TEACHING ARTISTS

Farah Marie VeltenBorn in Sausalito CA, Farah Marie Velten is a NYC based teaching artist practicing photography focusing on analogue and alternative printmaking processes. In addition to teaching with JHP, Farah assist teaches at International Cent…

Farah Marie Velten

Born in Sausalito CA, Farah Marie Velten is a NYC based teaching artist practicing visual arts focusing on analogue photography and alternative printmaking processes. In addition to teaching with JHP, Farah is an assistant teacher at International Center for Photography (ICP), has taught at ICP The Point, Chelsea HSFI, as well as in New Mexico, Patagonia Chile, Bretagne France, Malmö Sweden, and locally in all NYC boroughs and upstate NY through both private and commissioned workshops. She is a founding member of the art collective One and Seven, is a participating artist with Artmobia, was a participating artist in Kulturföreningen Triennal's Agrikultura, has exhibited work in New York, California, New Mexico, Sweden, Mexico, Russia, and has published her photography as cover art for academic journals, music albums, and has work featured in several photography and art & consciousness publications. Farah additionally works with Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and in set design for art direction. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley and studied photography at International Center for Photography, School of Visual Arts, Penumbra Foundation, and Pioneer Works. Farah has taught with JHP for 5 years.

Hector Rene Membreno-CanalesHector Rene Membreno-Canales is a U.S. Army Photographer and contributor at TaskAndPurpose.com. After serving in Iraq, he used the G.I. Bill to move to New York City and study photography at the School of Visual Arts (SVA…

Hector Rene Membreno-Canales

Hector Rene Membreno-Canales is a U.S. Army Photographer and contributor at TaskAndPurpose.com. After serving in Iraq, he used the G.I. Bill to move to New York City and study photography at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). His photographs have been featured in The New York Times, CNN, L’Oeil de la Photographie and The New Republic. He is currently an MFA candidate at Hunter College, City University of New York. Hector has been teaching with JHP for 3 years.

Luis Ernesto Santana Jr.Born and raised in Manhattan to a photographer and a nurse, Luis always had a natural curiosity for art and the environment around him. Spending endless nights and early mornings in his father’s studio, a passion for the arts…

Luis Ernesto Santana Jr.

Born and raised in Manhattan to a photographer and a nurse, Luis always had a natural curiosity for art and the environment around him. Spending endless nights and early mornings in his father’s studio, a passion for the arts was born. Since then, photography has created many opportunities for him to grow as an individual, and to help others grow as well. His drive to document the world around him is sparked through human interaction and awareness. He loves to share and help others grow on their journey of life. Luis has been teaching with JHP for 2 years.

Robin DahlbergRobin is an award-winning photographer and arts educator whose work is in the permanent collection of the New York Public Library and New York's Museum of Modern Art. She strives to tell compelling stories, focusing on how ordinary peo…

Robin Dahlberg

Robin is an award-winning photographer and arts educator whose work is in the permanent collection of the New York Public Library and New York's Museum of Modern Art. She strives to tell compelling stories, focusing on how ordinary people respond to the challenges of every day life. Robin became a photographer after working as a civil rights attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union for many years. She holds degrees from Stanford University, New York University School of Law, the One-Year Certificate Program in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the International Center for Photography and the MFA Program in Photography at the University of Hartford. Robin has been teaching with JHP for 4 years.

Alberto VasariAlberto Vasari is a Brooklyn based portrait and documentary photographer. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a veteran of The United States Marine Corps. He has been teaching wi…

Alberto Vasari

Alberto Vasari is a Brooklyn based portrait and documentary photographer. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a veteran of The United States Marine Corps. He has been teaching with JHP for 4 years.

In his own words: “At the age of seventeen my thirst for adventure and a desire to give back to the country that offered my family hope motivated me to join the Marine Corps. It was there that I first began shooting photos with a friend's camera. I was moved by the power of photography to capture so much emotion in a fraction of a second. Studying photography and film at the University of Illinois in Chicago I quickly learned that I was better suited to shoot a camera than a rifle.

My thirst for adventure has not subsided and I continue to travel whenever possible. Photography is an art that teaches me about the world as well as myself. It satisfies my hunger to learn, to explore the world and to connect with others. The amazing experiences I’ve had through photography have deepened my respect for people from all walks of life.”

Lorin KlarisA native New Yorker, Lorin has been photographing people and places for publications, websites, advertisements and non-profits for over 25 years. New to JHP, she is inspired to be teaching photography to teens. “Learning how to connect t…

Lorin Klaris

A native New Yorker, Lorin has been photographing people and places for publications, websites, advertisements and non-profits for over 25 years. New to JHP, she is inspired to be teaching photography to teens. “Learning how to connect to the world through images is a powerful means of expression and can heal and change lives.“ Lorin has been teaching with JHP for 2 years.

