MEET the JURy

The 2026 IMPACT Photo Show jury brings together accomplished photographers and creative professionals whose distinguished careers span disciplines, and the globe. Connected by a shared relationship to the East End, our jurists bring a rich range of experience, expertise, and perspective to the selection of work for this year’s exhibition.

Amnon Bar-Tur is a photographer, photojournalist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of the international BarTur Photo Award. Born in Israel, he began his career as a military photographer and correspondent and later photographed for Haaretz before moving to London to study photography at the London College of Printing and Graphic Arts. His work was widely published internationally before he moved to New York and built C2media, a major digital imaging company. In 2011, Bar-Tur and his family established the BarTur Photo Award, which supports and recognizes photographers whose work addresses important social, environmental and cultural issues.

AMNON BAR-TUR

Deborah Feingold began her photography career in an unusual darkroom: a Boston prison cell, where she taught troubled youth in the early 1970s. This experience cemented her belief in the camera's power for self-expression and communication, laying the groundwork for her distinguished career. Moving to New York City in 1976, Feingold quickly rose to prominence with her iconic portraits of music legends such as Chet Baker, B.B. King, James Brown, Bono, and Madonna. Her ability to put subjects at ease resulted in intimate, enduring images that have appeared in Rolling Stone, TIME, Newsweek, and The New York Times. Feingold's work, featured in her 2014 book Music and the PBS special "Icon: Music Through the Lens," continues to inspire and influence the world of music photography.

deborah feingold

Guerin Blask is a New York City-based photographer and director renowned for his striking celebrity portraits. Raised in both Tucson, Arizona, and Cooperstown, New York, his work is deeply influenced by the contrasting landscapes of the Southwest’s desert and the quaint charm of the Northeast. Guerin has earned a reputation as one of the most sought-after image makers in music, advertising, and entertainment, delivering bold visuals that captivate audiences across multiple industries.

His distinctive style has attracted an impressive roster of clients, including TIME, The Washington Post Magazine, New York Magazine, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Music, Universal, Atlantic Records, Fast Company, The Sunday Times Magazine, Forbes, and The New York Times.

guerin blask

Harvey Stein is a New York–based photographer, educator, author, and curator whose career spans more than five decades. A longtime faculty member at the International Center of Photography, Stein has taught at ICP since 1976 and has also taught at the School of Visual Arts, New School University, Drew University, and Rochester Institute of Technology. He is the author of ten photography books, including Coney Island People 50 Years, Harlem Street Portraits and Mexico: Between Life & Death. His photographs have been widely exhibited and are held in more than 60 permanent collections. His work is especially known for its intimate exploration of people, place and the relationship between photographer and subject.

HARVEY STEIN

Linda Badd has built an accomplished career spanning more than four decades as a fashion stylist, producer, and photo editor, collaborating with leading photographers, creative directors, designers, and brands to shape compelling visual narratives. Throughout her career, she has been instrumental in developing advertising campaigns and editorial imagery, bringing together the many creative elements that transform a concept into a powerful and memorable photograph.

As both a stylist and photo editor, Linda developed a discerning eye for composition, color, texture, light, and storytelling. Her work required balancing artistic vision with commercial objectives, selecting and refining images that not only met the highest creative standards but also communicated a brand's identity with clarity and impact. Working in the fast-paced, ever-evolving worlds of fashion and retail, she cultivated a deep appreciation for the collaboration, craftsmanship, and attention to detail behind every successful image.

LINDA BADD

Best known for her work on film and television productions, Macall Polay is a photographer whose stills have been published internationally in books, magazines, and newspapers, and featured on billboards, movie posters, and online extensively. Her many TV credits include Game of Thrones, and The Penguin and Boardwalk Empire, while her films include A Complete Unknown, In the Heights, The Goldfinch, and Burn After Reading. She has worked with directors such as James Mangold, Jon Chu, The Coen Brothers, Wong Kar Wai, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Park Chan-Wook.

Polay is a longstanding member of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers as well as a member of the International Cinematographers Guild. In 2019, she received the prestigious ICG Publicist’s Award for Excellence in Still Photography for Television. A graduate of New York University, she is also known for her travel photography and portraiture.