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Meet

The JUDGES

Meet our expert judging panel—a blend of passionate virtual photographers, CONTENT CREATORS and gaming industry experts, bringing unparalleled expertise to recognize and celebrate exceptional talent in our GAMING community.

Kevin McAllister

Creative & Product Lead on Days Gone Remastered | Community Manager at Bend Studio

Kim Bender

Senior Community Manager at Bethesda APAC

Laura Beitzel

Senior Community Manager at CD Projekt Red

Juha Vainio

Head of the Control Franchise at Remedy Entertainment

Paul Crowther

Senior Community Manager at Frontier Developments

Antonela Pounder

Director of Global Community at 505 Games

Samir Arabi-Eter

Global Community Manager at IO Interactive

Dan McKim

Art Director at Santa Monica Studio

Shauna Jones

Community Manager at Ubisoft

Chris Gregory

Art Director at Frontier Developments

Aaron Jason Espinoza

Advanced Sr. Community Manager at Insomniac Games

Liz “Blue Owlz” Barlow

Community Manager at Santa Monica Studio

Claudia Ciardi

Senior Social and Community Manager at NVIDIA GeForce Brazil

Amelia Kołat

Senior Community Manager at CD PROJEKT RED

Con Tsompanis

PR Manager at Bandai Namco Entertainment Australia

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