Competition Jurors

Andrew Eames (UK)

For more than a decade Andrew Eames has covered news and events throughout Asia. His portfolio includes everything from F1 motorsports in Malaysia to elections in Indonesia. Originally from England, Andy now lives in Phnom Penh and shoots for the Associated Press.

Mak Remissa (Cambodia)

Born in Phnom Penh on 5 September 1970, Mak Remissa graduated from the Royal Art School in 1995 with a degree in sculpture. With subsidies by the Association Arts Cambodge, after graduation he studied photography with noted French photographer Thierry Diwo and worked for the newspaper Le Mekong. He was awarded 1st and 3rd prizes in the "Cambodian Photographers' Competition" held by the Foreign Correspondents' Club in 1997. Apart from journalistic work, Remissa also contributes to publications of the UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCO and others.

John McDermott (UK)

John McDermott has been photographing Southeast Asia since the early 1990s. From 1993 to 1997, McDermott was the Chief Photographer for Manager, a Bangkok-based English-language monthly magazine. His work has been published world wide, including The International Herald Tribune, Time, Newsweek, Stern, South China Morning Post and The New York Times.

He can be found online at Images of Asia.