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Tom is a designer, publisher & photographer based in London, UK.

Since 2022 he has also been running Bluecoat Press, which is a London based publisher that specialises in making photo-books. Tom believes that book design is both a collaboration and a response, it requires broad exploration between publisher and artist to arrive at a best final form for the work to exist in.

Bluecoat Press is striving to be a positive force in the publishing industry, creating beautiful books to represent the voices of many different artists. Reaching beyond the arts and photography into the lives of people who cannot normally access books is something Bluecoat is aiming for as they grow. Creating more accessibility to art is key to growing its uptake and involvement by future generations - a passion which Tom also brings into his personal design and publishing efforts.

Tom’s photographic work is borne out of intuition and instinct as well as an acute appreciation for the physical world. With imagery focusing on the potential of the unnoticed, and what we choose to ignore; either unconsciously or willingly. He explores this through series of images, which often focus on a single person, place or moment in time.

With over twenty years’ experience in the art world, Brandei Estes was the former Head of Photographs at Sotheby’s (Europe, Middle East and Asia) following an extensive career of working in photography and contemporary art galleries in London and Paris. Estes was instrumental at Sotheby's in the growth of the Photographs sales in Europe and further afield and was the lead business getter for the department. Her comprehensive role at Sotheby's also included professional writing, research and all aspects of auction estimates, fair market value, charitable donation, and insurance appraisals.

Since late 2024 Estes has worked independently curating photography exhibitions and advising clients on how to build their photography collections. Estes also lectures throughout the year on collecting photographs and the photography market for public and private institutions, museums, galleries and fairs in the UK and Europe. Estes is regularly a judge and nominator for numerous international photography awards including the Prix Pictet, the Louis Roederer Photography Prize for Sustainability, and served for five years as the Chair of The Photographers’ Gallery Associate Patrons committee. In addition to sitting on the Curatorial Board of the The Phair in Torino, Estes has been a member of Photo London's Curatorial Board since 2023.

Tom Page is an experienced gallerist and founder of Open Doors Gallery, specializing in contemporary photographic art. After several years in various roles at commercial galleries in London—from sales specialist to designer and digital manager—Tom identified a gap in supporting emerging photographic artists. What began as an Instagram account hosting regular takeovers showcasing new talent has evolved into a respected global platform. Today, Open Doors Gallery actively participates in both domestic and international art fairs, representing a growing roster of award-winning artists from across the spectrum of photographic art.

Tom is committed to disrupting the art world and positioning photography at the forefront of artistic discourse. As a former artist himself, he understands the critical importance of visibility and navigating the ups and downs of creative careers. Tom takes pride in collaborating with artists, curators, and publishers worldwide to bring their projects and exhibitions to life, with the gallery’s annual open call, OD Photo Prize, serving as a key aspect of its ongoing mission.

Eva Eicker is a photography curator and writer living in London, UK.

As a photography expert she focusses on social and cultural issues for a critical engagement with contemporary photography. With a background in Anthropology, her interest lies in interdisciplinary aspects such as collaborative work, sound and materiality in relation to photography. Amongst others, she has worked as Curator at The Photographers’ Gallery (London), The National Portrait Gallery (London) as well as at Studio Tacita Dean, Magnum Photos (London), Hauser & Wirth (London), and The Museum of Modern Art (New York City).

She has curated numerous exhibitions, including the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize (2012-16) and has organized several solo exhibitions, among them Noemie Goudal: Southern Light Station (2016), Gregory Crewdson: Cathedral of the Pines (2017) and Anna Bariball and Dirk Braeckman (2020)

Josh is the Deputy Picture Editor at the FT Weekend Magazine, where he also regularly writes about photography. He is a frequent participant at festivals and workshops and has been a visiting lecturer at several universities including, London College of Communication, University of Syracuse, NY, USA and the School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus, Denmark. Before joining the FT, Josh spent seven years as the Assignments Editor at Panos Pictures, and in 2013, he co- founded the book-publishing wing of Tartaruga, an independent record label and print studio.

