Spotlight Awards 2020 edition

Show your photos to judges from Adidas, Lego, Heineken, Shiseido, Esquire, Ralph Lauren Digital, Starbucks, Grey, Dentsu, Ogilvy, BBDO & more

Photo: Patrick Curtet

Judges

Put your work in front of international expert judges who are managing billions of dollars of marketing budgets

Whether you’re a winner in the competition or not, if a judge likes what you do, you could get hired.

  • Natalie Alvarado Natalie Alvarado Associate Photo Editor Playboy Enterprises USA
  • Chris Booth Chris Booth Associate Creative Director Lego UK
  • Cassio Cappelossa Cassio Cappelossa Global Brand Identity and Merchandise Hewlett Packard Enterprise USA
  • Brendan Donnelly Brendan Donnelly Creative Director M&C Saatchi AUSTRALIA
  • Toru Fujii Toru Fujii Senior Creative Director ADK Tokyo JAPAN
  • Kristine LaManna Kristine LaManna Senior Photo Editor ESPN The Magazine USA
  • Sophia Leong Sophia Leong Head of Creative Studio Starbucks CHINA
  • Yvonne Moeller Yvonne Moeller Director Communications Europe Aurora Europe GmbH GERMANY
  • Shireen Nababteh Shireen Nababteh Creative Director Cheil Worldwide JORDAN
  • Grant Pearce Grant Pearce Editorial Director GQ Asia Pacific HONG KONG
  • Robyn Selman Robyn Selman Photo Director Forbes Magazine USA
  • Paul Stechmesser Paul Stechmesser Manager - Design The Coca-Cola Company USA
  • Nicholas Tamarin Nicholas Tamarin Senior Editor Interior Design Magazine USA
  • Ely Tomines Ely Tomines Creative Design Manager Celebrity Cruises, Inc. USA
  • Debbie Totten Debbie Totten VP Creative Dev + Brand Communications Marriott Vacations Worldwide USA
  • Anna Verkholantseva Anna Verkholantseva Creative Producer Top-Beauty, Aeroflot, LaBotanica Magazines USA
  • Bill Yom Bill Yom Global Creative director Cheil SOUTH KOREA
  • Kieran Delaney Kieran Delaney Creative Director McCann Health UK
  • Camila Rodrigues de Souza Camila Rodrigues de Souza Senior Art Director Wunderman Thompson BRAZIL
  • Ted Lim Ted Lim Chief Creative Officer Dentsu SINGAPORE
  • Nacho Hernández Nacho Hernández Creative Director Grey SPAIN
  • Nicolò Fabio Banfi Nicolò Fabio Banfi Art Director Deloitte Digital ITALY
  • Ronnie Patt Ronnie Patt Creative Director Jung von Matt GERMANY
  • Julie Rosenoff Julie Rosenoff Manager & Art Production HAVAS USA
  • Thomas White Thomas White Art Director Saatchi&Saatchi AUSTRALIA
  • Gabriel Araujo Gabriel Araujo Chief Creative Officer Global Ogilvy BELGIUM
  • Victor Arriazu Martin Victor Arriazu Martin Creative Director VMLY&R SPAIN
  • Chris Plummer Chris Plummer Creative Director NETHERLANDS
  • Lisa Marie Walkington Lisa Marie Walkington Director Global Creative Shoot & Production Adidas AG GERMANY
  • Luana Dumitrescu Luana Dumitrescu Brand Communication Manager DHL ROMANIA
  • Eva Petschull Eva Petschull Photo Editor Greenpeace GERMANY
  • Daniel Kent Daniel Kent Creative Director Urban Outfitters USA
  • Nick Bologna Nick Bologna Production Manager Ralph Lauren Digital USA
  • Jennifer Murphy Jennifer Murphy Senior Manager & Photography Production Fila USA
  • Anaïs Dimech Anaïs Dimech Beauty Creative Director U-Studio at Unilever UK
  • Nicolas Neubeck Nicolas Neubeck Creative Director Hearst Magazines USA
  • Agustín de Tena Agustín de Tena Editor Car & Driver / Hearst SPAIN
  • Catriona Ni Aolain Catriona Ni Aolain Director of Creative Content Rolling Stone Magazine USA
  • Sandipan Bhattacharyya Sandipan Bhattacharyya Managing Director & Chief Creative Officer GREY INDIA
  • Mae Delaney-Rei Mae Delaney-Rei Creative Producer JPMorgan Chase Bank USA
  • Joseph Siegel Joseph Siegel Sr. Director Creative and Marketing DHL USA
  • Kristin Mellqvist Kristin Mellqvist Director Creative Shoot & Production Adidas USA
  • Pat Young Pat Young Creative Director Lululemon CANADA
  • Danny Ratcliff Danny Ratcliff Director of Post Production & Motion Graphics Hearst USA
  • Rossana Coruzzi Rossana Coruzzi Senior Art Buyer Prodigious Italy ITALY
  • Helen Sham Helen Sham Creative Director Ogilvy HONG KONG
  • Claudio Eduardo Vieira Claudio Eduardo Vieira Creative Director Publicis (Renault) FRANCE
  • Rod Henriques Rod Henriques Executive Creative Director BBDO GERMANY
  • Masaki Hanahara Masaki Hanahara Creative Director Shiseido USA
  • Jérémie Atlani Jérémie Atlani Senior Art director CHANEL FRANCE
  • Jamel Benjemaia Jamel Benjemaia Image Director GQ FRANCE
  • Alison Sullivan Alison Sullivan Senior Art Buyer MGM Resorts USA
  • Emanuele Amighetti Emanuele Amighetti Photo Editor Esquire & Harper’s Bazaar ITALY
  • Katarina Pepichova Katarina Pepichova Creative Producer & Art Buyer Calvin Klein NETHERLANDS
  • Cihan Eryilmaz Cihan Eryilmaz Senior Art Director C14torce DDB SPAIN
  • Natasscha Girelli Natasscha Girelli Branding & Creative Director Hooligans Magazine Denmark
  • Christopher Stahl Christopher Stahl Producer, Director, DoP Volkswagen of America USA
  • Gloria Mensah Gloria Mensah Project Manager and Marketer bareMinerals USA
  • Stephen Moore Stephen Moore Art Director Sainsbury's UK
  • Emily Addis Emily Addis Art Director IT Cosmetics, L’Oreal USA

