PDN 2008 Top Knots - the new school of wedding photography

    JUDGES

Rebecca Crumley

Rebecca Crumley is the "Real Weddings" photo editor at The Knot Inc., the leading wedding resource. She is responsible for assigning and selecting photos for each "Real Wedding" story featured in The Knot, The Knot Weddings, 70 regional online markets and other syndicated projects. Crumley has previously worked for The Maine Photographic Workshops and The Smithsonian Institution.

Kristi Drago-Price

Kristi Drago-Price is the photo editor of BRIDES magazine. Her work at the magazine has been recognized by the Society of Publication Designers and at The Lucie Awards. A graduate of both the School of the Visual Arts and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Drago-Price has worked in many facets of the photography community including studio manager and photographer's representative.

Claudia Grimaldi

Claudia Grimaldi prides herself on having a deep and well-rounded knowledge of the photography and magazine publishing industry, as well as a keen eye and sense of what is current. Grimaldi has been a photo editor for the past 15 years, beginning her career at Family Circle. From there,she has held positions at publications such as Martha Stewart Living, Self, InStyle, Glamour and Interview Magazine. Since 2004, Grimaldi has been the photo editor of Elegant Bride, a Condé Nast publication.

Maggy Lynch-Hartley

Senior art buyer, Maggy Lynch-Hartley, was reminded of her own wedding after viewing the photographs from our Top Knots contest, "Looking at the photos made me want to get married again." She has been an art buyer at several advertising agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, Ogilvy One and DraftFCB. She currently works with Sausalito, California-based Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners, where she produces shoots in the U.S.and overseas for national and global clients.


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