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Jean Ferro, Photo Artist/President, Women In Photography International
     Photo artist Jean Ferro began her career in the visual arts in Hollywood in the 1970s, shooting personalities while building a classic library of self-portraits. Throughout the '80s, Ferro's fine-art self-portraits (1974-present) received international recognition from magazines such as ZOOM magazine (1985 - 8 pgs., 1988 - 6 pgs.) and French Photo, along with US national TV magazine shows for CBS and ABC TV networks. The 1989 Women In Photography New Photographers Lecture Series presented "Jean Ferro's Eye To Eye, the Art of Self-Portraiture."
     In 1990, Ferro's "Statue of Liberty" project marked her transition from fifteen years of traditional photography into "Photo Art," mixing various mediums. A 1992/93 City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs award enabled Ferro to create "Through Our Own Eyes, Self Portraits by People Without Homes," a compelling 30-minute photo/video documentary of Los Angeles' homeless community. In 1996, “Global Liberty,” her photo-based mixed media work using international newspapers from 42 countries, was exhibited at the Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles City Hall.
   Ferro has been commissioned by Paramount Studios, Southern California Regional Rail Authority, Capitol Records and DreamWorks, SKG and others. In April of 2000, Jean became President of Women In Photography International.

Jeanine Fijol, Photo Editor, Photo District News
     Jeanine Fijol is the Photo Editor of Photo District News magazine in New York City. Prior to joining the publication, Fijol worked for the Associated Press picture desk editing news photography packages. She then went on to produce photo shoots for the advertising agency The Bravo Group, a Young and Rubicam sister company, where she worked with clients such as Sears, Philip Morris and AT&T. She recently completed the judging for the PDN "30 Emerging Photographers" issue and will be a juror for the upcoming Positive Focus reviews in Brooklyn New York.

Graham Howe, Author/Curator/Founder, Curatorial Assistance Inc.
     Graham Howe founded museum services company, Curatorial Assistance Inc. in 1987 and is president of Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions, a non-profit organization for the circulation of art exhibitions. Howe received his Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, majoring in photography, at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1979. From 1984 to 1985 he was visiting curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. He was curator to the Graham Nash Collection from 1976 to 1988 and the founding Director for the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, from 1973 to 1975.
     Howe has curated over 100 exhibitions and is the author of several books on photographic art, including, Camera Over Hollywood: Photographs by John Swope 1936-1938 (1999); Nudes: Paul Outerbridge (1996): Eikoh Hosoe: META (1991); Tracings of Light: Sir John Herschel and the Camera Lucida. (with Larry Schaaf) (1990); Paul Outerbridge Jr: Photographs (1980); Paul Outerbridge: A Singular Aesthetic (with Elaine Dines & Bernard Barryte) 1981); Two Views of Manzanar: Ansel Adams & Toyo Miyatake (1978); The Graham Nash Collection (1978); New Photography Australia: A Selective Survey (1974). His critical writing has been published in numerous art journals.

Maria Piscopo, Creative Services Consultant
     Born in New York, now living in Southern California, Maria started her business as a marketing representative for artists and photographers in 1978. She teaches classes for artists, designers and photographers at the internationally renowned Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, for Dynamic Graphics Training and at five local colleges. Maria has been writing magazine articles since 1989 in industry publications such as HOW Magazine, Digital Output, Petersen’s PHOTOgraphic, Rangefinder, Step inside design, Shutterbug and Communication Arts. Recognition of her achievements includes WOMAN OF THE YEAR by Women In Management and WOMAN OF THE DECADE by Coastline Community College District.
      Her first book, The Photographer's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion, was published by Writer's Digest Books in 1988. Maria’s second book, Marketing & Promoting Your Work, was published by NorthLight Books in their Graphic Design Basics Series. Her most recent book, 3rd Edition The Photographer's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion, was published by Allworth Press (New York NY). Turner Communications produced Maria’s series of four videos on her seminars and conference workshop topics. She has been a speaker at industry conferences since 1985. Maria is a member of Society of Photographers and Artist’s Reps and has served on the Advisory Boards for the University of California at Long Beach Arts & Humanities Board, Visual Artists Association, Women In Management, Orange Coast College, Women In Photography, The VICOM Conference and The PHOTO Plus Conference Advisory Board.

Miriam Romais, Managing Director, En Foco/New York
     Miriam Romais is a photographer, independent curator and Managing Director for En Foco, Inc. Her work has been exhibited throughout the U.S., including the traveling Smithsonian Institution/SITES exhibition "Americanos: Latino Life in the United States" (accompanying book available through www.amazon.com).
      En Foco, located in Bronx, NY, is a non-profit organization whose commitment to photography brings you outstanding work by photographers of African, Asian, Latino and Native American heritage. En Foco's programs include exhibitions, the "New Works Award," a slide registry, and Nueva Luz, a unique tri-annual photographic journal featuring fine art work by photographers of African, Asian, Latino and Native American heritage residing in the U.S.

Niyatee Shinde, Photo Historian/Writer/Curator (India)
     Niyatee Shinde is a photo-historian and curator who lives and works in Mumbai, India. She began her career as a copy-writer with a well known advertising firm but soon began writing reviews on photography exhibitions. She then began the study and documentation of the scientific and historical development of Indian photography with a focus on Deen Dayal the nineteenth century premier photographer. She has a forthcoming volume on the life and works of Raja Deen Dayal. For several years she was the principal photography writer with the Times of India and later wrote several critical features on photography for the Indian Express. She was also one of the founder-editors of the Times Journal of Photography. She continues to contribute photography essays and reviews to several publications in India and also has many art and photography exhibitions (from concept to execution) to her credit, including recently "we are not like that only" and "the legacy of Raja Deen Dayal." Her work in the field of photography has pioneered and founded an interest in the medium in India.
     As Director and Curator at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture in Mumbai, she runs a unique open community center that encourages and showcases art from the traditional to the contemporary. Recently she founded "TURMERIC EARTH - curatorial assistance" an organization that offers assistance in all aspects of exhibition organization.

Stuart Vail, Editor-In-Chief/Publisher, TheScreamOnline
     Stuart Vail is the Editor-in-Chief/Publisher of the popular Internet magazine, TheScreamOnline, which features Art, Photography, and Literature. Started in 2001, it quickly became very popular and is now read by many thousands of people the world over. Past photography features include John Isaac (former chief photographer for the U.N), the pigment process of William Mortensen, Horace Bristol (Grapes of Wrath), Sean Kernan, Rick Sammons, Gary Auerbach, Carol Nye (Caravanserai), Mark Magidson (Baraka), Al Stewart (View from the Bandstand), Shanye Huang (The Miao/Hmong of SW China), Robin Davis' "13 Women," Ronny Leva (Images of Cuba), the alternative Polaroid techniques of Joanne Warfield, 14 photographers from Burning Man, and WIPI's own Tea Time winners. TheScreamOnline also features heavyweight talents in the worlds of Art, Poetry, Fiction, and Non-Fiction, with occasional articles on Music and Film.
     Since 1978, Stuart has also worked in the music/film business in Hollywood. As a music preparation supervisor at Universal Studios, he has worked on over 500 movies, including the "Back to the Future" series, "Field of Dreams," Shawshank Redemption," Good Will Hunting," "American Beauty," "Spiderman," Road to Perdition," and "Angels in America." He has written arrangements for Woody Herman, Cher, Donald O'Connor, Andy Williams, Magician David Avadon, and Gary Burton and the Buffalo Philharmonic. He composed the music for episodes of "Batman: The Animated Series" and also orchestrates for film.

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