Marc Asnin is an award-winning documentary photographer. His photographs have been published in numerous publications, including Life, People, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Readers Digest and Stern. His docu- mentary photography has received many awards, most notably the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography, the Mother Jones Fund for Documentary Photography Grant, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and Alicia Patterson Fellowship.

Portrait photographer Ben Baker, whose work has been collected by the National Portrait Gallery and twice recognized by the American Photography collection, is renowned for his diverse portfolio of the power elites who define our world today. Transcending national borders and spheres of influence, Bens work includes presidents and heads of state (Presidents Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Barack Obama) to pioneers of business like Warren Buffett, and screen icons like Scarlett Johansson.

Nina Berman is a documentary photographer, widely published and exhibited, with a primary interest in the American political and social landscape. She is internationally known for her images of wounded American military personnel, which received World Press Photo awards and several American foundation grants. She is the author of Purple Hearts: Back from Iraq and Homeland, both published by Trolley Books.

David Butow is a California-based photojournalist who has covered a variety of news and feature assignments from Baghdad to Shanghai. His clients have included international newspapers, business and travel magazines, Apple Computers and National Geographic Books. He has won awards from World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year, American Photography and other contests.

A former fishmonger and sous chef, Peter Frank Edwards photography is primarily of travel, people and food. When not shooting on location, Frank splits time between his Charleston, South Carolina home and a cottage in Maine near Stonington, a coastal village he visits frequently (and where he found the subjects for the images he contributed to this book).

Danny Wilcox Frazier is a documentary photographer who focuses on issues facing rural and other marginalized communities both in and outside of the U.S. A five-year long project documenting the challenges small towns and rural people face in his home state of Iowa, was awarded the Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize. Fraziers book, Driftless, was published by Duke University Press and CDS in 2007. His work often appears in TIME and he is a contributing photographer to Mother Jones.

Eros Hoagland began working as a photojournalist in 1993, covering the aftermath of El Salvadors civil war. He has continued to work in countries stained with violence and unrest across the globe, including Iraq, Haiti, Mexico and Colombia. Eros clients include TIME, The New York Times, Newsweek, Stern and FADER among others. Corporate clients include Visa, IBM and Wells Fargo in addition to shooting for clients such as Wired, TIME and the Discovery Channel.

John Keatley was recently hired to photograph celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, something few photographers have done. Other people John has enjoyed working with include Anthony Hopkins, Tim Gunn, Andy Samberg and Sally Field. John and his wife, Nichelle, live in Seattle, and take advantage of the outdoors as much as possible, rain or shine.

Andy Kropa is a New York City-based freelance photographer who studied documentary photography at the famed Institute of Design in Chicago. He has worked extensively for The Village Voice newspaper and has been published in major publications throughout the U.S. and abroad. Kropa frequently exhibits his work and is passionate about pursuing the art of photography.

Erika Larsen’s work appears in magazines both in the U.S. and internationally, covering a range of topics including family life, religion, and spirituality in rural America. Her most notable work to date is her immersion into the world of hunt- ing, which began in 2003 and led to her becoming a contributing photographer to Field & Stream Magazine. Her work has been recognized by World Press Photo, American Society of Magazine Editors, American Photography, Society of Photographers, New Jersey State Council of the Arts, and others. She is currently working on a project in the Scandinavian Arctic. Erika is based in New York City.

Gina LeVay was born in Chicago and holds an MFA in Photo and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts. Inspired by the diversity and energy of people, LeVay works both in the U.S. and abroad for editorial, advertising and music clients while pursuing independent projects. Her award-winning work, The Sandhog Project, was exhibited as a large-scale photo and video installation at New Yorks Grand Central Terminal in 2006.

Joshua Lutz is widely exhibited and collected, and has received many awards and fellowships, including Photo District Newss 30 Emerging Photographers, Communication Arts Editorial Highlights, and The Tierney Fellowship. His first monograph, Meadowlands, released in the Spring of 2008, has been named a favorite in Photography Books of 2008 by Photo District News and American Photo. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including Artforum, The New York Times Magazine, Harpers, The New Yorker, Newsweek and TIME. In May of 2009, his most recent work, Amsterdam, will be exhibited in conjunction with Foam Museum at the Stadsarchief Amsterdam.

