Judges of the 2015 BigPicture Competition are some of the most highly regarded nature photographers and photo editors in the world. They are also authors, conservationists, educators, filmmakers, and organizers. Read more about our judges—and their own projects—below.

Jury Chair: Suzi Eszterhas

Suzi Eszterhas

Jury Chair and Judge
From cheetahs to chimpanzees, award-winning nature photographer Suzi Eszterhas documents the family life of Africa's endangered species. Best known for her pictures of newborn animals, Eszterhas is a dedicated conservationist and lends her images to help raise awareness for several international wildlife organizations. (San Francisco, CA)

Art Wolfe

Art Wolfe

Judge
A pioneer in conservation photography, Art Wolfe has worked on every continent and taken an estimated two million nature images in his lifetime. He has authored dozens of books that have sold more than 500,000 copies around the world. (Seattle, WA)

Kathy Moran

Kathy Moran

Judge
As National Geographic's senior editor for natural history projects, Kathy Moran has produced feature stories about terrestrial and underwater ecosystems for the magazine since 1990. She is a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers. (Washington D.C.)

Sophie Stafford

Sophie Stafford

Judge
Sophie Stafford is managing editor of the World Wildlife Fund's membership magazines in the UK and was previously editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine. Trained as a biologist, she has judged many of the world's greatest nature photography contests. (Bristol, UK)

Ian Shive

Ian Shive

Judge
Ian Shive is an acclaimed photographer, author, and film producer. His bestselling book, The National Parks: Our American Landscape, earned him recognition as the leading chronicler of our nation's parks. He won the Sierra Club's 2011 Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. (Culver City, CA)

Sandra Bartocha

Sandra Bartocha

Judge
As a nature and fine-art photographer, Sandra Bartocha seeks to create images of landscapes and plants that evoke an emotional response. She is chief editor of the Society of German Nature Photographers' magazine, Forum Naturfotografie. (Potsdam, Germany)

Neil Ever Osborne

Neil Ever Osborne

Judge
Neil Ever Osborne is a contributing photographer for Canadian Geographic, photography editor at Canadian Wildlife, and shutterbug-in-residence at the Royal Ontario Museum. When not in the field, he directs Fleming College’s Environmental Visual Communication program, based at the museum. (Toronto, Canada)

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