Meet the Team

With a degree in photography from University of Westminster, Ania manages the logistics for all of the World Photography Organisation's international exhibitions and events; Sony World Photography Awards, PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai and PHOTOFAIRS | Francisco.

Jill has worked with the World Photography Organisation since 2009 and oversees the media communications of all the company’s activities across the globe. This includes PHOTOFAIRS and the Sony World Photography Awards, the PR campaign for which annually reaches over 950 million people. Jill has a Masters in Arts Management from Goldsmiths College, University of London and, before joining the World Photography Organisation, worked extensively in art PR on projects both in the UK and around the world.

Emma joins WPO from Tate's press team, where she worked on the PR campaign for the opening of Tate Modern’s Switch House and on the publicity for major exhibitions such as Performing for the Camera at Tate Modern. Prior to this she worked with several arts PR agencies on visual arts accounts including Masterpiece London and the Carmignac Photojournalism Award. Emma studied History of Art at University College London followed by a master’s degree and research scholarship at the University of York.

Matthew oversees World Photography Organisation’s editorial and social media channels. He arrived to us following editorial contributions to Hotshoe Magazine, TAGMAG, and Birdwatching Magazine. He graduated from Falmouth University with a BA in Marine & Natural History Photography in 2013.

 Isabelle graduated in 2014 with a BA in History of Art from Bristol University, before starting at The World Photography Organisation. Isabelle enjoys anything designed based and has since retrained in graphic design.

For the last 6 years, Cecily has managed all the World Photography Organisation's international exhibitions and events in leading institutions and galleries across Australia, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France. Cecily was Assistant Director for Art International, Istanbul's leading contemporary Art Fair and directs the annual Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London.

Julia studied Art History and Economics at the University of Basel in Switzerland. During her studies she also worked as a tutor giving weekly classes for introductory seminars in Art History. After graduating, Julia worked at Christie’s, Zurich in the Swiss Art Department for two years before moving to London to join the Art16 team as Gallery Liaison. In September, Julia started her part time MA in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London as well as joining the PHOTOFAIRS team.

Mia is fully-experienced in the aspect of design and luxury industry and she has excellent connections with people in many different backgrounds such as art, design and fashion. Based in shanghai, she is taking care of VIP relationship from the first year of Photofairs.

Prior to joining World Photography Organisation, graduated with the MA in Social Policy from University of York, Yihui has worked in marketing and public relations fields both in Britain and China, mostly for the world's leading châteaux, watch and jewelly brands. She is now working for PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai.

Eden has been working in the marketing and public relations field since graduation. Her career experience varies from art media platform development to commercial exhibition executions, mainly focusing on culture agendas. After collaborating with the fair on different projects for 3 years, Eden joined the PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai team in 2018.