
MAGHREB PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
MPA 2023 LIST OF JURY MEMBERS
Your work submited to the « Mahgreb Photography Awards » 2023 photo contest will be reviewed by international panel of experts.
Photographer top inspiring and creative internationnally awarded living most of year in Paris, Founder of « Mahgreb Photography Awards ». Souhayl A is a globetrotter who has photographied in more than 50 countries with a unique photo style. He is also the most followed Moroccan photographer on the social network instagram and one of the most followed in all Africa.
@souhayl_a_color
www.souhayla.com

Co-founder of the agency Younes Duret Design, in Marrakech. She knows how to identify the talents outside society and order them, sometimes summoning artists to the heart of the different events (The Chamooo Theory at the David Bloch Gallery, Medin'art at the Club Med in Marrakech). Creator of the group « Les Créatifs Africains », bringing together more than 2500 members in the field of art and design.
@miaduret
www.younesdesign.com

Advertising photographer with a great experience both in studio and in reportage. Lover of Morocco, Bernard is also the co-founder of the international festival of the photography of Author of Montélimar : Présence(s) Photo
@bernard.coste.77
www.oeil-ecoute.com

Renowned gallerist who has participated in many international fairs and shows a lot of Tunisian artists around the world. Aicha is the founder of the Gorgi Gallery, one of the most popular art galleries in Tunis.
@agorgi_gallery
www.agorgi.com

Anna is a photographer working in Fine Art and Fashion. Her projects are focused on finding new innovative style for both shooting and post processing. Her work has been rewarded and she has won in a number of famous photo contests. She is the Creator of photo magazine FotoSlovo, which promotes every year new emerging talents from Russia & CIS countries.
@laza_anna
www.annalaza.com

A historian of the art of formation, Jacques-Antoine began his career at Christie's in London before settling between Lebanon and Egypt as an independent curator. Passionate about photography, he now lives and works in Morocco, turning to the artistic creation of the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa.
@jacquesantoinegannat
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Founder and editor of the Moroccan site « Kawn Culture.com ». A web platform dedicated to Art and culture, highlighting the young contemporary Moroccan art scene. Developing a particular sensitivity for photography, Selma crosses art fairs and exhibitions around the world and is starting today the exhibition curating with young Moroccan artists little known to the general public.
@slimnaguib
www.kawnculture.com

Official photographer of the Cannes Film Festival since 1987. Founder of the International Photographic Festivals « Les nuits photographiques de Pierrevert » et « Les nuits photo d'Essaouira ».
Although he lived between Paris and New-York, S. Kossmann is very devoted for several years to build bridges, with photography, between occident and orient.
@stephanekossmann
www.stephanekossmann.com
MPA JURY OLD MEMBERS

Photographer that there is no need to present, member of the agency Vu, Bruno has been working for years on Africa in general and Algeria particulary. In his work Bruno always build bridges between the North and the South. He has collaborated with several institutions including the Nicéphore Niépce museum, the IMA... in order to also show the work of other emerging Algerian photographers.
@bruno.boudjelal
www.agencevu.com

Historian of photography and collaborator of the bimonthly magazine Dyptik. Marie is releasing this year a reference book (Editions Malika) that recounts the history of Moroccan photography since the time of Sultan Moulay Abd el-Aziz until today.
@marie.moignard.1
www.diptykblog.com

Galerie 127 is the main work of Nathalie. Located in the historical district of Guéliz in Marrakech, the gallery is also the only place devoted to photography throughout the Maghreb. Among the artists she represents are Daoud Aoulad-Syad, Carolle Benitah, Denis Dailleux, Hicham Gardaf, Safaa Mazirh and many others...
@nathalielocatelli
www.galerienathalielocatelli.com

Consultant in photography, editor in chief of « Réponse photo » Magazine (1996 - 2014), has since collaborated with the magazines Fisheye, De l'Air and Camera. Performs portfolios at the MEP, also acts as curator of the exhibition and has been artistic director of the Festival du Regard. She also published two books of photographs.
@sylviehugues
www.sylviehugues.com

Working before for the museum Nicéphore Niépce, Audrey is now freelance Curator and Art Director of the photo festival Circulation(s) et co-founder of the platform « The Red Eye » which supports international projects devoted to photography. She has also contributed to the launch of the Lianzhou Mu-seum of Photography in China and has become Assistant Director.
@andywaro
https://the-red-eye.fr