Meet our 2024 Jurors
Bade Turgut
Director of Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
Bade Turgut is the Director of Weinstein Hammons Gallery. Since 1996, the gallery has showcased internationally recognized artists across various media, with a particular emphasis on modern and contemporary photography. The gallery represents a distinguished roster of artists, including Alec Soth, Robert Mapplethorpe, Vera Lutter, Nancy Rexroth, Gordon Parks, Edward Burtynsky, and Matthew Brandt, among others. Weinstein Hammons Gallery has successfully placed works by its artists in prominent private collections and major museums nationwide. Bade Turgut holds a degree in Studio Arts, with a concentration in photography, from Macalester College.
Julie Skarwecki
Photography Consultant
Julie Skarwecki is a photography consultant and marketing coach with over a decade of experience in the industry working directly with artists and advertising agencies, editorial clients, and Fortune 500 companies. After getting started as a studio assistant and production coordinator to photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager, she moved on as a commercial agent representing photographers and illustrators across the United States and in Europe. Her mission as a photo consultant is to empower commercial photographers by providing expert guidance and proven strategies to enhance their marketing efforts and connect with their ideal clients.