Dimitri Beck is the director of photography at Polka (magazine, gallery, and factory), which he co-founded alongside the Genestar family in 2008. Previously, he was the editor-in-chief of Webistan, Reza's photo agency, in Paris. Dimitri began his career as a freelance journalist in 1998, frequently working in Central Asia and the Caucasus. As a journalist, he regularly participates in conferences on visual storytelling and teaches at the journalism department of Sciences Po Paris and at the Spéos Photography School.

Laura Serani, curator and author, directed the Planches Contact Festival in Deauville (2019-2024) and co-directed the Bamako Encounters (2009-2014). She was also the artistic delegate for the Mois de la Photo in Paris and a curator for Fotografia Europea and SiFest in Italy. Formerly head of the Fnac Collection and Fnac Photography Galleries (1985-2006), she has published numerous works on photography. As a teacher and mentor, she serves on various prestigious juries, including Hasselblad, Leica Oskar Barnack, Niepce, and World Press. 

Lucie Moriceau-Chastagner, documentary studies officer, is responsible for the photography collection at the Musée de l'Armée. Former curator at ECPAD (2008-2021), she studies the history of military photography. Curator of major exhibitions, including Photographies en guerre (2022) and Léon Herschtritt (2023-2024), she has been leading the museum's photography residency since 2022 and sits on several award juries.

Raed Bawayah, born in Ramallah, is a Palestinian photographer living in Paris. 

Trained at the Musrara School of Photography in Jerusalem, Raed has exhibited in prestigious venues such as the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, and has taken part in major events such as the Visa pour l’image festival in Perpignan and the Rencontres de la photographie d’Arles, where he presented a series of photographs of patients at Bethlehem psychiatric hospital as part of the Discovery Prize in 2009.Founder of many photographic events such La Quatrième Image, Vienna International Photo Award and others.

Pavlos Fysakis, an Athens-based artist, explores themes of borders, memory, and transformation through photography. Founder of KOLEKTIV8 and the Depression Era collective (2011-2019), he documented the Greek crisis. He has directed the MedPhoto Festival in Crete since 2016 and has published Land Ends (2010) and Documents of Breathing (2023). His work has been exhibited in Greece and internationally and is part of several prestigious collections.         

Founder and owner of Yossi Milo Gallery , is supporting, and representing artists from around the world. Initially established as a premier photography gallery, it expanded its program in 2018 to embrace a diverse range of artistic media. In 2012, the gallery moved to its current space at 245 10th Avenue, reflecting its evolving and ambitious vision.

Over the years, Yossi Milo has presented groundbreaking exhibitions by renowned artists such as Kohei Yoshiyuki, Pieter Hugo, Linus Borgo, Alina Perez, Alison Rossiter, and Cameron Welch.The gallery represents the estates of influential photographers Ezra Stoller (1915–2004) and Tim Hetherington (1970–2011), preserving and promoting their legacies. Through its dynamic exhibitions and curatorial initiatives, Yossi Milo continues to be a leading force in the global art scene.