2026 Participants

Joshua Bessex

The Buffalo News

Photojournalist

joshuabessex@gmail.com

Eloïse Billois

CatchLight

DAM specialist/visual editor

eloise@catchlight.io

Max Butterworth

NBC News

Deputy Director of Photography

max.butterworth@nbcuni.com

Vanessa Castillo

National Public Rado

Executive Assistant Content Operations

vcastillo@npr.org

Anne Cleary

Washington University

Executive Director, Multimedia

acdavis@wustl.edu

Maria Crane

Fort Worth Report

Multimedia Journalist

mariacranemedia@gmail.com

Meghan Cronin

Habitat for Humanity International

Digital Asset Specialist & Photographer

meghancroninphoto@gmail.com

Senior Marketing and Communications Photographer

Nick Dentamaro

Brown University

Senior Marketing and Communications Photographer

nick_dentamaro@brown.edu

Photojournalist, Visuals Editor, Filmmaker

Kathleen Flynn

Catchlight Local

Photojournalist, Visuals Editor, Filmmaker

Edmund Fountain

Independent

Photographer

edmund@edmundfountain.com

Bettina Hansen

The Seattle Times

Deputy Director of Photography

bhansen@seattletimes.com

Dan Hernandez

San Francisco Chronicle

Photo Editor and Archivist

daniel.hernandez7196@gmail.com

Eli Imadali

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Visual Journalist

eimadali@opb.org

Asha Lewis

Bridge Michigan

Digital Marketing Specialist

alewis@bridgemi.com

David Lucas

Reuters

Digital Photo Editor

david.lucas@thomsonreuters.com

Rob Mattson

Noble Research Institute

Staff Photographer

smmattson@noble.org

Andrea Morales

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Creative Director

andrea.morales@mlk50.com

Dustin Patar

Independent

Photojournalist

dustinjpatar@gmail.com

Brett Phelps

Mirror Indy/CatchLight/Report for America

Community Photojournalist

brett.phelps@mirrorindy.org

David Rodriguez-Muñoz

Detroit Free Press

Staff Photographer

drodriguez@freepress.com

Eric Shelton

Mississippi Today

Staff Photojournalist

eshelton@mississippitoday.org

Sree Sripathy

CatchLight/Independant

Partnerships Manager

sreersripathy@gmail.com

Kaila Stefanini

Trails End Camp

Photographer

Henry Taylor

The Post and Courier

Visual Journalist

henrytaylorphoto@gmail.com

Phoebe Terry

Amarillo Tribune

Web Producer

phoebeterry803@gmail.com

Madison Tessler

National Geographic

Associate Photo Editor

madison.tessler@natgeo.com

Larry Valenzuela

CalMatters

Staff Photographer

larry@calmatters.org

Co-Founder/Co-Director, Past Washington Post Photographer for 30 years

Sarah Voisin

Women Photojournalists of Washington

Co-Founder/Co-Director, Past Washington Post Photographer for 30 years

mail@sarahvoisin.com

Hannah Yoon

Independent

Freelance photographer

hanlove.yoon@gmail.com

Brad Zweernik

Earthjustice

Photo Editor

bzweerink@earthjustice.org