DMBLGiT December 2011 - Meet the Judges

Since the DMBLGiT Announcement yesterday, entries have started coming in and I'm having fun looking at those lovely photos. Take a look at the Picasa Album for some food porn.

It's time I introduce the judges of this month's DMBLGiT. I thank all four of them for agreeing to be on the panel and spare their time to help me judge all the wonderful entries.

Sylvie Shirazi is a freelance food photographer and food writer. On her blog, Gourmande in the Kitchen, she shares simple everyday recipes that celebrate the joy that food brings to our lives. She believes that food has a unique story to tell us through its texture, colour and shape, and brings this to life through her camera. Through her blog, Sylvie hopes to inspire others to follow their instincts, trust their taste buds, and find a sense of confidence in the kitchen as well as behind the camera.

Aparna Balasubramanian, lives in Goa, the state known for beaches, churches and Portuguese cuisine. Her blog My Diverse Kitchen, is all about food, food and more food as she belives the kitchen to be predominantly the central part of her home. Aparna's passion for photography evolved from her food blog and she particularly takes keen interest in black and white photography. Her tutorials on basic food photography are a great help in making concepts easier to understand for beginners to DSLRs. I agree with her belief that while expensive cameras give better photographs due to their high-end sensors, it's finally the photographer, who, after all makes the difference.

Nagalakshmi, aka Nags, is the cook, writer, and photographer behind Edible Garden. She loves most things edible, loves traveling to places just for the food, and hardly ever leaves home without her camera. Her specialties are Indian food, baking the (very) easy way, and finding new and unique ways to use her Kitchenaid. Her tips on food photography start from chosing your DSLR to basic editing of your photos. She lives in Singapore with her husband and a small herb garden.

Radhika Penagonda is an ex financial software techie turned food blogger and photographer. Passionate about homemade food prepared mostly from wholesome natural ingredients, on her blog Just Home Made, she writes about pure vegetarian food - everything from her traditional south Indian roots to everyday experiments in her kitchen in Texas. She loves to explore new ingredients and believes strongly in eating with our eyes first.

And me! Yes, I'm serious. As the host of this edition, I get to be one of the five judges. Yay!

Keep sending me the photos. You have time till 20th December 2011. I will be publishing the names of the winners on 1st January, 2012. Good Luck!