Bright Spark
- Adam Makarenko
Congratulations!
We’re pleased to announce this year’s winners
2008 Winners
Flash Forward: Emerging photographers
Canada
Winners
- Jessica Auer
- Karin Bubas
- Ryan Carter
- Becky Comber
- Jolie Dobson
- Carrie Duplessis
- Jenna Edwards
- Amy Friend
- Hudson Hayden
- Simon Hayter
- Laurie Kang
- Anthony Koutras
- Eamon Mac Mahon
- Sarah Mangiarlado
- Margherita Marzorati
- Nik Mirus
- Dominic Nahr
- James Nizam
- Ed Ou
- Lindsay Page
- Andrew Rowat
- Sabrina Russo
- Talia Shipman
- John Van Der Woude
- Lizzie Vickery
Honourable Mentions
- Arantxa Cedillo
- Danny Custodio
- Eric Deis
- Jessica Eaton
- Gregory John Hern
- Eric Kaluzny
- David Larraguibel
- Lindsay Murrell
- Lucas Oleniuk
- Dustin Parr
- Guillaume Simoneau
- Aubrey Wade
United Kingdom
Winners
- Mariama Attah
- Benjamin Becker
- Emma Blau
- Adam Capper
- Jacob Carter
- Yvonne De Rosa
- Afshin Dehkordi
- Philipp Ebeling
- Ilan Godfrey
- Matthew Hammond
- Darren Harvey-Regan
- Alex Hill
- Frederic Huska
- Sam Kemp
- Christos Koukelis
- Moira Lovell
- Susanne Ludwig
- Ivor Prickett
- Charlotte Rea
- Ali Richards
- Johanna Ruebel
- Jan Stradtmann
- Jamie Tiller
- Alys Tomlinson
- Stuart Whipps
Honourable Mentions
- Rowan Butler
- Jo Gane
- Lydia Goldblatt
- Jason Havneraas
- Paul Hockett
- Katharine MacDaid
- Louise Maher
- Gareth Phillips
- Helga Steppan
- Phill Taylor
- Kurt Tong
- James Wakefield
United States
Winners
- Ian Baguskas
- Gideon Barnett
- Damion Berger
- Erik Boker
- Michael Christopher Brown
- Michael Bühler-Rose
- Caleb Charland
- Michal Chelbin
- Kevin Cooley
- Katrina Marcelle d’Autremont
- Clémence de Limburg
- Scott Eiden
- Juliane Eirich
- Lucas Foglia
- Nicole Jean Hill
- Joelle Jensen
- Virginie Lamarche
- Curtis Mann
- Eric Percher
- Dulce Pinzon
- James Pomerantz
- Brian Shumay
- Jonathan Smith
- Will Steacy
- Hugo Tillman
Honourable Mentions
- Beau Comeaux
- Molly Corso
- Tanja Geis
- Wayne Lawrence
- Phillip Andrew Lewis
- John Wesley Mannion
- John Francis Peters
- Elise Rasmussen
- Liz Rubincam
- Kristopher Stallworth
- Lisa Wiltse
- David Wright
The Magenta Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of TD Bank Group for their ongoing commitment to Flash Forward and to emerging artists.
Jurors
Canada
- Dean Baldwin (Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto)
- Sara Knelman (Art Gallery of Hamilton)
United Kingdom
- Simon Bainbridge (British Journal of Photography, London)
- Paul Herrmann (Redeye: The Photography Network, Manchester)
- Paul Wombell (Independent Curator and Writer, London)
United States
- Darren Ching (Photo District News, New York)
- Debra Klomp Ching (Klompching Gallery, New York)
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About Flash Forward
Established in 2004, Flash Forward, in all its award-winning formats, has been a life-changing career boost for young photographers since its inception 14 years ago. This program for supporting and encouraging emerging artists in Canada and worldwide began with an idea to invest in artists barely out of university. Not only did we turn a small idea into a prominent worldwide competition, we paved the way for a high school program to influence arts curriculums, change and encourage leadership in teachers and keep essential funds in high schools.