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Nominators

For its 4th edition, the Viviane Esders Prize wish to strengthen the European dimension of the Prize by creating a network of nominators. The nominators are a group of European renowned experts in the field of photography interested in discovering and supporting lesser-known artists. They help us to search photographers in all Europe countries. Viviane Esders and the prize team thank them for their commitment in supporting a whole generation of photographers.

BULGARIA

Nikola Mihov
Photographer, artist and curator, Synthesis gallery, Sofia
nikolamihov.com/
https://www.instagram.com/synthesisgallery.sofia/?hl=en

CZECH REPUBLIC

Pavel Vančát
Curator and publisher, Prague
https://www.instagram.com/pavelvancat/

DENMARK

Louise Wolthers
Curator and research Manager, Hasselblad foundation, Göteborg
hasselbladfoundation.org/en/

FINLAND

Elina Brotherus
Photographer, Copenhagen
elinabrotherus.com/

FRANCE

Jacques Clayssen
Journalist, art critic and curator, founder de Démarches
d-marches.org

Frédérique Destribats
Collector, founder and publisher, L’éditeur du Dimanche, Paris

Fannie Escoulen
Exhibition curator, Paris

Sylvie Hugues
Curator, fondatrice et directrice, Festival du Regard, Cergy
https://festivalduregard.fr/

Patrick Le Bescont
Founder and director, Filigranes Editions, Paris
https://www.filigranes.com

Aurélia Marcadier
Director, PhotoSaintGermain festival, Paris
photosaintgermain.com/

Anna Planas
Artistic director, Paris Photo, Paris
https://www.parisphoto.com/fr-fr.html

Raphaëlle Stopin
Director, Centre photographique de Rouen, Rouen
https://centrephotographique.com/

GERMANY

Anne König
Co-founder and publisher, Spector Books, Leipzig
spectorbooks.com

Calin Krus
Founder dienacht Publishing, dienacht e.V and Lepizig Photobook Festival, Lepizig
dienacht-magazine.com/publishing
dienacht.eu/leipzig-photobook-festival

Esther Ruelfs
Head of photography, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (MKJ), Hamburg
https://www.mkg-hamburg.de

Thomas Seelig
Head of photography, Museum Folkwang, Essen
https://www.museum-folkwang.de/fr

ITALY

Pat Varone
Journalist and curator
https://www.mediterraneofotografia.eu/web/

Walter Guadagnini
Artistic director, Camera, Centro Italiano per la Fotografia, Turin
https://camera.to/

Rica Cerbarano
Curator, writer and art critic
@ricacerbarano 

LITHUANIA

Ieva Mazuraite-Novickienė
Chief curator, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius
www.ndg.lt/lt.aspx

Mindaugas Kavaliauskas
Photographer and curator
https://www.kavaliauskas.eu

POLAND

Karol Hordziej
Curator and cultural manager, Krakow

ROMANIA

Anca Poterasu
Founder and director, Anca Poterasu Gallery, Bucharest
ancapoterasu.com/

SPAIN

Sonia Berger
Founder and publisher, Dalpine, Madrid
https://www.dalpine.com/

SWITZERLAND

Nathalie Herschdorfer
Director, Photo Elysée, Lausanne
elysee.ch/

Urs Stahel
Curator, writer, lecturer, Zurich
https://ursstahel.ch/

THE NETHERLANDS

Erik Kessels
Artist, designer and curator
erikkessels.com/

UKRAINE

Kateryna Radchenko
Curator, founder of Odesa Photo Days Festival
https://thephotodays.org/en/

UNITED KINGDOM

Mark Sealy
Director, Autograph Gallery, London
autograph.org.uk/

Zelda Cheatle
Expert in photography, curator, consultant, London
https://www.zeldacheatle.com/