Young Guns

Young Guns is a portfolio competition awarding creative professionals 30 years and under, including designers, illustrators, entrepreneurs, and more!

2018: Building on the tremendous successes of the previous year, Young Guns 16 strived to be better than ever before, with the largest jury in Young Guns history. More than 60 creative men and women — slightly more of the latter than the former — made up of both past YG winners and industry luminaries, volunteered their time to select this year's class.

After several weeks of poring over hundreds of entries from nearly 40 countries, the jury selected an incredible shortlist of 82 finalists. From this list, the jury continued to debate and discuss, finally choosing 30 new Young Guns to join the family. These new Young Guns are set to receive this year's reinvented trophy, a floating Cube designed by YG11 winner Juan Carlos Pagan and his studio Sunday Afternoon.



Young Guns 16

Mathery

Mathery

Directors, Photographers and Spatial Designer
Calmatic

Calmatic

Filmmaker
Sasha Arutyunova

Sasha Arutyunova

Photographer
Neels Castillon

Neels Castillon

Film Director

Motion Palace + Ridley Scott Creative Group

Paris, France

Nadia Lee Cohen

Nadia Lee Cohen

Photographer, Director
Tyler Comrie

Tyler Comrie

Graphic Designer
Mary Dauterman

Mary Dauterman

Multidisciplinary Artist & Director
Sally Deng

Sally Deng

Illustrator
Ben Denzer

Ben Denzer

Artist, Designer, Publisher
Michael Fohring

Michael Fohring

Architectural Designer
Sophie Koko Gate

Sophie Koko Gate

Animation Director
Max Guther

Max Guther

Illustrator
Satoshi Kohno

Satoshi Kohno

Art Director
Brook Linder

Brook Linder

Director
Jonas Lindstroem

Jonas Lindstroem

Photographer, Director
Nick Little

Nick Little

Illustrator
Kelsey McClellan

Kelsey McClellan

Photographer
Tal Midyan

Tal Midyan

Art Director, Designer
Ilya Milstein

Ilya Milstein

Illustrator
Mau Morgo

Mau Morgo

Director, Artist
Victo Ngai

Victo Ngai

Illustrator
Zebedee Pedersen

Zebedee Pedersen

Creative Technologist
Joel Plosz

Joel Plosz

Illustrator
Marco Prestini

Marco Prestini

Music Video, Commercial Director
Noa Raviv

Noa Raviv

Fashion Designer, Artist
Charlotte Regan

Charlotte Regan

Film Director
A.V. Rockwell

A.V. Rockwell

Filmmaker
Jiaxi and Zhe

Jiaxi and Zhe

Photographer
Egle Zvirblyte

Egle Zvirblyte

Illustrator

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