Ellen JacobEllen is a visual artist/photographer and educator interested in social justice. Her work has been widely covered. She is a recipient of a Ford Foundation grant, and has performed work under grants from Knight, Kresge and Google foundatio…

Ellen Jacob

Ellen is a visual artist/photographer and educator interested in social justice. Her work has been widely covered. She is a recipient of a Ford Foundation grant, and has performed work under grants from Knight, Kresge and Google foundations. She exhibits internationally and holds a BFA with honors from Pratt.

Wendy CorreaWendy Correa has a professional history as a photo producer, documentarian, and photo instructor in between. She works to inspire NYC youth to develop self-awareness and make a difference in their communities through. Wendy was raised in…

Wendy Correa

Wendy Correa has a professional history as a photo producer, documentarian, and photo instructor in between. She works to inspire NYC youth to develop self-awareness and make a difference in their communities through. Wendy was raised in Queens, and has traveled extensively to document stories of protest, community and identity. Wendy has been teaching with JHP for 4 years.

Mara CatalanMara Catalán was born in Madrid and she has lived in Spain, Mexico, and the United States, working both as a photographer and a fine art B&W printer. Her photography has been published and exhibited extensively in Europe, Mexico, and…

Mara Catalan

Mara Catalán was born in Madrid and she has lived in Spain, Mexico, and the United States, working both as a photographer and a fine art B&W printer. Her photography has been published and exhibited extensively in Europe, Mexico, and the United States. Her first monograph, Williamsburg, A Place I Once Called Home, will be published by Red Hook Editions in December 2018. Mara lives in Brooklyn, New York. Mara has been teaching with JHP for 2 years.

Obed ObwogeObed Obwoge is a Kenyan born photographer based in Brooklyn, NY. While his passion for photography is rooted in the city’s rich history of street photography; he is also interested in portraiture and using the medium as a vehicle to creat…

Obed Obwoge

Obed Obwoge is a Kenyan born photographer based in Brooklyn, NY. While his passion for photography is rooted in the city’s rich history of street photography; he is also interested in portraiture and using the medium as a vehicle to create images that change the way people of color view themselves and the way they are portrayed in the media and arts. With no formal training in photography, Obed lets his eye guide him in composing images that invoke emotion and force the viewer to consider their relationship with the subject. His images have been featured in several print and digital publications such as Essence, Wear Your Voice Mag, and Upward Magazine as well as several exhibits locally and internationally, culminating with a feature in the 2017 Indian Photography Festival in Hyderabad.

Romina HedlinBorn in Venezuela, Romina Hendlin holds a BA in Mass Media with a mayor in AudioVisual Arts from the Catholic University in Caracas. She started her photography studies at Roberto Mata Taller de Fotografía and later graduated from the I…

Romina Hedlin

Born in Venezuela, Romina Hendlin holds a BA in Mass Media with a mayor in AudioVisual Arts from the Catholic University in Caracas. She started her photography studies at Roberto Mata Taller de Fotografía and later graduated from the International Center of Photography in NYC.

She received the Sam Sahid Scholarship for her project Dominican Family and was accepted to the Foundry Photojournalism Workshops with the Ricoh Scholarships for her project Growing Together. Romina has participated in group shows in Caracas and New York and had her first solo exhibition in Caracas for her project To Live.

Linda Kessleris a painter, photographer and educator who began her love of art at the age of 11. Her interest in painting and photography, often marrying the two mediums, is demonstrated in her recent project, “Subway Sleepers”. A study of subway ri…

Linda Kessler

is a painter, photographer and educator who began her love of art at the age of 11. Her interest in painting and photography, often marrying the two mediums, is demonstrated in her recent project, “Subway Sleepers”. A study of subway riders in slumber on New York City subways was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and was exhibited in a solo show in New York City in June 2016. A graduate degree in mental health counseling from Northeastern University sparked her interest in psychology in her early years. This led to a position as supervisor of an art therapy program at a major hospital in NYC. As an educator she taught painting in Brazil and fine art and photography in middle/high school for the New York City Department of Education for fifteen years. Ms. Kessler currently volunteers her time and teaches photography to veterans, the brain-injured survivors community, and immigrant high school students. She currently lives and works in her hometown, Brooklyn Heights, New York.

Jessica ChenJessica is a fine art photographer, capturing cinematic and urban landscapes, architecture, documentary and street photography. She worked as a designer, illustrator and documentary filmmaker before finding her joy and passion in photogr…

Jessica Chen

Jessica is a fine art photographer, capturing cinematic and urban landscapes, architecture, documentary and street photography. She worked as a designer, illustrator and documentary filmmaker before finding her joy and passion in photography.

