David Clarke, Head of Tate Photography | Tate Gallery, London

Michael Shulman, Director Publishing | Magnum Photos, New York
Two years after the apocalypse that was called the Second World War ended Magnum Photos was founded. The world's most prestigious photographic agency was formed by four photographers - Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David "Chim" Seymour - who had been very much scarred by that conflict and were motivated both by a sense of relief that the world had somehow survived and the curiosity to see what was still there. They created Magnum in 1947 to reflect their independent natures as people and photographers, the idiosyncratic mix of reporter and artist that continues to define Magnum, emphasizing not only what is seen but also the way one sees it. Through its four editorial offices in New York, London, Paris and Tokyo, and a network of fifteen sub-agents, Magnum Photos provides photographs to the press, publishers, advertising, television, galleries and museums across the world. The Magnum Photos library reflects all aspects of life throughout the world and the unparalleled sense of vision, imagination and brilliance of the greatest collective of documentary photographers. <www.magnumphotos.com>
 

Deborah Harris, Managing Dir | The Armory Show Modern, New York
The Armory Show - The International Fair of New Art, has been the world's leading art fair devoted exclusively to contemporary art since its introduction in 1999. The fair is the successor to the highly acclaimed Gramercy International Art Fairs that attracted thousands to their New York, Los Angeles and Miami shows between 1994 and 1998. The Armory Show was first presented in February 1999 at the 69th Regiment Armory, the site of the now-legendary Armory Show of 1913 that introduced Modern art to America. <www.thearmoryshow.com>
 

David Peckman, Director | Hamiltons, London
Hamiltons, established in 1977, proudly celebrates its thirteenth
anniversary as London's foremost photography gallery, representing a collection of modern masters, reputable and emerging contemporary artists. <www.hamiltonsgallery.com>

Baudoin Lebon, Founder | Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris

Established 25 years ago in Paris, the Galerie Baudoin Lebon is an  international leader in the field of photography and art, featuring a large eclectic mix of paintings, photographs and sculpture from  renowned artists including Dubuffet, Michaux, Steichen, Kuhn and  Mapplethorpe.  <www.baudoin-lebon.com>

Alessandro Botteri Balli, Director | ARTE F, Zurich
ArteF is a gallery dedicated exclusively to fine art photography, featuring vintage prints by 20th century and contemporary artists of the highest level. ArteF is set to be a benchmark for private collectors and public institutions, and wishes to establish a firm relationship with all those who love photography as a form of creative expression. ArteF mission is to provide superior value in quality and selection to collectors in Switzerland and worldwide. ArteF is member of the Zurich Gallery Association The gallery was founded in 2004. <www.artef.com/index.htm>

Fabien Fryns, Director | F2 Gallery, Beijing
F2 Gallery first opened its doors in Beijing on November 5th 2005 with a show of works on paper by Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat. With over 20 years of experience in the field of contemporary art, our aim is for F2 Gallery to contribute to cutting edge contemporary art between China and the West. Artists whose works we have shown over the years include Christo, Jean-Michel Basquiat, George Condo, Keith Haring, Miquel Barceló, José Maria
Sicilia, Robert Mapplethorpe, David LaChapelle, Shirin Neshat, Anthony Goicolea, Tim White and Robert Silvers among others. We also show works by a diversity of contemporary chinese artists, such as Huang Yan, Li Songhua, Li Qing, Lu Hao, Luo Brothers, Xu Wentao, Zhu Ming and Zhang Huan. F2 Gallery is located close to the world renowned 798 art district and has a exhibition space of 300 square meters set in an idyllic courtyard. The gallery is also
setting up an international artist-in-residence program. <www.f2gallery.com>
 

Rebecca Bedrossian, Managing Editor | Communication Arts
Communication Arts Magazine is the premier professional journal for creative professionals. Since 1959, more graphic designers, art directors, creative directors, commercial photographers and illustrators have turned to Communication Arts for ideas and inspiration than to any other creative publication. <www.commarts.com>

