Photography and video contests can not be completed without the willingness of skilled people to act as judges. We are incredibly thankful to the people that have volunteered their precious time to be a judge for the WildlifeInFocus Contest in 2025 and over the many contests in the past.

This page recognizing those individuals that have agreed to act as judges. The final panels of judges may of course change by the final judging due to the reality of professional photographers schedules and other unpredictable scenarios but we wish to say thank you to those that agreed. We feel very exited and honored by the incredibly talented people that will be judges.

Note: If you are an experienced photographer/videographer and are willing to volunteer to be a judge (backup if needed) please contact us at info@wildlifeinfocus.org

As we are hosting 3 separate contests, we will have have separate panels of judges for each contest. Each panel will consist of 3 judges with additional judges should the number of entries exceed the reasonable number for one panel to evaluate.

More biographical information will be included for each judge in the future.

PHOTO CONTESTS

  • Steve Freligh
  • Jeff Parker
  • Earl Nottingham
  • Russel Graves
  • Lazlo Potosky
  • Jesse Dolin
  • Lance Kruger
  • Bill Gozansky

VIDEO CONTEST

  • Ben Masters
  • Ramon Villarreal
  • Austin Alvarado