Commercial categories

Covering all sectors of commercial photography

The competition has 13 advertising categories with a prize pool of over $30,000

  • Fashion
    • Joana Kustra Joana Kustra
    • Dorit Thies Dorit Thies
    • Timothy Saccenti Timothy Saccenti
    • Santiago Ruiseñor Santiago Ruiseñor
  • Advertising
    • Sam Thies Sam Thies
    • Staudinger + Franke Staudinger + Franke
    • Mattia Pelizzari Mattia Pelizzari
    • Lucila Blumencweig Lucila Blumencweig
  • Architecture & Interiors
    • Walter Shintani Walter Shintani
    • Balint Jaksa Balint Jaksa
    • Tom Kurek Tom Kurek
    • Florian W. Müller Florian W. Müller
  • Beauty
    • Bruno Juminer Bruno Juminer
    • Elena Paraskeva Elena Paraskeva
    • Julia Kuzmenko Julia Kuzmenko
    • Simon Songhurst, rep. by JSR Simon Songhurst, rep. by JSR
  • Lingerie & Swimwear
    • Eva Napp Eva Napp
    • Paul Giggle Paul Giggle
    • Günther Kathrein Günther Kathrein
    • James Cant James Cant
  • Cars
    • Malek Fayoumi Malek Fayoumi
    • Lisa Linke Lisa Linke
    • Lisa Linke Lisa Linke
    • Richard Thompson III Richard Thompson III
  • CGI
    • Jenue Jenue
    • BOOM CGI - rep. by JSR BOOM CGI - rep. by JSR
    • Dona Gorska Dona Gorska
    • Brad Pickard Imaging Brad Pickard Imaging
  • Corporate & Industrial
    • James Braund James Braund
    • Christian Vorhofer Christian Vorhofer
    • Andy Mahr Andy Mahr
    • Roe Photo Roe Photo
  • Food & Drink
    • Marek Bartos Marek Bartos
    • James Murphy James Murphy
    • Dominic Episcopo Dominic Episcopo
    • Richard Jung Richard Jung
  • Kids
    • Isabel Pinto Isabel Pinto
    • David Handley David Handley
    • Isabel Pinto Isabel Pinto
    • Miriam Lindthaler - Petit Pomme Miriam Lindthaler - Petit Pomme
  • People & Lifestyle
    • Anatol Gottfried Anatol Gottfried
    • Anatol Gottfried Anatol Gottfried
    • Myles McGuinness Myles McGuinness
    • Astrid Obert Astrid Obert
  • Portraiture & Celebrity
    • PEROU PEROU
    • Perry Curties Perry Curties
    • Corey Nichols Corey Nichols
    • Beardy Studios Beardy Studios
  • Sport
    • EXYL EXYL
    • Victor Fraile Victor Fraile
    • Tim Adorf Tim Adorf
    • Michael Müller Michael Müller
  • Still Life
    • Ivan Moshe Ivan Moshe
    • Barry Makariou Barry Makariou
    • Mark Zawila Mark Zawila
    • Pixeleyes Pixeleyes
  • Travel, Documentary & Landscape
    • Brian Hodges Brian Hodges
    • Mark Lehn Mark Lehn
    • Jasper James Jasper James
    • Marina Kloes Marina Kloes
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