Wellcome Photography Prize judges

• Chair - Melanie Keen, Director of Wellcome Collection
• Benjamin Ryan, independent journalist covering science and healthcare
• Caroline Hunter, Picture Editor at the Guardian Saturday Magazine
• Daniella Zalcman, Photographer and Founder of Women Photograph
• Elizabeth Wathuti, multi-award-winning global environmentalist and young African climate leader
• Esmita Charani, Associate Professor at University of Cape Town
• Helen Fisher, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at King’s College London
• Mark Lythgoe, Founder and Director of UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging
• Noah Green, Beautiful Biology initiative at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
   

Explore the image gallery above to find out more about each judge.

The story behind an image and the reasons why it was created are as important as the image itself. Our judges are looking for three things:

1. Creativity and visual impact 

• Strong visual impact 
• Thoughtful/considered composition 
• Use of colour (or intentional lack thereof) to enhance impact   

2. Storytelling 

• Strong visual story that centres on a health issue 
• Clear written narrative around health or medicine 

3. Technical excellence

• Excellent image quality for the type of imaging technique used 
• Appropriate and skilful image manipulation/editing if used 
• High-resolution image and size suitable for print outputs 
• Meets criteria in terms and conditions.