Past Judges

	Above: Judge Rhonda Rubinstein is assisted by Intern Elyse Lightman. In 2002 Judges carefully reviewed over 260 documentary photo entries.

Below is a list of judges from previous year’s competitions. FiftyCrows invites respected members from the international photography and journalism communities to review the entries. Judges do not receive payment and are thoroughly briefed on the rules of the competition before the judging takes place. A high level of discretion and professionalism is maintained throughout the judging process as the panel makes the winning selections.

2003
M.J. Akbar, The Asian Age, India
Fred Ritchin, Pixel Press, USA
Rhonda Rubinstein, Exbrook Exchange, USA

2001-2002
Paul Fusco, Magnum photographer, USA
Jo Leggett, Photo Metro, USA
Patricia Mendoza, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico

2000
Roger Cohn, Mother Jones, USA
Brooke Biggs, Mother Jones, USA
Susan Meiselas, Magnum photographer, USA

1999
Roger Cohn, Mother Jones, USA
Ken Kobre, photographer/educator, USA
Deborah Willis, photographer/educator, USA

1998
Jeffrey Klein, Mother Jones, USA
Deborah Klochko, Friends of Photography, USA
Rupert Jenkins, SF Art Commission Gallery, USA

1997
Jeffrey Klein, Mother Jones, USA
Patricia Mendoza, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico
Michelle Vignes, photographer, USA

1996
Ken Light, photographer, USA
Bob Pledge, Contact Press, UK
Walter Rosenblum, photographer, USA

1995
Kerry Tremain, Mother Jones, USA
Peter Magubane, photographer, South Africa
Anne Tucker, author, USA

1994
Rupert Garcia, artist/educator, USA
Graciela Iturbide, photographer, Mexico
Michelle Vignes, photographer, USA

1993
Sebastião Salgado, photographer, Brazil
Graham Nash, Nash Editions, USA
Eduardo Galeano, essayist/journalist/historian, Uruguay

1992
Arthur Ollman, MOPA, USA
Walter Rosenblum, photographer, USA
Lélia Salgado, editor/designer/artist, Brazil

1991
Ken Light, photographer, USA
Nan Richardson, Umbrage Editions, USA
Tomas Muller, TAFOS, Peru

1990
Sandra Phillips, SF MOMA, USA
Trisha Ziff, author/curator, USA
Carole Naggar, author/PixelPress, USA