Denis Curti, Bureau Manager | Contrasto, Milan
Contrasto was born in the 80's to be a point of reference for quality
photojournalism. The agency's photographers, in addition to its close contact with the information and culture worlds, allows Contrasto to be a leader in the field of author photography. Its vast range of activities (production and distribution of images for journalism, advertising and image consulting, fashion and publishing, archives available online) is guaranteed by the various resources it draws from; Most notably Magnum, the prestigious
agency founded by Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Contrasto is a publishing house as well, working to realize photographic books and exhibits in cooperation with Italy's public and private institutions. <www.contrasto.it>
 

Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi, Curator | Goss Michael Foundation

Anita Dammer, Editor-in-Chief | Photo Life Magazine, Canada
For over 25 years, Canadian photography amateurs and professionals have turned to Photo Life as a partner in furthering their photographic skills and they continue to do so. Covering all aspects of photography including industry news, photographic techniques and tips, field tests, travel, digital, secrets of the trade, and much more, Photo Life has something for everyone, supplemented with images from some of the country's best photographers, including our readers. <www.photolife.com>

Andrea de Polo | Fratelli Alinari Photography Museum, Florence
Fratelli Alinari, founded in Florence 1852, is the oldest foundation in the world still active in the field of photography, and more generally in the sphere of the image and communication. The birth of photography and the history of the firm go hand in hand in their development and growth. Today Fratelli Alinari is the guardian of a photographic 'corpus' which has few equals (with a patrimony of its own of over 3,500,000 pictures, historical and contemporary, ranging from vintage prints, glass plate negatives to film and slides), and is responsible for the management of an ongoing program of exhibitions and publishing. It can supply iconographical research services and manages both Italian and foreign photographic archives, "The World's Oldest Picture Archive." <www.alinari.com>

Esther Woerdehoff, Director | Galerie Esther Woerdehoff - Paris
When Esther Woerdehoff started 15 years ago to expose photographs in her apartment at Grossmünsterplatz 2 in Zurich the address quickly became the essential reference for contemporary photography in Switzerland. The gallery soon moved to Paris and widened its artistic program. Exhibiting photography from 1930 to 1960, in addition to contemporary photographers. The gallery is
located in the Montparnasse area, in a historical house where sculptors such as Camille Claudel and Brancusi previously worked. During the Second World War, it was a place for a secret printing house for the French Resistance. In this historic house, the gallery shows six exhibitions of photography each year, including monographes and thematic subjects. The gallery has always attached a great importance on collaboration with museums and
institutions and thanks to this engagement, the position at the
international art market has been reinforced for artists like Laurence Demaison, Loan Nguyen and Matthias Koch. Gallery Esther Woerdehoff also takes part in international fairs such as Art Basel, Paris Photo, Aipad & Art Cologne. <www.ewgalerie.com/INDEX.html>
 

Sandra Byron, Curator/Director | Sandra Byron Gallery, Sydney

Sandra Byron is an independent Curator, Writer, and Director of Sandra Byron Gallery, a commercial photography gallery, located in the widely acclaimed Arts Complex at 2 Danks Street, Sydney. Byron has played a leading role in advancing the cause of photography in the Museum field and in the development and advancement of photography in the fine art photography market in Australia. Byron has also played a major role in encouraging philanthropy and managing business arts partnerships including setting up programs for The National Gallery of Australia’s Photography Circle and The Photography Collection Benefactors Scheme at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Prior to founding the commercial gallery, Byron Mapp Gallery in 1995, Byron spent thirteen years as Curator of Photography at The Art Gallery of New South Wales.  <www.sandrabyrongallery.com.au>

Darren Ching, Creative Director | Photo District News (PDN)

Thom Vogel, Director | Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York
Bonni Benrubi has specialized in selling photography for twenty three years. The gallery's focus is twentieth century American photographs and contemporary photography, including emerging artists. The gallery works with private collectors, corporations and many museums throughout the world and is available for appraisals, auction advice and absentee bidding for clients and for consultation on collecting, particularly for new collectors and corporations. <www.bonnibenrubi.com>

Roger Sonnewald | J.J. Heckenhauer Galerie, Berlin
J.J. Heckenhauer was founded in 1823 in Tuebingen, Germany, as a bookseller and publishing company. Building on their prestigious reputation they began publishing photography books and founded the gallery for photography which is located in Berlin. <www.heckenhauer.de>

Jurriaan van Kranendonk | Van Kranendonk Gallery, The Hague

Since 1983, the Van Kranendonk Gallery has shown painting and photography of contemporary artists. Jurriaan van Kranendonk runs the gallery and is also a qualified consultant for art commissions.  Jurriaan started his first big art commission for The Hague University. Before then he was an advisor for the Council for the Arts of the Government of The Netherlands.

