ZEKE Magazine: Spring 2023.2

Contributors
Rasha Al Jundi is a Palestinian visual
storyteller who grew up in the UAE. Moving to
Lebanon for higher education, she worked with
partners to coordinate rural development and
environmental programs. An Ian Parry scholar
and graduate of the Documentary and Visual
Photojournalism program at the International
Center for Photography, she attempts to
decolonize oversimplified narratives around
historical injustices and their contemporary
impact on individuals and marginalized groups.
Barbara Ayotte is the editor of ZEKE magazine
and the Communications Director of the Social
Documentary Network. She has served as a
senior strategic communications strategist, writer
and activist for leading global health, human
rights and media nonprofit organizations, including
the Nobel Peace Prize- winning Physicians for
Human Rights and International Campaign to Ban
Landmines.
Michelle Bogre currently holds the title of
Professor Emerita from Parsons School of Design
in New York after a 25-year career teaching
almost every type of photography class. She
is also a copyright lawyer, documentary
photographer and author of four books, with
work published in various other books. She is
currently trying to finish a long-term documentary
project on family farms – @thefarmstories on
Instagram – among other projects.
Italian photojournalist Cinzia Canneri has
a Masters in Photojournalism from WSP in
Rome, a degree in Psychology and extensive
experience working in a mental health
department. Specializing in stories about the
human condition, social change, gender and
immigration issues, she has worked extensively
in the Horn of Africa. Published in various
international magazines such as The New York
Times, her work has won two awards.
Daniela Cohen is a freelance journalist and
non-fiction writer of South African origin based
in Vancouver, Canada. Her work has been
published in New Canadian Media, Canadian
Immigrant, eJewish Philanthropy, The Source
Newspaper, and Living Hyphen. Daniela’s work
focuses on themes of displacement and belonging,
justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. She
is also the co-founder of Identity Pages, a youth
writing mentorship program.
Sicilian-born Antonio Denti is an awardwinning
news cameraman, in love with still
photography. A Reuters staff video journalist for
over 20 years, he covered conflict in Kosovo,
Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon. His
award-winning still pictures have been featured
in various international online photography
publications. He believes that visual storytelling
can help counter the contemporary
tendency towards results-focused, standardized
journalism, creating more authentic, respectful
narratives.
Maxim Dondyuk is a Ukrainian visual artist
working in documentary photography. His
works often explore issues relating to history,
memory, conflict, and their consequences
and integrate multiple mediums including
photography, video, text, and archival
material. Projects include ‘Crimea Sich,’
‘Culture of Confrontation,’ and the ongoing
‘Untitled Project from Chernobyl.’ Exhibited
internationally, his work has been widely
awarded, including International Photographer
of the Year in the Lucie Awards.
Marissa Fiorucci is a freelance photographer
in Boston, MA. She is former studio manager
for photographer Mark Ostow and worked
on projects including portraits of the Obama
Cabinet for Politico. She specializes in corporate
portraits and events, but remains passionate
about documentary.
Nicola Ókin Frioli is an Italian freelance
photographer. A fine arts graduate, he
has worked for 20 years in documentary
photography and advertising campaigns,
traveling mainly in Mexico and the Ecuadorian
Amazon. His work has been published in
magazines such as Washington Post, Time
Magazine, The Guardian, Stern, El País
Semanal and others. He has received numerous
awards and held exhibitions in various
countries.
Named by All About Photo as one of the best
modern photographers, Svet Jacqueline
documented the Black Lives Matter movement
in her book, 100 Days of Protest, migration at
the U.S.-Mexico border and the cycle of poverty
on Skid Row. After Russia invaded Ukraine,
she focused on visual stories around childhood
trauma in conflict zones and is a photo essayist
in Relentless Courage: Ukraine and the World
At War.
Julia Kochetova is a Ukrainian photojournalist
and documentary filmmaker focused on issues of
the war generation, post-traumatic stress disorder
and feminism. She has covered the Maidan
revolution, annexation of Crimea, and Russia-
Ukraine war. Her work has been presented at
exhibitions in various countries and published
in outlets such as Vice News and others. Since
February 24, she has been writing a visual diary
via Instagram – @seameer
Evgeniy Maloletka is a Ukrainian conflict
photographer, journalist and filmmaker,
who has been covering the war in Ukraine
since 2014 “to show the world what is really
happening on the ground.” During the Russian
invasion of Ukraine, Maloletka and his
Associated Press colleague stayed in Mariupol,
which was encircled by Russian troops and
extensively bombed. His photographs there
were extensively used for coverage by Western
media and won multiple awards.
Dana Melaver is a writer and artist. Her work
is rooted in the belief that everything is interesting,
and often acts as a bridge among art,
thought, and the sciences. Dana's most recent
projects include an experimental documentary
about sustainable aquaculture, and an ode to the
mischievous qualities of light.
Nyani Quarmyne is a freelance
photographer focused on global health,
the environment, and our shared humanity,
published in the New York Times, El País, and
others. His commissioned work ranges from
documenting famine in the Sahel, to grassroots
connectivity efforts in Kyrgyzstan, to CSR
projects for global brands. Personal work
includes the global snakebite crisis, climate
change, and exploring the lives of a cloister of
nuns in the Caucasus mountains.
Jean Ross is a California-born documentary
and street photographer exploring the interplay
between people and place. Studying at the
International Center of Photography, her work
has been featured in solo and group exhibitions
in the U.S. and Mexico and several online
publications. As a public policy researcher and
advocate, she has sought to reduce inequality
and promote economic and human rights
nationally and abroad.
Istanbul-based Mustafa Bilge Satkın is
an independent award-winning documentary
photographer with a doctorate in photography
from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Primarily
focused on the Middle East, his work has been
published by Anadolu Agency and others, and
he has participated in national and international
solo and group exhibitions. With the hope for
a better world, he focuses on social injustice,
climate change, and migration issues.
Artist, educator, and environmental activist,
Michael O. Snyder is a photographer and
filmmaker who uses his combined knowledge
of visual storytelling and conservation to create
narratives that drive social impact. Michael is a
Portrait of Humanity Award Winner, a Climate
Journalism Fellow at the Bertha Foundation, a
Blue Earth Alliance Photographer, a National
Geographic Contributor, and a Resident Artist
at the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville,
Virginia, among others.
Lauren Walsh is a professor at New
York University, Director of the Gallatin
Photojournalism Lab and a leading expert
on the visual coverage of conflict and crisis.
She is the author of Conversations on Conflict
Photography (2019) and Through the Lens:
The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter (2022)
and the lead educator for new curricula on
media and visual literacy, as part of the Content
Authenticity Initiative.
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