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Andrew Hancock holds a degree in journalism from Texas A&M University and is an alumnus of the Eddie Adams Workshop (2006).

With a belief in diverse clients and diverse interests, he embraces new media and technology with vigor and is comfortable shooting stills or video to accomplish any visual need required from an assignment or project.

Hancock began his career in photojournalism and brings that storytelling approach with him on any project, whether it is a portrait, event or commercial shoot. Every image, still or motion, must tell a story.

He was a contributing photographer to Sports Illustrated magazine and his photos have appeared throughout the entire SI portfolio including SI Kids, SI Latino, SI China, SI.com and in two books, The Covers and SI Kids - All Access. Hancock's photos have also appeared in premier magazines such as TIME, People, Cosmopolitan, Stern and Golf magazine, virtually every major market newspaper within the United States; his work has also appeared on ABC News, CBS.com and CNN.com.

Hancock is known for his enthusiasm to take on any challenge. This enthusiasm—paired with his low maintenance and self-sufficient approach to produce engaging photographs—has led to a rapidly expanding client base that over his young career has grown to include editorial clients like The New York Times, Associated Press and USA Today as well as event coverage for clients like NCAA Photos.

On the academic front, schools such as Texas A&M University, University of Texas, Purdue University and the University of Tennessee have counted on Hancock to deliver unique and engaging imagery to elevate their visual brand for both athletics and academics across their various properties and platforms, resulting in many awards for his work. Above all, I am a storyteller. My purpose is to show people things they haven’t seen and to take people where they can’t go. I would like you to join me.

Andrew's Website https://andrewhancock.com and his instagram https://www.instagram.com/hancockphoto

Vincent Versace is an American photographer and a Nikon Ambassador. He is a recipient of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Media Arts & Entertainment. His work is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

At age seven, Vincent was introduced to photography and the darkroom by his uncle, a wedding photographer. Vincent saved his allowance to purchase a Nikon rangefinder at a garage sale and, at the age of nine, he sold his first photo to a local newspaper for $50. In high school, Vincent followed in his uncle's footsteps and photographed weddings. He has published three books on photography. His first book was 

Welcome to Oz: A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop and named as one of the top digital books of 2007 by Shutterbug Magazine. The second book, Welcome to Oz 2.0, a complete rewrite of his first to include the science of focus and blur, and ExDR. His third book, From Oz to Kansas: Almost Every Black & White Technique Known to Mankind, was published in 2012.

Check out his website www.versacephotography.com

and instagram www.instagram.com/vincent_versace/?hl=en

Zack Knudsen started his career in theatre after college. For 6 years he worked in HR in Dollywood. Yes, HR! Not your normal path to become a professional photographer. He found great mentors who showed him photography. He did photography for the HR department at Dollywood. That certainly fueled his fire to pursue a career in photography. Zack found himself in his HR manager office and quitting his job and going all-in as a photographer. His wife who is a rock star backed the move and they were off and snapping. Concert photography became his landed spot and he now finds himself working full time for Drake White. He's a in a happy place and loving every second of it.

Check out his website https://zackknudsenphotography.com

and his instagram https://www.instagram.com/zack_knudsen/

Lee Dumond is a YouTube personality and woodworker. Lee hosts the Busted Knuckle Woodworks YouTube channel. He also does custom woodworking, cabinetry, and build handmade indoor and outdoor furniture in Austin, Texas, USA. he posts build videos, gives tips and tricks, tool reviews, and has lots of fun. Not bad for guy who's worked all over the US in some unbelievable fields, software engineer, web developer and sound engineer. Follow him on instagram.com/bustedknucklewoodworks

youtube.com/@thenewcrankyworkshop

facebook.com/bustedknucklewoodwork

patreon.com/bustedknucklewoodworks

Mark Cornelison was a photojournalist for 30+ years before switching gears to vintage photography. Mark always took pride of his photojournalist training in that news photographers have to go into every situation and make a photo. They can't say it was too dark, or too rainy, or other excuses. Just make a good photo. Mark still hold onto that feeling as he has moved more into the vintage photography techniques. Music, Sports, and Portraits were always strong points of my portfolio and now he has learned new ways to present them. Most recently Mark have learned the art of Wet Plate Collodion photography, a process from the 1850's going back to Civil War times. Each photo is a one of a kind piece of art and will last 3+ generations. Mark Chef Photographer at the University Kentucky for the last 8 years.

Mark Cornelison can find his shop at 522 West Short Street, Lexington, KY, USA. Or call him at 859-321-0853 You can contact him at his email or [email protected] www.cornelisontintypes.com

Forty years after the dramatic 1985 collapse of the Rajneeshpuram commune in Oregon. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh movement persists in a decentralized form, primarily through the OSHO International Meditation Resort in Pune, India, and numerous centers worldwide. Sonja Ulrich lived in the cult from age 12 to 17 years old. Sonja has been a professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills for 10 years teaching in the Anthropology department.

The Enriquez Sisters! The ladies from Whittier Susie, Jeanine and Antoinette. I'd had brothers growing up and the world of sisters is very foreign to me. They had two older half brothers from their mother's previous marriage. Susie would be the middle child, Jeanine the tom boy and Antoinette was the baby of the family. A grow up in a middle class family in Southern California, working father and a stay at home mother who busted her butt keeping the house together. They survived a major car crash, that almost took their lives and lived doors away from were Richard Ramirez "Night Stalker" killed their neighbors. At times the worked the same jobs together and terrorized the boys in their neighborhood. I would marry Antionette and get two great sisters-in-laws.

