ContributorsRasha Al Jundi is a Palestinian visualstoryteller who grew up in the UAE. Moving toLebanon for higher education, she worked withpartners to coordinate rural development andenvironmental programs. An Ian Parry scholarand graduate of the Documentary and VisualPhotojournalism program at the InternationalCenter for Photography, she attempts todecolonize oversimplified narratives aroundhistorical injustices and their contemporaryimpact on individuals and marginalized groups.Barbara Ayotte is the editor of ZEKE magazineand the Communications Director of the SocialDocumentary Network. She has served as asenior strategic communications strategist, writerand activist for leading global health, humanrights and media nonprofit organizations, includingthe Nobel Peace Prize- winning Physicians forHuman Rights and International Campaign to BanLandmines.Michelle Bogre currently holds the title ofProfessor Emerita from Parsons School of Designin New York after a 25-year career teachingalmost every type of photography class. Sheis also a copyright lawyer, documentaryphotographer and author of four books, withwork published in various other books. She iscurrently trying to finish a long-term documentaryproject on family farms – @thefarmstories onInstagram – among other projects.Italian photojournalist Cinzia Canneri hasa Masters in Photojournalism from WSP inRome, a degree in Psychology and extensiveexperience working in a mental healthdepartment. Specializing in stories about thehuman condition, social change, gender andimmigration issues, she has worked extensivelyin the Horn of Africa. Published in variousinternational magazines such as The New YorkTimes, her work has won two awards.Daniela Cohen is a freelance journalist andnon-fiction writer of South African origin basedin Vancouver, Canada. Her work has beenpublished in New Canadian Media, CanadianImmigrant, eJewish Philanthropy, The SourceNewspaper, and Living Hyphen. Daniela’s workfocuses on themes of displacement and belonging,justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Sheis also the co-founder of Identity Pages, a youthwriting mentorship program.Sicilian-born Antonio Denti is an awardwinningnews cameraman, in love with stillphotography. A Reuters staff video journalist forover 20 years, he covered conflict in Kosovo,Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon. Hisaward-winning still pictures have been featuredin various international online photographypublications. He believes that visual storytellingcan help counter the contemporarytendency towards results-focused, standardizedjournalism, creating more authentic, respectfulnarratives.Maxim Dondyuk is a Ukrainian visual artistworking in documentary photography. Hisworks often explore issues relating to history,memory, conflict, and their consequencesand integrate multiple mediums includingphotography, video, text, and archivalmaterial. Projects include ‘Crimea Sich,’‘Culture of Confrontation,’ and the ongoing‘Untitled Project from Chernobyl.’ Exhibitedinternationally, his work has been widelyawarded, including International Photographerof the Year in the Lucie Awards.Marissa Fiorucci is a freelance photographerin Boston, MA. She is former studio managerfor photographer Mark Ostow and workedon projects including portraits of the ObamaCabinet for Politico. She specializes in corporateportraits and events, but remains passionateabout documentary.Nicola Ókin Frioli is an Italian freelancephotographer. A fine arts graduate, hehas worked for 20 years in documentaryphotography and advertising campaigns,traveling mainly in Mexico and the EcuadorianAmazon. His work has been published inmagazines such as Washington Post, TimeMagazine, The Guardian, Stern, El PaísSemanal and others. He has received numerousawards and held exhibitions in variouscountries.Named by All About Photo as one of the bestmodern photographers, Svet Jacquelinedocumented the Black Lives Matter movementin her book, 100 Days of Protest, migration atthe U.S.-Mexico border and the cycle of povertyon Skid Row. After Russia invaded Ukraine,she focused on visual stories around childhoodtrauma in conflict zones and is a photo essayistin Relentless Courage: Ukraine and the WorldAt War.Julia Kochetova is a Ukrainian photojournalistand documentary filmmaker focused on issues ofthe war generation, post-traumatic stress disorderand feminism. She has covered the Maidanrevolution, annexation of Crimea, and Russia-Ukraine war. Her work has been presented atexhibitions in various countries and publishedin outlets such as Vice News and others. SinceFebruary 24, she has been writing a visual diaryvia Instagram – @seameerEvgeniy Maloletka is a Ukrainian conflictphotographer, journalist and filmmaker,who has been covering the war in Ukrainesince 2014 “to show the world what is reallyhappening on the ground.” During the Russianinvasion of Ukraine, Maloletka and hisAssociated Press colleague stayed in Mariupol,which was encircled by Russian troops andextensively bombed. His photographs therewere extensively used for coverage by Westernmedia and won multiple awards.Dana Melaver is a writer and artist. Her workis rooted in the belief that everything is interesting,and often acts as a bridge among art,thought, and the sciences. Dana's most recentprojects include an experimental documentaryabout sustainable aquaculture, and an ode to themischievous qualities of light.Nyani Quarmyne is a freelancephotographer focused on global health,the environment, and our shared humanity,published in the New York Times, El País, andothers. His commissioned work ranges fromdocumenting famine in the Sahel, to grassrootsconnectivity efforts in Kyrgyzstan, to CSRprojects for global brands. Personal workincludes the global snakebite crisis, climatechange, and exploring the lives of a cloister ofnuns in the Caucasus mountains.Jean Ross is a California-born documentaryand street photographer exploring the interplaybetween people and place. Studying at theInternational Center of Photography, her workhas been featured in solo and group exhibitionsin the U.S. and Mexico and several onlinepublications. As a public policy researcher andadvocate, she has sought to reduce inequalityand promote economic and human rightsnationally and abroad.Istanbul-based Mustafa Bilge Satkın isan independent award-winning documentaryphotographer with a doctorate in photographyfrom Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Primarilyfocused on the Middle East, his work has beenpublished by Anadolu Agency and others, andhe has participated in national and internationalsolo and group exhibitions. With the hope fora better world, he focuses on social injustice,climate change, and migration issues.Artist, educator, and environmental activist,Michael O. Snyder is a photographer andfilmmaker who uses his combined knowledgeof visual storytelling and conservation to createnarratives that drive social impact. Michael is aPortrait of Humanity Award Winner, a ClimateJournalism Fellow at the Bertha Foundation, aBlue Earth Alliance Photographer, a NationalGeographic Contributor, and a Resident Artistat the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville,Virginia, among others.Lauren Walsh is a professor at NewYork University, Director of the GallatinPhotojournalism Lab and a leading experton the visual coverage of conflict and crisis.She is the author of Conversations on ConflictPhotography (2019) and Through the Lens:The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter (2022)and the lead educator for new curricula onmedia and visual literacy, as part of the ContentAuthenticity Initiative.62 / ZEKE SPRING 2023
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