Judges

The World Sports Photography Awards Jury is made up of senior individuals from sport, media, brands and photography from around the world. They all relish their involvement and are active in helping to promote the awards. They are recused from any categories where there is a conflict of interest. Our judges are as passionate about brilliant sports photography as we are.

Annie Vernon

Marketing and Communications Manager, The Boat Race Company

Vernon Bryant

Senior Photographer, Dallas Mavericks

Tony Duffy

Ex-Photographer/Founder, Allsport

Kellen Mond

Artist & Photographer | Former NFL Quarterback

Richard Craig-McFeely

WW Sports Evangelist, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Ewelina Ruminska

CPS Events and Loan Stock Programme Manager, Canon Europe

Laura Cordingley

CEO, Chelsea FC Foundation

Jamie Schwaberow

Director, NCAA Photos

Evan Shugerman

Director, Sports Partnerships at Meta

Luke Drake

Senior Vice President, Sponsorships, Events & Exhibitions, Qatar Airways

Justin Feck

Deputy Sports Picture Editor, The Daily Mail

Rob Cook

Head of Commercial & Growth, Harlequins

Andrew Selby

Head of Partnerships, Deloitte

Neeraj Jha

Head of Sports Business (Warner Bros Discovery) - India & South Asia

Alisha Pope

Head of Sports Sponsorship Strategy and Development, MGM Resorts

Ben Liebenberg

Former Director of Photography and Lead Photographer, National Football League

Alexander Trienitz

Photo-Editor and Photographer, Motorsport Network and Motorsport Images

Reem Sarraf

Creative Director, Stats Perform

Andrés Ballesteros

Chief Photographer, EFE Agency

Stuart Robinson

Deputy Sports Picture Editor at Reach PLC

Hugo Mills

Director of Golf Development, The R&A

Hayley Chamberlain

Head of Photo Production, Cover Images

Barry McAdams

Digital Product & Data Leader, LIV Golf

Tony Pilch

Ex Director, Silva International & Board Member, Miami FC

Susan Sawbridge

Managing Director, Daylight.

Chair, Women in Sport Aotearoa (NZ).

Tim Percival

England Rugby Communications Lead

Katie Gritt

Head of Marketing for Sport at Panini

Stefan Hossenfelder

Head of Media Days & Photo, DFL Digital Sports

Ricardo Fort

Founder, Sport By Fort Consulting

Dee Kundra

Managing Director (Americas), FC Bayern Munich

Peter Laundy

Senior Vice President Partnerships, City Football Group

Stew Walker

Executive Vice President, Global Rights Partnerships, DAZN Group

Adrian Wells

Commercial & Marketing Director, Surrey CCC

Paul Murphy

Senior Digital Assets Manager, FIFA

Paul Hepworth

Executive, Sports & Entertainment, Commercial/Brand Licensing

Alex Goldschmidt

Business Development, Golden Hour

Tim Stemp

Executive Director, Commercial, International Tennis Federation

Alex Stone

Communications Specialist | Formerly The FA & FIFA

Steve Watts

Marketing Director, Brentford FC

Chester King

Chief Executive Officer, British Esports Federation

Chris Marking

Vice President, International Partnerships and Strategy, AEG Global Partnerships

Karl Hudson

Creative Director, Chicago Fire FC

Nick Stocker

Group Commercial Director, Oracle Red Bull Racing & Visa Cash App F1 Teams

Jonathon Webb

Senior Manager, Marketing, Major League Baseball (MLB)

Patrick Blake

Global Communications Manager, Little Caesar Enterprises

Kevin Farrar

Sports Partnerships Leader, IBM EMEA

Danny Paiser

Founder, Global Playmakers

Billy Robertson

Assistant Sports Picture Editor, MailOnline

Naomi Valenzo

Vice President, International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)

Gary Hershorn

Deputy Photo Director, ABC News

Rodrigo Yavarone Antelo

Head of Business Development, Image & Communication, CF Cruz Azul

Dania Akeel

Motorsport Athlete & Presenter

Erik Baeza

Sports, Entertainment & Culture/Content Partnerships Specialist

Marisol Rodriguez

Social Impact Leader, Club Tigres (Mexico)

Rob Mitchell

Commercial Director, Premier Padel

Jonathan Neill

Consultant

James Hope-Gill

Chief Executive Officer, Skateboard GB

Baljit Rihal

Chief Executive Officer, Inventive Sports

Shomeresh Shetty

Marketing & Promotions, ICC

Peter Robinson

Photojournalist

Gernot Hensel

Managing Editor, European Pressphoto Agency

Felipe Sevillano

Photo Editor, Diario As

Juan Ascanio

Head of Brand Marketing, Concacaf

Nate Gordon

VP & Head of Content, The Players' Tribune

Michael Burnhill

Media Sector Marketing Lead, Canon Europe

Brad Smith

VP of Photography, WWE

Michel Cottin

Director, Agence Zoom

Michael Owen

Marketing and Communications Manager, EIZO UK | Photographic & Creative Industry

Koji Aoki

Chief Photographer, Japan Olympic Committee

Elliot Renton

Industry Sales Leader (APJ) - Global Media & Entertainment, Amazon Web Services

Mike Mainwaring

Marketing & Sponsorship Leader

Naima Mancini

Journalist/Photo Editor, La Gazzetta dello Sport

Pierre Haessig

CEO & Founder, HSK Agency and BATARA CREATIVE

Willy Nicholls

Head of Communications, NZ Cricket

Stanley Gontha

Founder & Chief Photographer, ProShots.NL

Charlie Pinder

Photographer/Photo Director, Ex-Red Bull & Canon

Wei Zheng

Photographer, China Sports Daily

Paul Radley

Sports Writer, The National, Abu Dhabi

Yasmine Akki

Head of Content & Brand, Premier Padel

Will Pincott

Senior Sports Visual Editor, The Telegraph

Mike Harris

How-To Editor, Digital Camera World

Conrad Yu

Photographer/Senior Executive, Sportsoho

Phil O'Brien

Founder, EMPICS Sports & Publisher, W42ST.nyc

Fernando Soutello

Photographer/Editor/Co-Founder, Agif

Igor Costoli

Social Media Coordinator, Atletico Mineiro

Ian Down

Former Head Of Pictures, News & Content, Daily Mirror & Splash News

Jessica Miller

Deputy Online Editor, Amateur Photographer

Benjamin Favier

Freelance Journalist and Podcast Host

Glenn Guan

Assistant Chief Photographer, The Star Malaysia