Bright Spark
- Matt Eich
Flash Forward 2009
Competition Catalogue
Foreword by Simon Bainbridge
Format & Features
Hardcover, 8″ × 10¾”, 288 pages
312 photographs, full colour throughout
ISBN 978-0-0721257-5-7
Released
First Edition: 2009
List prices
$40
About Flash Forward 2009
The Magenta Foundation is pleased to announce year five of its Emerging Photographers exchange. With every year our artists exchange program grows and gets stronger. Flash Forward showcases the future of photography, focusing on emerging talent that jurors have identified as having great potential.
“Flash Forward was a reminder to trust my intuition and keep making imagery I am passionate about regardless of the outcome.” —Christopher LaMarca
Featured Artists
Canada
Winners
- Olivier Asselin
- Dan Bergeron
- Ryan Carter
- Philip Cheung
- Michele Crockett
- Robyn Cumming
- Kazuyoshi Ehara
- Angela Fama
- Martie Giefert
- Simon Hayter
- Ériver Hijano
- Joshua Jensen-Nagle
- James Andrew Kachan
- Deborah Kanfer
- Hubert Kang
- Mark Kasumovic
- Alex Kisilevich
- Adam Krawesky
- Yuriko Kubota
- Sarah Mangialardo
- Robyn McCallum
- Josh Morden
- Raffy Ochoa
- Lucas Oleniuk
- Mark Peckmezian
- Ryan Pyle
- Adam Rankin
- Angus Rowe MacPherson
- Viktoria Sorochinski
- Marshall Byrd Sterling
Honourable Mentions
- Karen Asher
- Sarah Burtscher
- Stefanie Fiore
- Jérôme Guibord
- Erin Hogue
- Rob MacInnis
- Dustin Parr
- Louis Perreault
- Andrew Querner
- Maya Visnyei
United Kingdom
Winners
- Boris Austin
- Lihee Avidan
- Stuart Bailes
- Murray Ballard
- Giacomo Brunelli
- Alessandra Chila
- Richard Chivers
- Hin Chua
- Justin Coombes
- Maciej Dakowicz
- Gratiane de Moustier
- Jackie Dewe Mathews
- Odette England
- Christian Hagemann
- Matthew-Robert Hughes
- Jonathan Hyams
- Jitka Hynkova
- Michal Iwanowski
- Eleanor Linsday-Fynn
- Tina Maas
- Guy Martin
- Andrew McConnell
- Laura Pannack
- Adam Patterson
- Aaron Schuman
- Jan Stradtmann
- Anastasia Taylor-Lind
- Manuel Vazquez
- Nicky Walsh
- Elliott Wilcox
Honourable Mentions
- Thomas Ball
- CJ Clarke
- Jessa Fairbrother
- Jo Gane
- Ilan Godfrey
- Evi Lemberger
- Mimi Mollica
- Regine Petersen
- Neil Shirreff
- Anna von Stackelberg
United States
Winners
- Myriam Abdelaziz
- Mustafah Abdulaziz
- David Walter Banks
- Jennifer Boomer
- J. Wesley Brown
- Anastasia Cazabon
- Peikwen Cheng
- Benjamin Drummond
- Tealia Ellis-Ritter
- Jon Feinstein
- Tatiana Grigorenko
- Jeff Hutchens
- Carl Kiilsgaard
- Carey Kirkella
- Adam Kuehl
- Michael Lundgren
- Narayan Mahon
- Tiana Markova-Gold
- Rocky McCorkle
- Debora Mittelstaedt
- Rod Morata
- David Rochkind
- Jonathan Saruk
- Ryan Schude
- Petya Shalamanova
- Nicolas Silberfaden
- Ursula Sokolowska
- Amy Stevens
- Lex Thompson
- Margeaux Walter
Honourable Mentions
- Jason C. Andrew
- Gideon Barnett
- Brooke Berger
- Magda Biernat
- Sarah Elliott
- Julie Hau
- Tania Jimenez
- Andrea Land
- Tammy Mercure
- Haley Jane Samuelson
Anniversary
- Jesse Boles
- Ryan Carter
- Scott Conarroe
- Robyn Cumming
- Adrian Fish
- Jennifer Long
- Eamon Mac Mahon
- Edith Maybin
- Finn O’Hara
- Don Weber
- Philip Ebeling
- Ernst Fischer
- Matthew Hammond
- E-J Major
- Edgar Martins
- Spencer Murphy
- Simon Roberts
- Andy Sewell
- Anastasia Taylor-Lind
- Jan von Holleben
- Anna Bauer
- Michael Bühler-Rose
- Michal Chelbin
- Chris Crisman
- Matt Eich
- Lucas Foglia
- Jessica M. Kaufman
- Christopher LaMarca
- Karine Laval
- Will Steacy
The Magenta Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of TD Bank Group for their ongoing commitment to Flash Forward and to emerging artists.
Thank you to our jurors
Canada
- Sara Knelman, Art Gallery of Hamilton
- Liz Ikiriko, Photo Editor, Toronto Life
- Daniel Espeset, photo-eye
United Kingdom
- Simon Bainbridge, British Journal of Photography
- Paul Herrmann, Redeye—The Photography Network
- Rebecca McClelland, Photo Editor, Art World; Deputy Director, The Ian Parry Scholarship
United States
- Debra Klomp Ching, Klompching Gallery
- Darren Ching, Photo District News
- Paula Tognarelli, Griffin Museum of Photography
Press
Air Canada's En Route Magazine
Picture This: our favourite pics from the Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward 2009
The Boston Globe
Flashes of brilliance
Torontoist
An Eye for Local Art
The Telegraph, UK
Flash Forward Canada
The Telegraph, UK
Flash Forward: United States
Fashion Magazine
Shelf life: The Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward 2009
Bombardier Experience
Bright Young Things