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Riccardo Busi
ITALIA
President of the jury
President of the jury
Riccardo Busi
Originally from Florence, graduated in Political Science with a Masters in Career
Diplomatic.
Since 2012 he has been president of the FIAP (Fédération Internationale de
l'Art Photographique), the first Italian to hold this post.
With the participation in over 320 juries in 35 countries around the world, is absolute
one of the authors with the most experience in contest juries international.
Eight times Fiap World Champion, he has over 420 assets
exhibitions in 35 different countries.
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Ali Khalifa Bin Thalith
UNITED EMIRATES
Jury member
Jury member
Ali Khalifa Bin Thalith
Photographer and documentary maker from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he is considered
one of the great international masters of underwater photography.
He has earned diplomas in photojournalism and documentary photography
at the Academy of London and at the University of Montpellier, in France.
Her images of the underwater world are published in the most important magazines
and have obtained international awards and recognitions.
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Ami Vitale
USA
Jury member
Jury member
AMI VITALE
Photoreporter and documentary maker, he has made reportages in more than one hundred countries around the world, witnessing the violence of conflicts but also the beauty of nature. Originally from Florida, her way of operating has always been to "experience firsthand the stories she wanted to tell". Nikon Ambassador and founding member of Ripple Effect Images, she holds photojournalism seminars in America, Asia and Europe.
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Tim Flach
UNITED KINGDOM
Jury member
Jury member
Tim Flach
British photographer specializing in studio animal photography, through the techniques normally used in human portraiture.
The his works are published in the most prestigious scientific newspapers around the world
world, making him obtain scholarships and Doctorates Honoris Causa.
Today he alternates his work as a photographer with that of lecturing at the Universities of
Worldwide. To create the very particular images of him he relies on a
large support team. In recent years, his work has been concentrated
especially on endangered species.
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Guo Jing
CHINA
Jury member
Jury member
Guo Jing
One of the best known faces in the world of photography in China, he took part in the
most important festivals and photographic competitions around the world, from the States
United to the United Arab Emirates.
She is the author of highly successful books, she is vice president of the Global Photographic Union.
She organizes festivals and events all over the
world, to promote artistic and cultural exchanges with China.
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Michael Yamachita
USA
Jury member
Jury member
Michael Yamashita
American of Japanese descent, with the iconic images of him Yamashita is
considered one of the great masters of contemporary photography.
From the 1979, he signed some of the most important National Geographic reports.
He has published 16 photographic books, translated all over the world and his works
they have inspired films and documentaries. In his career he has won all the most
prestigious photographic awards. Today he alternates his work as a photographer with that of
lecturer and is followed by over 1.5 million followers on Instagram. He lives
and works in Chester Township Town in New Jeresey.
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Jaime Culebras
SPAIN
Jury member
Jury member
Jaime Culebras
Biologist specializing in biodiversity, he is considered one of the leading experts of tropical reptiles and amphibians.
Born in Spain, for almost ten years he has lived and worked in Equador.
A career as a researcher - which has seen him co-author of numerous
scientific publications devoted to the description of new species - he has
matched that of photographer. The images of him, taken in the most remote areas
and unreachable of tropical forests, they got the awards and i
most important awards.
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Maurizio Tentarelli
ITALIA
Secretary General
(without vote)
Secretary General
(without vote)
Maurizio Tentarelli
Born in Ivrea in 1971, he has cultivated a passion for photography since he was a boy.
He has collaborated with several photographic studios where he refines and learns the techniques that lead him to become a professional photographer.
In 2010 he joined the editorial team of Oasis.
Today, in addition to being one of the partners of the new magazine, he holds the role of external relations manager for Oasis magazine and general secretary of the Oasisphotocontest.
Member of numerous juries of national photography competitions
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