Jolanta Bielat is an artist based in New York City. For over a decade she has edited photography for titles such as GQ, New York Magazine and Departures. Fortunate to work amongst some of the best photo departments in the city, Bielat cites the excellence of her peers as the principle metric of her professional editorial accomplishments — accomplishments that have repeatedly earned her and her team awards and praise from The Society of Publication Designers and The American Society of Magazine Editors.

Lea Golis studied photography at Colorado College. Since 2005 she has worked as part of the photography department at New York Magazine.

Lisa Vosper is the director of photography for Latina magazine. Drawing on a strong background as a photographer, she has a deep understanding for creative direction, publishing and the visual arts. She has been invited to judge for Society of Publication Designers PUB 45 and has conducted portfolio reviews at the International Center of Photography. In recognition of her contributions and creative work she has received awards from SPD and AI-AP. She is a native of southern California and graduate of Art Center College of Design.

Lucy Fox is currently the senior photo editor at Marie Claire magazine. At Marie Claire she produces celebrity covers, large-scale fashion and beauty productions, conceptual still life and hard hitting investigative journalism. Over the past 12 years she has worked at many top magazines including Seventeen, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, Self and Real Simple.

Nigel Barker has been taking the world of fashion and entertainment by storm for the past twenty years. He is best known as the renowned photographer and judge on the show America’s Next Top Model. Barker’s presence in the fashion, beauty, and entertainment industries has resulted in an array of other exciting projects including films, commercials, photographic exhibitions, international editorial assignments, a book and the creation of his own show, The Shot, on VH1.

Steven Torres has been the photo editor for Style.com since 2003. Torres researches new and talented photographers in addition to commissioning and producing shoots worldwide.