Each year, and especially during the Expert Modules, Spéos invites its former students who have become renowned professionals and many other lecturers who count amongst the main protagonists of the market. This year 2008 we wish to thank for their presence:


    

Laurent Abadjian Picture editor. He now works for Télérama. He worked for many years as the main picture editor of Libération. Abbas Iranian photographer who lives in Paris. Member of the Sipa press agency (1971-1973), then Gamma (1974-1980), he joined Magnum in 1981 (became a member in 1985). Madeha Alajroush Saudi photographer. Patrick Artinian Started as a photographer in 1985 for Libération. He works regularly for Télérama and Le Monde. Jean-Louis Atlan Photographer who has worked for Gamma, Sygma and Paris Match. Jane-Evelyn Atwood Photographer for Life Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, Stern, GEO, Libération, Paris Match, VSD, Marie Claire, Elle… She won the Eugene Smith Grant in 1990. Christophe Audebert Freelance corporate photographer who was trained at Spéos. Joseph Balette Pape Artistic director. David Balicki Freelance photographer. Works for Télérama, Marie Claire, Psychologies Magazine, Libération, Le Monde… Alain Basset Managing director of Prophot Paris. Greg Broom A New York-based advertising / fashion photographer. Cécile Boccara Jewel creator. Nathalie Bocher-Lenoir Chief of the Picture Section for the publishing group SEJER-EDITIS. Samuel Bollendorff Freelance photographer. Special award of the Hachette Foundation. Special mention at the Kodak Critics' prize. Olivier Brillanceau Managing director of the SAIF. Gilles Codina Vice-president of Freelens. John Conley Ex-Spéos student. Archives director, Studio Peter Lindbergh. Gabriella Cseh Hungarian photographer. Ex-Spéos student. Philippe Deblauwe Managing director of Picture Tank. Rachel Deghati Director of the Webistan agency. Marc Deville Photographer at the Gamma agency. Delphine Dieu Artistic director at the 3 Suisses catalogue and now, after her training at Spéos, photographer for the 3 Suisses. Edward Earle Curator at ICP. Emilie Faure Works as the deputy accessory/jewelry director at Citizen K. Jean Favreau Former technical director of Sygma. Founding director of PixPalace. Didier Fèvre Photographer of the daily sport magazine l’Équipe. Frédérique Founès Director of the production, Signatures. Patrick Fournial Freelance photographer. Arcimboldo Award 2005. Raphaël Gaillarde Photographer of the Gamma agency. “Visa d’or” 2000. Vincent Gapaillard Photographer. Published in several magazines such as British Vogue, Vogue Nippon, Citizen K and Le Monde. Marc Garanger Documentary photographer. Works since the 1950’s and travels around the world. Won the Niepce Award as well as the prize of the Society of Geography (1997). Eric Gidel Public accountant. Sylvie Grosbois An ex-Spéos student. She works for the Regards Sport French agency. Laurent Groult Freelance consultant, specialized in picture workflow, transmission and image push. Denis-Pierre Guidot Engineer at Adobe. Nicolas Héron Ex-Spéos student. Picture editor for Elle International. He is also an expert in editing, retouching and image processing. Brigitte Jacquelin Photo stylist. Beatrice Kagan Art buyer. Marie Karsenty Director of diffusion, Signatures.		Alain Keler Photographer at the Sygma agency, then Gamma, co-founder of the Odyssey Images agency. He won the Paris Match Award in 1986 and the Eugene Smith Grant in 1997. Cédric Kerviche Photographer, writer for Le Monde 2. Frédérique Laffont Photographers’ agent. Marie Lelièvre Picture editor for Le Monde. Société Liaigre Anne Jacquemin – Astrid Anrep Luxury furniture. Ludovic Maillard Freelance photographer, personal and commissioned work. Marcus Mâm Fashion photographer trained at Spéos. Souad Mechta Freelance picture researcher. Alex Micheanol Producer of the photo shoots of Peter Lindbergh. René Minosa Tchékof Freelance photographer. Enrico Mochi Digital director at Magnum Pascal Moncapjuzan  Artistic director at Draftfcb. Bruno Morandi Freelance photographer. Carlos Munoz Yagüe He travelled all around the world for Animan, GEO and the National Geographic. He also worked for Yves Saint Laurent for 15 years. Marta Nascimento Brazilian photographer who works in Paris for the REA agency. Nicole Nogrette Chief editor, photo section, L’Express. Patrick Peccatte Director of the development at PixPalace. Hervé Petit Consultant, director of Bridge Europe. Alexandra Peyrere Manager of the Laurent-Perrier Champagnes. Pascal Philippe Head of the photo section at Courrier International. Emmanuel Pierrat Lawyer specialized in international law. Robert Pledge President of the Contact Press Images agency (which he founded with David Burnett in 1976). Rémy Poinot Director of the Creative Web Center. Advertising photographer. Frédéric Reglain Photographer who won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award in 2005. Dorothea Resch Ex-Spéos student, independent advertising photographer. Reza Reza began his career during the hostage-taking in Iran, during the Jimmy Carter government. He did numerous assignments for the National Geographic; he is the founder of the Webistan agency. Fernande Ricordeau Paris Match archives director. Patrick Roche (UPC) Freelance journalist, he has worked as a photographer and chief editor for TF1. Jean-Yves Ruzniewski Co-founder of the Temps Sport agency, then director of sport’s photography at Corbis. Trained in digital techniques at Spéos. Laura Sciacovelli Ex-Spéos student. Fashion photographer in London. Roland Serbielle Manager of Nikon School. Elisabeth Sourdillat Freelance picture researcher. William Stevens Photographer at Gamma. Trained in digital techniques at Spéos. Dave Story R & D director for Adobe International. Christian Strack Director of the laboratory Picto Bastille. Pascale Thiébot Professionnal retoucher, trained at Spéos. Hélène Vedrenne Commercial and advertising photographer. Estelle Veret Director Pictures Magazine Development, Reuters Media. Jean-François Vibert Freelance photographer and consultant. Cécile Wang Lawyer at UPC. Matt Yanchyshyn Technical support at AP.