THE VP AWARDS PARTNERS
Thanks go to all of The VP Awards partners for their invaluable contributions and help in making this the leading awards event in the art of virtual photography and bringing together players, photographers and studio creatives from all around the globe.
JUDGING PANEL
Made up of experienced capture artists, distinguished photographers, and game industry professionals, the judging panel will use their expertise to select the "Virtual Photographers of the Year".
ALISTAIR
CAMPBELL
Award-Winning Fashion & Portrait Photographer
ERWAN
FAGARD
Director of Photography at Hexworks
LEONARDO
SANG
Freelance Photographer & Digital Artist for Nvidia
ANTONELA
POUNDER
Director of Global Community at 505 Games
GIL
DORON
Associate Director of UI/UX at Insomniac Games
LUNA
DEL ALBA
Game Capture Artist for Nvidia & Selecta Play
ARTEM
GALEEV
Art Director of Atomic Heart & Mundfish Studio Co-Founder
HUS
ZEKAYI
Principal Lighting Artist
at Guerrilla
PETE
ROWBOTTOM
Award-Winning Landscape Photographer & Tutor
BOA
SIMON
Cinematographer, Designer at Ember Lab
JAMES
SNOOK
Game Capture Artist & VP Awards Winner 2021
SHAUNA
JONES
Community Manager at Ubisoft
CLINT
WELDON
Instructor at the International Center of Photography
KATIE "KHATIE"
POSTMA
Senior Community Manager at Scavengers Studio
COMMUNITY PANEL
Comprised of leading communities in the in-game & virtual photography space, the Community Panel contributes to the nominations and voting for the Game Industry Photo Mode award categories.
SUPPORTED BY
505 GAMES
505 Games, a Digital Bros’ subsidiary, is a global video games publisher, bringing premium and free-to-play games to console, PC, and mobile devices. Publishing highlights include DEATH STRANDING (PC), Control, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Ghostrunner 1&2, Journey to the Savage Planet, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.
FLICKR
Aiming to be the best online photo management and sharing application in the world, Flickr has two main goals. To enable new ways of organising photos and video online, and to help everyone make their photos available to the people who matter to them.
GUERRILLA
Guerrilla is one of Europe's leading game companies and employs more than 350 professionals from 50 different nationalities at their studio located in the cultural and historical centre of Amsterdam – a great place to work and play. Having started in 2003, Guerrilla push the boundaries of technical and artistic excellence while creating awe-inspiring worlds filled with compelling characters, and always shoot for the stars.
PHOTOMODE UNPLUGGED
A video podcast about life in photo mode and the digital art of virtual photography, Photomode UNPLUGGED is a light-hearted chat between hosts Mik & Rúben and is available in video and audio formats on YouTube & Spotify.
UBISOFT
Dedicated to creating exciting and engaging virtual worlds, Ubisoft has set out to continually advance in-game photo modes to ensure players get the most out of their experiences. The annual Photomode contest, coupled with its own IRL exhibition, is further proof of this commitment.
Discover their iconic worlds on your platform of choice via Ubisoft +
3D GRAPHICS ARTIST
CHRIS TALJAARD
Freelance Game Capture Artist & Independent Contractor as a Senior Digital Artist at Digital Extremes, Chris has over 15 years of experience in the creative industry and specialises in the fields of 3D Design, Product Photography, and video game capture to create visually pleasing, high-quality images.
CREATOR & CONTACT
MIK BROMLEY
Creator of TheFourthFocus and The Virtual Photography Awards, Mik is a game capture artist, real-world photographer, and published author. If you might be interested in becoming a future partner of The Virtual Photography Awards, or any other form of collaboration, please do get in touch...