
Rory Doyle/Freelance
Rory Doyle is a freelance photographer based in Cleveland, Mississippi. Born and raised in Maine, Doyle studied journalism at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont. In 2009, he moved to Mississippi to pursue a master’s degree at Delta State University. He was a 2018 and 2023 Visual Artist Fellow through the Mississippi Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts. He has exhibited in New York, London, Atlanta, Mississippi and beyond. Doyle's work has been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Nature Conservancy, Reuters, ProPublica, ESPN, The Guardian, Politico, CNN and numerous outlets.

Christine T. Nguyen/The Washington Post
Christine T. Nguyen is a politics photo editor on the National desk at The Washington Post, where she has focused on the White House, Capitol Hill and the 2024 elections. Before joining the Post, Christine worked as a features photo editor at the Star Tribune and as senior photojournalist at Minnesota Public Radio. She also covered a range of community stories as a photojournalist at multiple newspapers in North Carolina.

Jerry Holt/Minnesota Star Tribune
Jerry Holt has been a staff photographer at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1990. As a general assignment photographer he's covered local, national, and international stories over the span of his career as well as many sporting events for the paper. He grew up in the small town of Cleveland located in the Mississippi Delta and was introduced to photography at a young age. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has volunteered at different high schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul, teaching and coaching young photographers. He has also worked with students at the University of Minnesota this year. Holt and his wife Shirley have two adult daughters, and one handsome grandson.