Meet the Judges

We are honored to have such eminently qualified judges for the Wildlife Photo Contest. They donate their time and expertise as a show of support for our educational and conservational values.

photo: Theo Allofs

Susan McElhinney
Photo Director Children’s Publications
National Wildlife Federation
11100 Wildlife Center Drive
Reston, Va. 20190
703-438-6525

Susan McElhinney is the Director of Photography for Children’s Publications of the National Wildlife Federation. As such, she photo edits Ranger Rick, Your Big Backyard and Wild Animal Baby. As a professional photographer for 25 yrs. she rarely photographed a bird or plant, except when she did a book for National Geographic Young Explores on how to help wildlife. Rather, her focus was heads of state, Congress and other political happenings in the world. She did this as a staff photographer for Newsweek Magazine in the Washington DC bureau through the Carter and Reagan years. For many years hence she freelanced for corporate clients, People, Life, Parenting, Fortune, and National Geographic pubs among others. Later, in an effort to stay closer to home, she began part-time editing with NGS on their kids magazine World. In 2001 she moved over to RR, YBB and WAB and enjoys the daily challenge to entertain with nature stories, teach about plants and animals, encourage kids to get out each day to experience nature and bring wildlife news to two million kids each month.

Jim Carr
Houston, Texas

• Graduate, Brooks Institute for Underwater Photography, 1982
• Maine School of Photography. Large Format View Camera and Black and White printing classes. 1984 Rockport Maine.
• Houston Community College, Photo Shop, Image Ready and Illustrator classes. 2004.
• Member, National Association of Photoshop Professionals.

I started teaching Film Camera Workshops at the Big Bend ranch State park in 1982. Switched to Digital Camera workshops in 2005. I continue to do photography workshops for Texas Parks and Wildlife at the Big Bend Ranch.

Most of my free lance underwater work has gone to stock agencies. They have been used numerous times for calendars and advertisements.

I also sell limited edition Landscape prints.