Meet the judges

Adrienne Helitzer
More than 25 years of experience as a photojournalist, event and destination photographer.
Co-director/partner of STILL Productions - a full-service communications company emphasizing the publication/presentation of story-telling projects in a variety of formats for both editorial and corporate clients.
Contract Photographer, Disneyland (The Walt Disney Company): Assignments are for publicity, promotional or advertising purposes. Photographs of all attractions and events, celebrities or VIPS, live or taped shows, commericals and specials within or relating to the theme park and Disneyland Hotel. Photographs used in press kits for all new attractions. News photographs also placed on electronic media wires (AP, Reuters) and have appeared world wide in newspapers and magazines. Worked on Disneyland photographic archival system. Photos for Disney Magazine.
Contract Photographer, The Los Angeles Times: Orange County Edition and Metro (downtown) edition. Oct. 1987 - June 1994.

Staff Photographer The Courier Journal and Louisville (KY) Times. Sept. 1981 - Sept. 1987.

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Ellen Clark
Since 1993 her photography and writing skills have taken her everywhere from Turkmenistan to Timbuktu and Fairbanks to Key West.  She's tried everything from rappelling in Israel to dog sledding in Alaska.
Her award winning photographs have appeared in such publications as National Geographic Traveler, Gourmet Magazine, Islands and Popular Photography.  She has also received various writing and photography awards from the Society of American Travel Writers, including the prestigious Photographer of the Year award in 2000.  Stories about her adventures have appeared in magazines, newspapers and guidebooks throughout the United States and Canada.

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Michael Kitada
Serving discerning brides in the wedding photojournalism style in Orange County, Southern California and the nation. Kitada has worked as a photojournalist in the newspaper industry for 20 years covering most of the major events in America, including The Oscars, The Emmys, The Grammys and has been published in most major newspapers in the U.S. Kitada's photographs during the Northridge earthquake were featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine. Michael also currently teaches Photojournalism at Cal Baptist University in Riverside and Photo coaches at UCLA.

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