Meet this year’s international judging panel.
The judging process will comprise two stages. First, our Submission Panel led by Rolling Stone Photo Editor Sacha Lecca, alongside acclaimed photographers and 2022 MPAs alumni Yana Yatsuk and DeShaun Craddock will review every single entry and create a shortlist to be presented to the Judging Panel.
Our judging panel, helmed by photographer, publisher and director Rankin, together with Cat Burns, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Vicky Grout, Karen Binns, Eric Johnson, Matthew Josephs. Nakyung Han and Mae Muller will review the shortlisted entries and award the defining photograph of each category.
Abbey Road Studios photographer in residence Simon Wheatley will join the judging panel for the Underground Scenes category.
Click below to discover more about each judge.
Photography: Rankin | Artist: Debbie Harry