About the Authors
Simon Alexander (SA) is an English portrait photographer living in New York with his wife, Leslie, and son Jack. Since graduating with a BA Honors Degree in Fine Art Photography, Simon has exhibited in Europe and America. His work is in the permanent archives of The National Portrait Gallery, London, and The Design Museum, London. Simon’s work has also appeared in many books and magazines across the world.
Grier Cooper (GC) has been a working commercial photographer for more than 15 years. Her work has appeared on the cover of Unity magazine, and has been used in NBC’s Leap of Faith and Trauma. She currently resides in San Rafael, California.
Bill Diller (WTD) is a self-taught freelance writer and photographer from Pigeon, Michigan, who specializes in nature-related subjects. Over the last 19 years, he has been published in numerous regional and national magazines, and for the last seven years has rented booth space at art and craft shows throughout the state, offering his photographs as prints and note cards.
David Greenberg (DJG) teaches screenwriting and film history at Drexel University and The University of The Arts in Philadelphia. David Greenberg’s film The True Meaning of Cool won an award from the American Film Institute. His interest in photography led him to filmmaking, and he still regularly finds inspiration in still images. www.davidjgreenberg.com
Tom Hauck (TH) is an action photographer who has been capturing great athleticism for more than 20 years. Tom was a staff photographer for Getty Images before launching Tom Hauck Photography, an editorial and commercial photography company based in Portland, Oregon. He covers noteworthy events from the Super Bowl to the World Series and creates high-impact images for a variety clients, including ESPN the Magazine, Nike®, and Under Armor®. www.hauckphoto.com
Melissa M. LaRose (MLR) is an artist, a photographer, a writer, and a member of the film-making community in New Mexico. She holds a Fine Arts degree in Environmental Design from the University of Houston and an MA in Information Management. She hunts daily for inspiring, revolutionary, and authentic stories, concepts, and images on the streets of Albuquerque.
Matthew Roharik (MR) holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from the Ohio State University. He is an internationally published editorial and advertising photographer. His advertising and commercial work has graced the pages of national magazines, television, newspapers, and billboards for the last 10 years. Some of his notable clients and publications include Vogue, MTV, and Nationwide Insurance.
David J. Schmidt (DJS), holder of a BA in Psychology from Point Loma Nazarene University, has written for publications in the US and Mexico regarding a number of topics, and co-authored The Daily Book of Art. Schmidt has been to 24 different countries, speaks 6 languages fluently, and is able to fake about a dozen others—a talent that helped him immensely in contacting some of the artists for this book. Schmidt is always fascinated by the diverse and unique ways in which human beings express themselves.
Christine Walsh-Newton (CWN) is an award-winning, published photographer and freelance designer from Dover, Ohio, where she is the owner of CWN Photography. She holds a BA in Management from Malone College and the Certified Professional Photographer designation from the Professional Photographic Certification Commission. She enjoys married life with her best friend, Dwight. www.cwnphotography.com
Erika Kotite (Editor) is an editor, writer, and lover of photography. After many years editing consumer magazines, including Entrepreneur, Romantic Homes, Victorian Homes, and Hybrid Mom, she currently produces books for major publishers. She also develops storylines and concepts for short- (online) and long-form television shows. Erika lives in Lambertville, New Jersey, in a 250-year-old house with her husband and three children.