Kirsten Abbott is an experienced book publisher who recently joined the team at Thames & Hudson Australia to commission a series of illustrated non-fiction titles. In her previous role as Associate Publisher at Penguin Books, she masterminded successful lifestyle titles including Zoe Foster and Jane Webster, and produced the award-winning publication - The Making of MONA. Prior roles include Commissioning Editor with Hardie Grant; Senior Editor at Penguin Books; and Editor at Kyle Books (London).

Lee is an Australian photographer best known for her exploration of migrant identity against the backdrop of Australian suburbia. In 2012 she published her first book, Belco Pride with Au.Thentic Press, then self-published a second monograph, The Five Happinesses, in 2015. From 2012-2014, Lee was an active member of the renowned Australian photo-collective, Oculi. She is currently teaching in the Photomedia Department of the ANU School of Art.
 

Daniel is the Academic Director of Photography Studies College (Melbourne), the number one photographic educational institution in Australia. He is the founder of the Asia-Pacific Photobook Archive, the largest collection of self-published and contemporary photobooks from the Asia-Pacific region in the world. He regular presents at photobook events, festivals and symposia internationally, as well as curating exhibitions and other projects. He regularly writes for a number of international and national publications - British Journal of Photography, Vault, Photoeye, Paper Journal and Voices of Photography. He is also the former Managing Editor of Australia’s oldest photography magazine PHOTOFILE, published by the Australian Centre for Photography.

Benjamin is based in Sydney and is the co-founder of both Try Hard Magazine and Try Hard Editions - an online magazine and affiliated photobook publishing imprint dedicated to showcasing the work of Australian and NZ Photographers. In 2016 Try Hard Editions released Atlantis by Pedro Ramos. Atlantis was shortlisted for the PHotoEspaña Best Photobook of the Year 2016 and acquired by the New York Public Library for the Spencer Collection in the year of its release. Benjamin is currently a lecturer in Photography at University of Technology, Sydney and is working on a new project, The Centre for New Pictures.

Dr Doug Spowart has an extensive involvement in Australian creative industries as an artist, educator, curator, commentator and reviewer. For over 25 years he has made photobooks and artists’ books, many of which are held in private and public book collections. For over 50 years he has collected photographically illustrated books and in 2012 completed a PhD on the topic of self-publishing in the digital age. He has extensively researched, judged and commentated on the photobook in Australia and New Zealand including a recent presentation at the Vienna Photo Book Festival.