2016 EDITION

Andrea Bigiarini lives in Florence, Italy, where he was born in 1956. Since he was a child he has developed a fascination for painting, graphic design, music and photography. In 2012 he ended up founding the The New Era Museum, the first museum dedicated to mobile photography, as a tool for improving reality and building a new era. He is also founder and president of SNAP – Florence International Photography Awards. Your latest project is called Impossible Humans. In addition, Bigiarini is the curator of several photogalleries, such as Impossible Humans e The Most Wanted Visionaries Catalog. https://www.andreabigiarini.com

Bob Weil was nominated iPhone Photographer of the Year in 2013 by IPPA. His work has been awarded and exhibited internationally. He participated as a jury in mobile photography competitions and exhibitions such as AX3 and the MPAs. Bob Weil is co-author of the book The Art of iPhone Photography: Creating Great Photos and Art on Your iPhone with Nicki Fitz-Gerald. You can consult their tutorials in video format via the link www.iPhonePhotoArtist.com. Still with Fitz-Gerald, the artist runs the website iPhoneographyCentral.com, an online platform about mobile photography.

Cadu Lemos is a visual artist and photographer, standing out mainly in the area of ​​photography with mobile devices. He founded mObgraphia Cultura Visual, a producer of photography and video events in 2013 and, later, the Festival e Prêmio Latino Americano de Mobgrafia and the mOb Film Festival, both related to photography and videos captured and edited on mobile devices, called mobgraphy in Brazil. The photographer has published two photography books, one dedicated to Paris and the other about mobile photography. In addition, he also uses photography as a way of integrating his work as a consultant for high performance teams and producer of cultural events.

Created by Joanne Carter, a professional journalist and photographer, TheAppWhisperer is the most popular mobile photography website in the world. With a team of over twenty editors, TheAppWhisperer has built a global reputation by recognizing and curating the very best in mobile photography. TheAppWhisperer has become the reference for the art press, manufacturers, photography magazines and specialized websites. It represents the pinnacle of photography and mobile art and continues to grow at an extraordinary rate, every day. www.theappwhisperer.com

Co-founder/Artistic Director of FORMAT (international photography festival) since 2014. Artistic Director of the center for contemporary art and cinema, QUAD, since 2001. Curator at Habitat Center/Haus Khas, Delhi 2012; Dong Gang Photography Festival, South Korea 2013; Dali Photography Festival, China 2013; Photo Quai, Paris 2015; Container from the Hamburg Triennial 2015; Venice Biennale EM 15, 2015; Co-editor of Hijacked III UK/AUS; PHOTOCINEMA; Hungry Still. Online platform publisher 1000 words. International jury and speaker. Curator since 1998. She is regularly invited to analyze portfolios.

Meri Aaron Walker (iPhoneArtGirl) taught artistic photography and photojournalism for more than four decades. She has received more than 50 awards in the United States and Europe and her works are included in several public and private collections. Over the last 5 years, Walker has dedicated himself exclusively to mobile technologies and the design of programs that allow the adaptation of traditional photography to new technologies. The photographer has two websites, is a member of New Era Museum and was a jury member Florence International Photography Awards in 2015, as well as the Cell Phone IV Show for the Texas Photographic Society.

Michael Jones is a photographer, lives in Berlin but is originally from the United Kingdom. He leads a team from EyeEm who oversees the blog and social media channels. Before that, for several years, the photographer was also responsible for the content team at eBay. Jones is constantly looking for new talent to promote, looking to help new photographers reach further through exhibitions or the EyeEm Market.

Patrícia Vieira Campos was born and lives in Porto. Degree in Social Communication. She worked at the newspaper Public. Collaborated with the newspaper Weekly, the diary Popular Morning, the magazines Public, Facts, baby d ‘ Today e Viva + (Newspaper). Since 1998, he has worked in the press office. He advised the first edition of the FALADURA Festival, some Alfândega Filmes productions and the feature film One River from Marginal Filmes. She is a film producer at Filmes Liberdade. She works daily in Culture at Porto City Council. She has developed work in the areas of photography and painting (pat).