Harriet Logan is a multi-award winning photographer who spent the first half of her career working on international assignments in places such as Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo and Somalia for a range of international newspapers and magazines. She subsequently turned her attention to working commercially on advertising campaigns for clients such as Crayola, Cheerios, Waitrose, Pictet and Canon alongside some of the Worlds largest agencies.

Today she curates the Incite Project, an issue driven collection of photographs broadly based around the subject of world events and conflict. She is also the executive director of The Ian Parry Photojournalist Grant which has run for over 30 years with a mission to support young and emerging Photojournalists.

Dr Caroline Molloy is an artist, academic and writer. She is the programme director of Fine Art and Photography at University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, as well as being a PhD supervisor. She holds an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art, an MA in Visual Anthropology from Goldsmiths UoL and recently achieved a practice-led PhD from Birkbeck in the Centre for Photographic History and Theory. Her research interests are focused on the marginalised voice in both gender and post/decolonial colonial contexts.

Molloy’s work has been shown in group exhibitions at Arles Photography Festival, Jaipur Photo, The Foyer Gallery, UCA Farnham, New Art Gallery Walsall, Four Corners, London and the palace of Westminster. Recent peer reviewed written publications include, (2023) ‘Identity Politics: A study of diasporic identity mediated through family photography’ in Handbook of Research on the Relationship between Autobiographical Memory and Photography. IGI Global and (2020) ‘Rethinking the photographic studio as a politicised space’, in Developing a Sense of Place: Models for the Arts and Urban Planning. London: UCL publishing. In addition to this, she regularly writes for Visual Studies, The Journal of Visual Practice, 1000words magazine and Photomonitor around the relationship between photography and visual culture.

Alex Schneideman is a photographer, curator and Director of Flow Photographic Lab and Gallery in London. Alex was Artistic Director of Photo Oxford 2023 edition, and he is currently curating a retrospective at the Bodleian Library of the work of Paddy Summerfield. He has published three books; Want More (Art Books), Art London (ACC artbooks) and Pictures from the Garden (including work by Vanessa Winship, Sian Davey, Jem Southam and others (Dewi Lewis). His work is held in institutional collections including British Library, Bodleian Library, University of Washington, Miami University, Berkely University, Museum of the Book, The Hague. His photography and writing has also been published in various magazines including BJP, B+W, The Guardian, Independent, Times, Jewish Chronicle and the Irish Times. He has curated shows including the work of Deanna Dikeman, Matthew Finn, Ian Macdonald, Paddy Summerfield Vanessa Winship, Jem Southam and Sian Davey.

Jillian Edelstein is a documentary photographer and film maker who has been published & exhibited internationally. Renowned for her honest, brave and ethical approach her work explores stories of forgotten and marginalised communities and personal journeys of others as well as her own. Born in Cape Town she started her career working as a press photographer before moving to London in the eighties, where she is currently based.

Jillian Edelstein’s work has featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The FT Weekend Magazine, Vanity Fair, Interview, Vogue, Life, The Guardian Weekend, The Sunday Times Magazine among others. The National Portrait Gallery have over 100 of her portraits in their Collection. In 2018 she was voted one of the ‘Hundred Heroines’ list of international women transforming photography today. Her book Truth and Lies about the Apartheid legacy, published by Granta, was awarded the John Kobal Book Award in 2003. In addition, she has published Here and There: An Expedition of Sorts with GOST Books in 2024 and her forthcoming book, Affinities will be published also by GOST in 2026.

Edelstein’s work has been exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery, Royal Academy, Imperial War Museum, Royal Photographic Society, Sotheby’s, Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie Arles amongst others. Her awards include: Honorary Fellowship RPS, Kodak UK Young Photographer of the Year, Photographers' Gallery Portrait Photographer of the Year, Visa d’Or/International Festival of Photojournalism, Perpignan 1997, European Final Art Polaroid Award, selected AI-AP, Latin American Fotografia 4, World Press Awards, LensCulture Portrait Awards, Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Portrait of Humanity, Portrait of Britain.