2025 Judges
An exciting benefit for Portland Squared participants is the opportunity to listen and watch the judging in action. Judges will be candidly reviewing and selecting images with comments on favorable and less than optimal characteristics and quality of the submitted images. The emphasis will be on picking the best images in each category with the added educational value of constructive criticism from which everyone can benefit. For all of us, becoming the best photographer that we can be inevitably is a work in progress, so don't miss this outstanding opportunity to learn from your own images and those of others as seen through the eyes of our outstanding panel of judges. Images will be judged on their overall impact, and on the basic elements of merit, including - Impact, Creativity, Composition & Design, Color Balance, Center of Interest, Lighting, Subject Matter, and Story-Telling.
Teresa Christiansen
Teresa Christiansen was born and raised in New York City and currently lives in Portland, OR where she is Head of the Photography Department at Pacific Northwest College of Art. Teresa received her MFA in photographic studies from ICP-Bard in 2008, and worked as an Assistant Photographer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for nine years. She has exhibited her work nationally, including New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Portland. Recently she has shown work at Aperture Gallery and chashama in NYC, the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle, Melanie Flood Projects in Portland and the Portland Art Museum. She was a 2007 winner of PDN Photo Annual, a 2013 Regional Arts & Culture Council grant recipient and a summer 2014 Wassaic Artist Resident. Her work is in the collection of the Portland Art Museum.
Christopher Onstott
Christopher Onstott is one-half of NashCO, an award-winning duo based in Portland, OR, specializing in Editorial, Commercial, Travel, Lifestyle, Education, and Portrait photography. Clients include Apple, Chase Bank, HP, Nike, National Geographic Traveler, and The New York Times. Christopher has competed and been involved in PDXSQ since its inception.
Jason Hill
Jason Hill is an artist and educator currently living in Portland, Oregon. Born in the Midwest to a father in the military, he moved constantly with his family until settling down in Southern California. His relationship with photographic imagery began with his love of record album covers. He started working with a camera during adolescence and is largely self-trained. His practice today is focused on portraiture with an emphasis in the mechanics of light, vibrant color, emotion, and natural beauty.
PDXSQ25 Digital Tech Mark Fitzgerald
Before founding The Digital Darkroom in 2002, Mark spent twenty years working in and consulting for professional photolabs. Now as a Photoshop, Lightroom, and digital workflow expert, I work with all sorts of photographers on a daily basis. This gives me a view of the photography world that few people get to experience.
As a teacher and author, I am committed to helping photographers thrive in our ever-changing Photographic paradigm. I work hard to present information in an organized manner using easy to understand language. Whether you’re a seasoned pro, or a serious hobbyist, I can help you take your photography to the next level.
My love of photography is the thing that brought me to this point in my life. I purchased my first camera when I was 18 and have been involved in photography ever since. I’ve done all sorts of commercial photography, from architecture to album covers, but my current specialty is industrial fine-art photography. You can see samples of my award-winning work at ddroom.com.
PDXSq25 Moderator and founder Leah NasH
Leah Nash is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Portland, Oregon. Special rockstar talents include portraiture, lifestyle, travel, and documentary photography with an authentic and atmospheric bent. Leah is Vice Chair of the National Board of ASMP. NashCOPhoto.com
