Jury 2010

Simon Bainbridge

EDITOR, BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY (UK)

Simon is editor of the world’s longest running photo magazine, established in 1854. While it remains the most authoritative voice in the professional market in the UK, it also has a long tradition of championing new generations of photographers, campaigning for their rights, and reporting new trends.

He has been the editor at BJP for seven years, having worked in magazine publishing since 1991, and recently oversaw the relaunch of British Journal of Photography as a premium quality monthly, which follows 153 years of weekly publication. Simon is now working on the relaunch of the magazine’s website in late spring, collaborating on a new photo festival in North America, and preparing for BJP’s annual show for emerging photographers, Vision.

Simon is a frequent guest at  international photography festivals, portfolio reviews and contests. He is a regular judge for Amnesty International Media Awards, Sony World Photography Awards, Photolucida’s Critical Mass, Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward and Travel Photographer of the Year, and nominates for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, Hasselblad Foundation Award, PDN 30 and the Prix Pictet.

He’s looking for images that have impact, originality and a compelling story to tell – signature images rather than picture karaoke.

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