Flash Forward - Emerging Photographers 2010

The Magenta Foundation is pleased to announce year six of its Emerging Photographers exchange with BIG NEWS.

The annual competition is now the biennial Flash Forward Festival, starting in October 2010. The annual Flash Forward competition will continue to take place each year, complemented by the larger biennial Flash Forward Festival every other year.

Magenta would like to thank all the artists who submitted their work to this project. The final list of winners has been posted below, and the exhibition and book information can be found on the Flash Forward Festival site.

View full list of winners and honourable mentions.

Exhibition & Book Launch

See www.flashforwardfestival.com

Jurors for 2010:

• Canada:
• Liz Ikiriko - Photo Editor, Toronto Life Magazine
• Daniel Espeset, photo-eye Magazine
• Myrabelle Charlebois - Photo Editor, enRoute Magazine
• Erin Elder - Manager, Business Development, Digital Media, The Globe and Mail
• UK:
• Lorna Mary Webb - Company Manager, Rhubarb-Rhubarb Festival
• Rebecca McClelland, Photo Editor with Wallpaper, Art World and the Ian Parry Scholarship
• Simon Bainbridge, British Journal of Photography, London
• Aaron Schuman - Director/Editor, Seesaw Magazine
• US:
• Andy Adams - Editor/Publisher, Flak Photo
• Amanda Maddox - Assistant Curator of Photography and Media Arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
• Susan Bright - Independent art writer and curator based in NY

Thank You:

We would like to extend a very special thank you to our sponsor TD Bank Financial Group for leading the way with their commitment and support of fostering emerging talent through the pioneering Flash Forward program.