Emerging Artists 2008

This year's 13 emerging artists were culled from an exceptional set of entries and recommendations.

By American Photo Staff and Contributors Posted October 9, 2008

This year's 13 emerging photographers were culled from hundreds of recommendations by professionals from every corner of the photography industry, as well as entries we received on our website. Our esteemed judges -- gallery owner Debra Klomp Ching, curator and writer Susan Bright, and art director Catherine Talese -- were so enthusiastic about these photographers that they chose to write the commentaries on the following pages themselves.