Meet the Jury
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
Martina Matencio’s photographs exist in a universe of melancholy and restrained nostalgia, where light and emotion are constant companions. Subtle emotions—sad or melancholic—yet joyful in their own way.
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She began experimenting with photography at the age of 16, and by 20 it had become her way of life. Her connection to photography began when she had to care for a child with a mental illness. Through photographing him, she discovered it was the best way she could contribute something meaningful to the world.
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She studied artistic photography at the Serra i Abella school, specializing in the use of natural light and the representation of the female body. For her, female beauty exists in all bodies—not because of their physical appearance, but due to the invisible emotion they radiate. Her photos reflect the delicacy of the female soul, with its lights and shadows. Calm and tranquility are essential to her creative process, allowing her to be guided by whatever she feels in the moment.
In 2017, she published her first book Tus ojos, mis manos (Stendhal) with actress Alba Ribas, and in 2022 she released her second book, Martina, tengo que hablar contigo.
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She has worked internationally in cities like L.A., London, and Japan, among others.
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Her clients and features include: Vogue, Emporio Armani, Paco Rabanne, Cultura Inquieta, Vinted, CaixaBank, Kave Home, ME Sitges, Filmin, Netflix, Cervezas Alhambra, and Openhouse.
BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
Giacomo Brunelli (b. Perugia, Italy, 1977) graduated with a degree in International Communications in 2002. His work has been exhibited at The Photographers’Gallery (Uk), The New Art Gallery Walsall (Uk), The Barbican Centre (Uk), BlueSky Gallery, Portland (Usa), Format Festival, Derby (Uk), Triennial of Photography Hamburg (Germany), Nordic Light Festival (Norway), Noorderlicht Photofestival (The Netherlands), StreetLevel Glasgow (Uk), Photofusion, London (Uk), Delhi PhotoFestival (India), Fotofestiwal Lodz (Poland), Athens Photo Festival (Greece), Daegu PhotoBiennal (South Korea), Angkor PhotoFestival (Cambodia), Tabernacle (London, Uk), Griffin Museum (Boston, Usa) and at commercial galleries such as Peter Fetterman Gallery (Santa Monica, Usa), Robert Morat Galerie (Berlin, Germany), Galerie Camera Obscura, (Paris, France), Arden & Anstruther (Petworth, Uk), Galleria Belvedere (Milan, Italy).
He has won the Sony World Photography Award, the Gran Prix Lodz, Poland and the Magenta Foundation “Flash Forward 2009”. He has also been featured widely in the art and photography press including BBC (Uk), The Guardian (Uk), The Telegraph (Uk), Eyemazing (Holland), European Photography (Germany), B&W Magazine (Usa), Creative Review (Uk), Foto+Video (Russia).
His work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (Usa), The New Art Gallery Walsall, Uk Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (Japan) and Portland Art Museum (Usa).
Brunelli has published “The Animals” (2008) and “Eternal London” (2014) by Dewi Lewis Publishing, “Self Portraits” (2017) and "Hamburg" (2021) by Editions Bessard, “New York” (2020) by Skinnerboox and "Venice" has been self-published by TantoPress in 2022.
In 2012, he was commissioned by The Photographers’Gallery to do the “Eternal London” series and in 2015 by the Deichtorhallen to produce “Hamburg".
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Mas Agung Wilis Yudha Baskoro is an Indonesian freelance photojournalist, anthropologist, and documentary photographer who has special interest in social, environmental crises, and cultural issues.
His photo exposing the human cost of Indonesia’s nickel boom has won the 2025 World Press Photo Award for Asia-Pacific and Oceania - Singles category.
He received an Honorable Mention at the SOPA Awards 2024 for Excellence in Explanatory Reporting.
He is also a NGV (National Galery of Victoria) Triennial 2023 photographers/artist. He represents Indonesia along side other artists from ten different countries around the globe in Megacities project.