Polly Irungu is a multimedia journalist, digital editor and photographer and is the Founder of Black Women Photographers, a new community and online database of Black women photographers. Polly is a Digital Content Editor at New York Public Radio (WYNC) for The Takeaway.

Elise Swopes is a Chicago-bred, Brooklyn-based photographer, graphic designer, videographer, and public speaker. When she first joined Instagram in 2011, she couldn’t have imagined that she’d one day be featured on billboards, in commercials, and on mood boards at agencies across the globe.

Karston “Skinny” Tannis is a self taught portrait photographer from Brooklyn, New York, specializing in lifestyle and fashion. He’s an original member of Pursuit of Portraits, a diverse community of creators connecting online and in person to shape culture through the power of story.

Steven John Irby (a.k.a. Steve Sweatpants) is a photographer and co-owner, co-founder & director of Street Dreams Magazine.

Dirk Dallas is an FAA licensed drone pilot & photographer, designer, professor & speaker, and the author of the new book 'Eyes over the World: The Most Spectacular Drone Photography'. Dirk is known as an early leader in the drone photography movement having founded @fromwhereidrone and FromWhereIDrone.com.

Jo-Anne McArthur is an award-winning photojournalist, sought-after speaker, and the founder of We Animals Media. She’s been documenting the plight of animals on all seven continents for almost two decades.

Kesha Lambert is an international wedding and portrait photographer, Sony Artisan, speaker and educator based in New York. She has been published by People Magazine, New York Times, Essence, Inside Weddings, MunaLuchi Bride, Huffington Post, Black Bride Magazine and many more.

Joey L. is an award-winning portrait photographer, director, author and educator whose work is regularly seen in magazines, subway advertisements, and billboards.

Filipe DeAndrade is a Brazilian born, Cleveland raised, filmmaker who has a passion for wildlife and freely admits he is addicted to adventure. He’s a 10x Emmy award winning wildlife filmmaker and conservationist and host of the Nat Geo WILD show Untamed.

Roger Fishman is a world-renowned aerial and wildlife photographer, filmmaker, adventurer and activist. In pursuit of his mission to document the intersection of art, science and climate change, Roger has literally travelled to the ends of the earth.