomplished studio photographer and master of lighting. He co-instructs fine art printing workshops, as well as other in-studio workshops.