Unsplash Awards

Pablo is a 3D artist from southern Patagonia currently working at the Blender HQ in Amsterdam, where he created the animated series Caminandes and worked as lighting artist in multiple Blender open movie projects. Currently he is working on the Blender user interface, design, and communication of the Blender project via weekly live streams on YouTube.

Joe is an award-winning marketing & communications leader with a demonstrable track record producing and delivering strategies and projects in an international NGO setting. In his current role, Joe’s impact spans the globe; working with teams in over 90 countries, delivering content and digital experiences to a combined following of over 40 million people, and collaborating with partners that include Netflix, Google, Facebook, the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and Apple.

David Basulto is the Founder and Director of ArchDaily, and its global network of sites in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese. ArchDaily’s mission is “to improve the quality of life of the next 3 billion people who live in cities by 2050, by providing inspiration, knowledge, and tools to the architects who face this challenge.” David has served as jury for several awards, prizes and design competitions in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia. David has been chosen as one of Chile’s 100 Young Leaders, and received the National Award of Innovation for ArchDaily, by the Government of Chile.

Creative and design director Jed Tallo started his career in his hometown of Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to settling in Toronto, Canada, Jed worked extensively in London, U.K., for companies such as Condé Nast International and Hearst Magazines UK. He was most recently the Art Director of ELLE Canada. Jed has received numerous industry awards for his work, and created successful campaigns for global fashion and beauty brands such as L’Oreal Paris, Chanel, H&M, Tiffany & Co., and Mackage.

Siân Parry has been working in the magazine industry for 24 years. She has been Photography Director of Red, Marie Claire and You magazine and is currently Photo Director of Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE and Esquire.

Karen Freer (she/her) is the Marketing Manager at Analogue Wonderland and has recently been running LGBTQ+ Photowalks around the UK. During the COVID pandemic she founded LGBTQ+ Faces of Bristol — a portrait photography series which aimed to empower and create a more positive representation of the queer community in Bristol.

Sarah Gardner is the Director of Social Media at National Geographic based in Washington, D.C. She leads the team responsible for bringing the iconic brand’s storytelling to life across social platforms with a combined audience of more than 765M followers.

Josué Rivas (Mexica and Otomi) is an Indigenous Futurist, creative director, visual storyteller and entrepreneur working at the intersection of art, technology, journalism, and decolonization. His work aims to challenge the mainstream narrative about Indigenous peoples, co-create with the community, and serve as a vehicle for collective transformation.

Viviane Labelle is a French-Canadian designer & maker based in Portland, Oregon. She is currently working as a concept creator in the Innovation Kitchen at Nike where she creates original footwear concepts and dreams up the future of sports. In 2016 she obtained an ISPO award for a ski glove she created during her previous role as a soft goods designer. She graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor’s degree in Apparel Design from Université of Québec in Montréal.

Karin is Visuals Director at Conde Nast Traveller magazine UK and working across the CN Traveller Global Network. Originally from Germany and having made London her home in the late 90s, Karin has worked in print media / magazine publishing for 25 years for companies such as The Financial Times, Penguin Random House, Hearst, and projects for TATE Modern Art Gallery.