Nadav Baker, Director | Obscura Gallery, Melbourne
Obscura Gallery is a space dedicated to the exhibition and sale of Fine Art Photography. At Obscura we believe photography is a powerful artistic medium with the ability to affect individuals and society. As such we focus on displaying images that lead us to engage with the world on different levels, awakening us through inspiration and a desire to question what exists around and beyond us. <www.obscuragallery.com>

Roger Szmulewicz, Founder | Fifty One Gallery, Belgium
Fifty One Fine Art Photography is based in Antwerp, Belgium and specializes in Vintage, Classic, Fashion, African and Contemporary photography. Opened in June 2000, Fifty One Fine Art Photography is the only major art gallery in Belgium devoted exclusively to fine art photography. The gallery deals with young emerging photographers and established photographers of the 20th century. <www.gallery51.com>

LILE AUX IMAGES - Sylvain Di Maria, Director - Paris
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Jully Fernandes, Director | Galeria De Babel, Sao Paulo
In the market since 2004, Galeria de Babel focuses on the photography of the 80's, 90's and current generations. Jully Fernandes is building a collection which includes specially Brazilian, Latin American and North American photographers in order to promote them both nationally and internationally. The gallery combines young contemporary talents with internationally established photographers, combining several interpretations and experiments of the photographic media. <www.galeriadebabel.com.br>
 

The New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) was founded in 1938 as a non-profit incorporated society and is the only qualifying body for professional photographers in New Zealand. Run by professional image-makers who represent the interests of professional photographers across NZ on issues relevant to the industry such as copyright, legal and business matters, and technical developments in the rapidly changing area of digital imaging. Through a demanding qualification process, NZIPP enables members to gain professional recognition in the form of Qualified Professional status. This, in addition to the stringent membership criteria and Code of Ethics, ensures that members are professional in both their creative and business practices. The Institute strives to maintain and promote the highest professional standards in the industry through education, fellowship and support. <www.nzipp.org.nz>

Andrea Hinteregger, Director | Artrepco, Zürich

Gallery Artrepco opened in 2001 right in the centre of Zurich. The main focus of the activities was to establish and gain acceptance for an artistic program dedicated to young contemporary art. Today, three years later, the Gallery Artrepco successfully represents 11 young European artists and looks back on a lively and discursive exhibition operation. The name Artrepco is composed of the terms art, representing and consulting. The goal of the gallery is being able to accompany, support and promote the artists it represents. <www.artrepco.com>

Philip Glaser, Director | Billirubin Gallery, Berlin
Billirubin Gallery is located in the heart of Berlin. Inside the two floor 200m2 exhibition space the gallery presents photography and contemporary fine arts by new  talent and international artists. Past shows include Alberto Salvan Zulueta, Fernando de Brito, and group exposition works by Lohner/ Carlson, Gerhard Richter, Pia Greschner and Tom Schurr. <www.billirubin.com>

Kate Stevens, Gallery Director | Hackelbury Fine Art, London
HackelBury exhibits fine 20th and 21st century photography. Founded on the shared expertise, passion, & experience of Sascha Hackel & Marcus Bury, dealers & curators of fine art photography since 1990. Their gallery was opened in 1998, in a tree-lined, tranquil corner of Kensington, and continues to develop and thrive in London's growing market for photography. HackelBury is an active member of AIPAD (The Association of International Photography Art Dealers), and exhibits each year at the AIPAD Photography Show in New York, along with Art Chicago and Photo Miami.  The gallery also maintains excellent contact with dealers and private collectors worldwide, sourcing specific items on the secondary market for many of our collectors. Kate Stevens joined HackelBury as Director in 2003. <www.hackelbury.co.uk/splash.html>

Brooks Jensen, Editor | LensWork Publishing

Conrad Hechter, Correspondent | Studio Magazines
A correspondent for Studio Magazines (Black + White and Blue), Conrad has also worked as Gallery Director of the Michael Shapiro gallery in San Francisco and the David Aden gallery in Santa Monica. He was the Business Director of FotoFactory Press and helped curate numerous catalogues and shows. <www.conradhechter.com>