Preston Mack is a Florida-based photographer. He shoots for magazines such as ESPN the Magazine and BusinessWeek, and for companies such as Walt Disney World and Marriott.

Kevin J. Miyazaki is an editorial and fine art photographer who lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His travel and portrait work has appeared in GQ, Entertainment Weekly, TIME and Travel & Leisure. His personal project work focuses on issues of memory and architecture.

Darcy Padilla is a photojournalist and documentary photographer based in San Francisco. She has received awards from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the Open Society Institute.

Mark Peterson is the author of Acts of Charity, published by powerHouse Books in 2004. He has won numerous awards and honors, including the W. Eugene Smith Grant, 1st place Feature Picture Story in the Pictures of the Year International Competition, and has been included in the World Press annual book and traveling exhibition. He is an editorial photographer based in New York who works on assignment for The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, GEo and many other publications.

Michael Rubenstein is a documentary photographer relocated from lovely Portland, Oregon to Mumbai, India. He enjoys long walks on the beach, quiet evenings with friends and horribly trite 80s movies. He enjoys working with a wide variety of clients, including The New York Times, Monocle, Gourmet, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Art+Auction, Mix and Weiden and Kennedy.

Greg Ruffing is a portrait and documentary photographer working in the Mid- western U.S. and beyond. His photographs have appeared in a wide range of publications, including TIME, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, Mother Jones, Stern, Der Spiegel, Spin, Rolling Stone, Readers Digest and Forbes. His work has been recognized by the PDN Photo Annual and the Eddie Adams Workshop.

Q. Sakamaki has covered both U.S. domestic and international issues, particularly on deadly conflicts. His photographs have appeared in books and magazines worldwide and have been exhibited in solo shows in New York and Tokyo. He has received many awards, including World Press Photo and Olivier Rebbot of Overseas Press Club. He holds a masters in international affairs from Columbia University. His latest book, Tompkins Square Park, has been published by powerHouse Books.

Erin Siegal is a New York City-based freelance photographer, and a 2009 Fellow at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University. She has shown her photo work at the Jen Bekman Gallery in New York City, and her clients include the United Nations, The New York Times, Human Rights Campaign and more. She is currently writing her first book, and daydreams about moving to Latin America with her pug.

Angie Smith is a freelance photographer based in Los Angeles. Angie currently exhibits her work in galleries in New York and Los Angeles. She shoots for The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Forbes, Budget Travel and Nike.

Ben Stechschulte’s interest in young farmers stems from broader interests in the food industry, agrarian landscapes, and the integrity of those who work the land. Ben is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Magazine. Based in New Haven, Connecticut with his family, Ben travels widely for projects and assignments.

Born and raised in Encinitas, California, Brad Swonetz attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he pursued two of his great passionssurfing and sculpture. After finishing in Santa Barbara, he moved to Los Angeles to start assisting photographers and learn the trade. Now, Brad lives with his wife/ assistant/CFO/producer in a beach town in Southern California. He loves to surf, play ping-pong, and pool and the occasional round of Wii.

Nathaniel Welch is a New York City-based photographer specializing in portraits for magazines, advertising and record covers in the U.S. and abroad. His favorite movie is Star Wars; his favorite food is the famed Runza from Nebraska.

David Yellen was born and raised in Flushing, Queens. After brief stints as a musician, fashion designer and fishing boat mate, he discovered his true passion for photography. So far, his assignments have covered five continents, and subjects have varied from Richard Branson, Jay-Z, Terrell Owens and a Guns N Roses cover band in Ohio. David has published two books: Too Fast for Love (2004) and Hair Wars (2007). His client list includes Fortune, TIME, People, BusinessWeek, ESPN, Best Life, o Magazine, The History Channel, Sci-Fi Network, Under Armour and A&E.