Originally from the U.K., Simon Bruty now lives in Washington D.C.

During his career, Simon has traveled extensively to work on large sporting events such as World Cup Soccer, Super Bowls, and the Olympics. His feature stories are as diverse as golfers in Greenland, soccer in Zambia, and badminton in Indonesia. Somewhere along the way Simon learned how to make people sit still and has created portraits of some of today's most memorable athletes.

His editorial and commercial clients include the International Olympic Committee, Sports Illustrated, the All England Lawn and Tennis Club, ESPN, and Canon. He received a Lucie Award in 2016 for Achievement in Sports Photography. He has also received awards from the World Press Foundation, Pictures of the Year, and the International Olympic Committee. The London Observer chose one of Simon's photographs to be included in their list of the World's 50 Greatest Sports Photographs.

Lori Grace Bailey is a professional photographer who also enjoys chasing extreme weather and extraordinary skies. Lori was featured on CBS Sunday Morning in 2024 in a story about the science of lightning. Her work has appeared in major publications and television outlets including the 2022 Issue 3 of Cosmopolitan Magazine as well as the March/June 2021 issue of Backpacker Magazine.  Her work has been published in several books on weather and lightning. Whether chasing supercells and tornados in the Midwest, giant dust storm in the southwest, or elusive sprites when conditions are right, Lori’s passionate dedication of pursuing extreme weather allows her to consistently capture vivid and evocative imagery unique to her craft.  Lori is also the director of Monsoon Con, an annual convention in Tucson, Arizona that brings together photographers and weather enthusiasts alike with an emphasis on storm chasing with success.  Lori is a lightning strike survivor after being nearly killed by a bolt in 1998 in Arizona. 

Lori now hosts a podcast called “The Storm Before the Calm.” Thrill seeking adventurers, including storm chasers, extreme athletes, and weekend warriors,  who often find themselves pushing the boundaries of life , all share a collective narrative about the surprising tranquility encountered when teetering on the edge.   But many of these individuals fought the bitter battle of of profound adversities, almost losing their lives in the process.   These narratives often remain untold in favor of sensationalized  soundbites that only highlight the thrill of the chase rather than the long, unpaved roads they've traveled.  Lori believes it’s time to tell the rest of their story.  Lori’s podcast can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, as well as a video version on her YouTube channel.

Dr. William Franklin is an energetic, experienced, and accomplished professional with a proven record of intuitive and insightful leadership that fosters inclusion, team building, fiscal accountability, and dynamic problem-solving. He has been acknowledged throughout his career as a collaborative, transformative, and inspirational leader with a reputation for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Dr. Franklin has the unique experience of serving students as an innovative Assistant and Associate Professor and accomplished Student Affairs administrator. He is a strategic thinker and adept at providing creative solutions to complex problems impacting first-generation students.

Dr. Franklin holds a Ph.D. in Psychological Studies in Education with an emphasis on Child and Adolescent Development from Stanford University. Before transitioning to Stanford, Dr. Franklin completed graduate studies in Educational Psychology and attained his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at California State University, Northridge. His teaching interests include adolescent development, child development, the Black family, early childhood themes and life cycle issues, Black and Latinx males, teenage risk and resilience, juvenile justice, and positive youth development. 

Dr. Franklin is the Vice President for Student Affairs at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and is the former Associate Vice President of Student Success.  Dr. Franklin leads divisional planning, and policy formulation and collaborates with the broader campus community and the South Bay community on issues related to equity, access, student learning, assessment, retention, and graduation.  While at CSU Dominguez Hills, Dr. Franklin has secured over $50 million in federal, corporate, and private grants to design and implement student success initiatives for low-income, first-generation students of color. 

Dr. Franklin served as an Associate Professor in Child and Family Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, and Associate Professor of Human Development at the Center of Collaborative Education and Professional Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay. While there, he was also the Interim Director of the Liberal Studies Institute. He has also served as a lecturer at Santa Clara University and Stanford University. 

Dr. Franklin was honored in 2015 with The Wang Family Excellence Award. The award recognizes four outstanding faculty members and one outstanding administrator who, through extraordinary commitment and dedication, have distinguished themselves by exemplary contributions and achievements. Dr. Franklin was awarded the Outstanding Administrator out of the 23 campuses in the CSU. Dr. Franklin also received the NIMH Family Research Consortium III Post-Doctoral Fellowship and served as a Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Franklin's research focuses on risk and resilience in young African American and Latinx adolescents. He specifically examines individual variations in response to risk factors and the antecedents and correlates of healthy outcomes in individuals whose "lifespace" in low-income, urban environments pose heightened risks. For his work in this area, he received the Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. Dr. Franklin continues to explore risk and resilience factors in youth of color by examining family, school, and community factors. He is involved with several initiatives to increase college admission, retention, and graduation among youth in Los Angeles. 

Dr. Franklin founded one of the nation's most successful young men of color initiatives, called the Male Success Alliance. Community-based organizations, schools, juvenile justice facilities, and universities often call Dr. Franklin to give motivational talks and conduct workshops to encourage, inspire, confront, challenge, and move youth to a higher level.