PHOTOS: Emerging Photographers To Follow

A lot of people who work in the photo industry have contributed to The 30 over the years by nominating photographers; more than 650 photographers have been featured; and thousands of photographers have submitted their work.Age used to be a factor, but we got rid of the age limitation several years ago because we saw that people were becoming professional photographers at different stages of their lives. The 30 is still a list focused on “New and Emerging Photographers to Watch”; however we are focused more on experience than age, and we consider people who have worked as full-time professionals for five or fewer years at the time they submit their work for consideration.Now that the Photo District News magazine is defunct, are former editorial staff still involved? I also really love to see that other photographers congratulate and support their peers when we release the list, and to see how a lot of other people throughout the industry do the same.Another goal of The 30 is to offer education and information to everyone who is interested in photography, particularly working and aspiring photographers.