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Judges

 The 2026 Wilder Photo Competition Judge List

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Marco Gaiotti

Marco Gaiotti (b. 1983, Genoa, Italy) is a wildlife photographer whose work is shaped by years of exploration in some of the world’s most remote wilderness areas, from Southern Africa and Alaska to the High Arctic. His distinctive style focuses on environmental wildlife photography, placing animals within the broader landscape and emphasizing the intimate relationship between species and their habitats. Through a careful balance of light, composition, and scale, his images combine aesthetic impact with a strong conservation message, highlighting both the beauty and fragility of natural ecosystems.

 

Gurcharan Roopra

Gurcharan Roopra is a celebrated Kenyan wilderness photographer renowned for revealing structure, order, and symmetry within the natural world. His work is distinguished by bold shifts in perspective, from abstract door-off helicopter aerials above Kenya's vast landscapes to intimate, low-angle remote-camera images that place the viewer directly in the animal's world, creating images that are both immersive and thought-provoking. Through his photography, he seeks not only to document wilderness, but to interpret it—revealing the beauty, complexity, and design that often go unnoticed in Africa's wild places.

 

Tobias Gjerde

Tobias Gjerde is a 23-year-old wildlife photographer from Norway with over 15 years of experience behind the camera. His photographic style is characterized by minimalistic compositions and an appreciation for cold and extreme conditions. The combination of a fascination for the natural world, his love for expressing himself creatively and sharing his stories with the world, is what drives his passion.

 

Sadie Hine

Sadie Hine is an award winning wildlife photographer and illustrator based in Northern California. She has experience photographing all kinds of wildlife- everything from birds to nudibranchs. Her work focuses on often overlooked subjects with a strong focus on macro photography. Additionally, Sadie is an ambassador for Girls Who Click and a recent judge for the Audubon Photography Awards.

 

Vikas Bhatia

Vikas Bhatia is a wildlife photographer, filmmaker, and music composer based in Washington, DC. His work explores the intersection of nature, behavior, and perception, revealing the hidden stories that shape the lives of animals and the landscapes they inhabit. Through his photography-focused YouTube channel, Vikas has built an audience that has led to commercial work with Swarovski Optik, PolarX, and several top conservation organizations. He is currently working as the Director of Photography on a documentary in the Arctic.

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