Awards
Our students benefit from the support of strong industry relationships. We extend our sincere thanks to our panel of judges for their time and the following sponsors and donors for their generous award contributions in support of our graduating class: Canon Canada Inc., Gian Carlo Drueco Fund, Josko Rosenwirth Fund, Photography Student Council, Pikto, and Sheridan Student Union.
2025 Panel of Judges
Ted Belton
Ted Belton is a Canadian photographer working internationally. His portraits and fashion pictures have appeared in AirMail, Behind The Blinds, Dazed, Elle Canada, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Kinfolk, The Globe and Mail, and Rolling Stone. His advertising clients include Anheuser-Busch, Coty, Holt Renfrew, Nespresso, Oribe, Rakuten Kobo, Rimmel London, Stratford Festival, and Victoria Beckham Beauty.
Ted splits his time between Toronto and Lisbon, with frequent trips to Paris where he continues work on a personal project documenting French style.
Kate Ince
Kate Ince is an award-winning photographer represented by Westside Studio, specializing in food, product, and lifestyle imagery. With a background spanning both in house agency work and freelancing, she’s honed a distinct style influenced by her love of pop art and playful, quirky visuals.
Kate has worked across all stages of production—from concept to post—collaborating on award-winning editorial features and high-profile advertising campaigns for some of the world’s biggest brands.
When she’s not behind the camera, you’ll likely find her in the kitchen experimenting or spending time with her beloved pomsky, Ollie.
Ronit Novak
Ronit Novak is the founder of THE GRAIN, a podcast and media platform that investigates the pleasure and peril of artificial intelligence and its impact on the future of creativity.
For 20 years, she’s directed editorial visions and commercial strategies for multimedia teams at Rogers Media, Shopify, Loblaw Agency to name a few—nurturing emerging talent, and championing bold visual storytelling.
Ronit currently serves as Director of Photography and Video at Toronto Life (SJC Media), where she continues to inspire artistry with insight, while mentoring the next generation of creatives.
Lindsey Rebeiro
Lindsey Rebeiro has had the pleasure of collaborating with photographers, artists and directors for over a decade. Her experience in bringing together a creative vision with technical execution that is on-brand, on budget and that stands out has led her to form United Assembly and offer service that is paramount. She continues to nurture and support those starting out in industry as well.