Andreas Schroyen, Director | Epson Kunstbetrieb, Dusseldorf
At the Epson Art Business, the process of Digigraphie® is made available to the public for the first time. Digigraphie®is a printing process of the highest quality which allows the artist to reproduce his artworks in a limited edition. The durability of a digi-print is 200 years, considerably higher than the standard printing processes offered by other suppliers. Thanks to the highly-qualified technology of its printers, and the quality of its UltraChrome inks, Epson has galvanised the arts market. In basic terms, every artistic original work only exists once. Every print is authenticated with the number and signature of the relevant artist, and is also given a Digigraphie® stamp which means that copies cannot be made. This gives the artist the facility for reproducing his work in a limited edition of the highest quality. <www.epson-kunstbetrieb.de>
 

Vaughan Judge, Head Fine Art | Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

The Glasgow School of Art, Fine Art Photography Dept., has an international reputation for excellence. It was established in the 1982, and it was the first course set up in Scotland to award a BA Hon's Degree in Fine Art/Photography. Graduates from the course have gone on to have considerable impact in the world of fine art. Head of the department, Vaughan Judge's work is in several national collections (Scottish Arts Council Collection, Navigator Foundation Boston USA, Dower Jones Cooperate Collection, etc.) and is featured in the Scottish History of Photography book called 'Light from the Darkroom.' He is represented Internationally by 511 - New York. <www.gsa.ac.uk>

Marty Weiss, Founder | Meter Gallery, New York
Meter Gallery sells limited edition, signed photographs from contemporary artists. The gallery strives to make fine art photography more accessible and allows buyers to browse at their leisure, store works in a personal viewing room, or buy real prints made in darkrooms and signed by the artist. Meter Gallery offers an ever growing eclectic group of artists and artwork from around the world. <www.metergallery.com>
 

Cliff Li, Former Director | Leica Photo Gallery,  Sao Paulo

Michael Fulks, Publisher | Apogee Photo Magazine
Michael Fulks has been a photographer for 30 years. He has written numerous articles on photography and has been teaching photography, studio lighting and other subjects at Red Rock Community College in Colorado since 1995. Fulks is the publisher of Apogee Photo Magazine an online photography magazine. Since 1995, this award-winning publication has provided content aimed at photographers of all levels. <www.apogeephoto.com>

Rocco Piscatello, Founder | Piscatello Design Centre, New York
Rocco Piscatello is the founder of the New York City-based Piscatello Design Centre, a multi-disciplinary firm which creates identities, environmental graphics and interactive design systems for a broad range of cultural and corporate clients. He recently won a competition to redesign a visual identity for the Times Square area in New York City, and led a team of designers to complete the identity and environmental graphics program for the Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City. Piscatello also teaches design and advanced typography at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
<www.piscatello.com>

Alexis Gerard, President | Future Image Inc.
Alex Gerard's opinions on the future of imaging have been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, International Herald Tribune, USA Today, Financial Times, Newsweek, Business Week, and many others. He sits on the George Eastman House¹s International Advisory and is a former President of the DIG, a consortium promoting the growth of digital imaging, now merged into the International Imaging Industry Association. Future Image is the leading expertise center on the convergence of imaging, information technology and business. Decision makers worldwide rely on its continuous information services, research studies, and consulting services. <www.futureimage.com>

Reykjavík Museum of Photography is the only independent museum of photography in Iceland. Founded as a private enterprise in 1981, the museum has been run by the City of Reykjavík since 1987. The Museum promotes photography in a national and international context and aims to improve understanding of photography as art and an important historic resource. It provides scholars and professionals with facilities for a wide variety of study in photography and stores its photographic material in state-of-the-art facilities, designed in accord with the strictest standards of conservation. Exhibitions are held throughout the year, both individually and in collaboration with other bodies. <www.ljosmyndasafnreykjavikur.is>

Juana de Aizpuru, Founder | Galeria Juana De Aizpuru, Madrid
Galería Juana de Aizpuru first opened in 1970 in Sevilla and 1983 in Madrid. The gallery is dedicated to the promotion of new international tendencies. <www.galeriajuanadeaizpuru.com>