based on a personal approach by the photographer towards the subject matter without it being evidently biographical. She is interested in seeing any of the above-mentioned types of projects. She is not open to seeing commercial portfolios. Mrs. Becker serves at several international portfolio reviews as a reviewer and sits on a number of online juries. STEFAN BREMER (FI) Open call & seminar
EXPERT INDEX MARIANNE AGER (DK) Open call & portfolio reviews
Marianne Ager (b. 1971) works as a curator of photography and film at Kunstmuseum Brandts in Odense, Denmark. She holds a MA degree from the University of Southern Denmark. Her particular field of interest is the concept of storytelling in literature, music and art/visual culture. She has worked as a culture journalist and wrote reviews of photography books for the Danish Katalog Journal. She was a member of the jury for the Young Nordic Photographer of the Year 2016 award at Fotografiska in Stockholm, Sweden, served on the jury for Riga Photo Biennial’s 2018 talent award and was portfolio reviewer at Riga Photo Biennial in 2019. Ager’s primary interests are fine art photography with a powerful narrative, portraiture with a twist, documentary work and short film projects. ELINA ANTILLA (FI) Portfolio reviews
Elina Antilla (b. 1963) is a Finnish art historian and museum director. Anttila is educated at the University of Helsinki where she graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Art History and in 2001 a Ph.D. in Art History. She was a researcher at the unit for collections and research at the Finnish National Museum in 2001–2008 and has since served in various positions. In 2014, she was named Director of the Museum. KARIN ARINGER (SE) Portfolio reviews
Karin Aringer has been working as a specialist at Bukowskis for ten years now. Her speciality is photographs and contemporary art and she is in charge of the Contemporary Art & Design fine art auction at Bukowskis Sweden. ALEXA BECKER (DE) Open call & portfolio reviews
Alexa Becker is the Acquisitions Editor for photography and art books for Kehrer Verlag. Having obtained her Master’s in Art History from the University of Heidelberg, she started her career at Kehrer in 2003, where she is responsible for selecting and acquiring new photographyrelated projects. Mrs. Becker provides artistic and marketing advice for photographers concerning the content and style of their work at several international portfolio reviews. She enjoys helping photographers and others appreciate the special qualities present in their work - in particular discovering novel, genuine visions of the world. Mrs. Becker offers the point of view of a European art book publisher and is familiar with the overall art and photography market. As an acquiring editor for Kehrer, she is interested in projects that are
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Stefan Bremer (FI); Stefan Bremer (b. 1953) has taught in art schools around Finland as well as at the Stockholm School of Photography and the Gothenburg University. He has led photography workshops in Europe and Africa and has exhibited around the world. Bremer was awarded the Finnish State Prize for Photography in 1988 and the Culture Prize of the City of Helsinki in 2011. He was State Art Professor in 1999-2004. NELA EGGENBERGER (AT) Portfolio reviews
Nela Eggenberger studied Art History in Vienna. Since 2013, she is the chief editor of “EIKON – International Magazine for Photography and Media Art”. Previously, she had various editorial activities, e.g. for frame. the state of the art, MUMOK, WestLicht (all based in Vienna). She was a publisher of 5×5. Photo Tracks (2016) and worked on exhibitions in cooperation with KUNST HAUS WIEN (Pas de Deux, 2015), BAWAG P.S.K. Contemporary (Fragile, 2013, with Gregor Ecker), among others. MARIA FAARINEN (FI) Portfolio reviews
Maria Faarinen (b. 1981) is a Chief Curator at The Finnish Museum of Photography. She has been working in the museum since 2007. In addition to expertise in contemporary art and exhibition producing, she has an extensive knowledge of photo archives and different genres of photography. FARIBA FARSHAD (UK) Open call
Fariba Farshad is co-Founder with Michael Benson of Candlestar, a company that specialises in the creation and development of major new international cultural initiatives including Condé Nast College of Fashion and the Prix Pictet, the global photography prize. In 2015, Candlestar inaugurated the first edition of Photo London and in five years, the Fair has established itself as a key event in the international art world calendar. Fariba’s academic career began at UAL, the University of the Arts London, in 1991 when she took up the post of Principal Lecturer in computer design. In 1997 she spearheaded the development of the IT Research and Development Unit, the centre for research in the application of technology in the arts and art education. As a curator and pioneer of creative education, she has been responsible for developing ground-breaking projects, which established the Unit as of centre of excellence for the innovative use of digital media. This brought her many awards, including a BAFTA nomination, during a key period at the University of the Arts. She is renowned as a champion of the work of contemporary Iranian artists. Her ground-breaking exhibition Burnt Generation showcased life in Iran through the lens of eight major photographers, and opened at Somerset House in 2014 and is still touring globally.
