We’ve got another guest panelist to add to judge the Summer Hey, Hot Shot! If you ever read popular photography magazines, you’d probably have come across Popular Photography! We’ve got Jay DeFoore, editor of Popphoto.com, to help pick out the best 10 photographers from the submissions. Here’s a little bio about Mr. DeFoore:

After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, Jay DeFoore relinquished his Texas citizenship and moved to New York in 2000 hoping to become the next Lester Bangs. He scored his first job as a web producer for Billboard.com, which got him freelance gigs writing reviews of CDs and live shows for Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter. In 2002 he realized that photographers led more exciting lives that pop stars, so he began working for Photo District News (PDN) as a reporter and news editor. He is currently the editor of PopPhoto.com, the online home of Popular Photography & Imaging and American Photo magazines, but still likes a good concert every now and again.

Photographers lead more exciting lives than pop stars? Good thing I picked the right gig!

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