The Art of Bonsai Project

The judges for the North America vs Europe Photo Contest will be announced here as agreements and decisions are made.
We wish to express our gratitude to these judges who have graciously donated their time and experience to this contest, without whom, this contest would surely be less.

Min Hsuan Lo has agreed to be one of the judges in the contest.
Min Hsuan Lo received the grand prize of the JAL World Bonsai Contest in 1999 and he has won several other honors since. He resides in Taiwan but has traveled to Malaysia, the Philippines, South Africa, India, and U.S.A., acquiring a vast knowledge of regional bonsai along the way.
A gallery of his own trees can be seen here at AoB ( http://www.artofbonsai.org/galleries/hsuanlo.php ) and more can be learned about Min by reading his profile here at AoB as well ( http://www.artofbonsai.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=855 ).
Thank you Min for agreeing to this difficult task!

Budi Sulistyo has agreed to be one of the judges in the contest.
Budi Sulistyo was the first Indonesian to win an international award (International Bonsai Exhibition in Osaka, Japan) and as the author of the Indonesian language book "Bonsai: he is well known and respected in the bonsai community. He resides in Jakarta, Indonesia.
A gallery of his own trees can be seen here at AoB ( http://artofbonsai.org/galleries/sulistyo.php ) and more can be learned about Budi by reading his profile here at AoB as well ( http://artofbonsai.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=594 ).
Thank you Budi for agreeing to this difficult task!

Robert Steven has agreed to be one of the judges in the contest.
Robert Steven has been involved in the art since 1979 and has won more than 50 competition awards nationally and internationally. He is also very active in national and international bonsai organizations. His recent book 'Vision of My Soul' brings his thoughts and his love for the art of bonsai into the light it well deserves. He resides in Indonesia.
A gallery of his own trees can be seen here at AoB ( http://artofbonsai.org/galleries/steven.php ) and a review of his wonderful book can be seen at ( http://www.artofbonsai.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=362 ) More can be learned about Robert by reading his profile here at AoB as well ( http://artofbonsai.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=413 ).
Thank you Robert for agreeing to this difficult task!