It sounds as if it would be quite interesting. Do you all meet up prior to the awards to discuss things with cameras on hand or is it done at a distance? (e-mail/phone etc)
Do you find that different countries place a different emphasis on the various qualities of a camera.
We meet formally twice a year. Once for presentations from the manufacturers on their technology and any new kit they are planning to launch. We have our own discussions on the last day (of about 3). This is usually held in Brussels (the Demolder Homeland).
The second meeting is for agreeing the winners. This year it was in Budapest, and the year before in Barcelona, but actually it could have been anywhere as we only usually get 1/2 day to see the place when we have a bus tour! This meeting lasts about four days, and is pretty intensive. There are lots of products to discuss and plenty of people with opinions. Usually the sticking point will be a fine detail, but that just makes it all the more entertaining.
It is great fun, but tiring. I'm the only native English speaker so I have to help explain what Poland really means when Finland thinks his wife has just been insulted.
I had expected that there would be significant differences between countries in their taste for cameras, but they are just the same as us. The magazines vary very slightly in their emphasis, so some cover more compacts than we do, and the French magazine is aimed more at professionals, but in all we are much of a match.
The Eastern countries are more art focused than the UK, while the French and Germans are as kit mad as we are.
Informally I meet individuals at press events and shows throughout the year, and we discuss products and ideas via email quite a lot. They are a brilliantly interesting bunch of people I find really quite inspiring.
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