After 15 years of taking photographs, in 2014, she began publishing her writing and photographic experiments. Her photographs have gone on to be exhibited across the country. Her work exhibited at the RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco, the Los Angeles Center for Photography, the Vermont Center for Photography, and the PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont. Many of her photographs were selected for juried shows, including shows at the Sidney-Mishkin Gallery, the Trestle Gallery, and the Davis Orton Gallery in New York. Last year, her work made its international debut at the PH21 Gallery in Budapest, Hungary. She was awarded the 2017 Emerging Award by APA, American Photographic Artists, a national organization for photographers.

A graduate from the University of California at Davis with a B.A. in Studio Art and B.S. in Environmental Design and Visual Communication. In 2007, she received her M.F.A. in Documentary and Narrative film from Parsons at the New School. She resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Laura CiriacoLaura Ciriaco is an analog and digital portrait photographer born in the Dominican Republic and raised in The Bronx. She uses her photographic work to promote and document raw femininity. Founding “MoreMulher" (an all-female photography…

Laura Ciriaco

Laura Ciriaco is an analog and digital portrait photographer born in the Dominican Republic and raised in The Bronx. She uses her photographic work to promote and document raw femininity. Founding “MoreMulher" (an all-female photography collective), Ciriaco intended on reconstructing the idea of The Model in a more organic and protective way. Which results in the female subject being empowered through her own identity rather than being objectified by social expectations of feminine perfection. She aims to thread together a web of lifetime muses by building relationships with first-time models. Her most recent ongoing series, "RED" aims to collectively display her fixation for the appearance of the color red. It is constantly present in her photographic work and it represents the passion and pain in her personal narrative.

Ruthie AbelRuthie is an artist-activist based in New York. Her work focuses on human rights, children's rights and climate justice. Portrait photography is her primary medium. Career highlights include being a Peter S. Reed Foundation grantee (2017)…

Ruthie Abel

Ruthie is an artist-activist based in New York. Her work focuses on human rights, children's rights and climate justice. Portrait photography is her primary medium. Career highlights include being a Peter S. Reed Foundation grantee (2017); commissions from the Rockefeller Foundation, Anastasia Photo, and the New Museum; Eddie Adams Workshop alum (2012) and International Center for Photography teaching assistant (current). Ruthie is new to JHP and we welcome her on board.

Susan FalzoneSusan is a documentary and portrait photographer based in Connecticut. Her work focuses on contemporary social issues, with a special interest in healthcare-related stories. Her goal is to help communities in need and raise awareness th…

Susan Falzone

Susan is a documentary and portrait photographer based in Connecticut. Her work focuses on contemporary social issues, with a special interest in healthcare-related stories. Her goal is to help communities in need and raise awareness through her work.

She has been exhibited in various group shows in New York City, as well as the International Pingyao Photo Festival in China. Her work has been featured online and in print, including NPR's 100 Words: The Picture Show; feature shoot, The Great All Embracing Beds Book, by FOAM Magazine; New York Photo Festival Blog; and FotoVisura Spotlight. Her accomplishments include First Place in the Older People In The Media Awards; an Honorable Mention for the Jacob Riis Award; Placed in the International Photography Awards in People (Family); and Honorable Mentions in Feature and Editorial stories.

Susan is a graduate of the International Center of Photography in NYC. Her guest lectures include Yale University, Sacred Heart University, Williston Northampton School and the Alzheimer’s CT Education Conference.

Tom LeGoffTom LeGoff is a freelance photographer and educator residing in New York City. He has built a commercial career shooting portraits, film stills, editorial and events. In 2003 he created the photography department at the School of Creative …

Tom LeGoff

Tom LeGoff is a freelance photographer and educator residing in New York City. He has built a commercial career shooting portraits, film stills, editorial and events. In 2003 he created the photography department at the School of Creative and Performing Arts (SOCAPA), where he works with young artists. In 2017, Tom completed his formal academic studies receiving his MFA from the University of Louisville. Currently Tom is working with the Josephine Herrick Project (JHP), being of service with New York Cares, experimenting with GIFs, and on warm days framing the world, on the street, with a camera. To contact or see more work: www.tomlegoff.com or follow on Instagram. Photo credit: Penumbra Foundation, 2018.

Susan Rae TannenbaumAs a photographer, photo editor and photo researcher Susan has made photography a major part of her life. She started her career as a documentary photographer, and uses this story telling style to capture the spontaneous and genu…

Susan Rae Tannenbaum

As a photographer, photo editor and photo researcher Susan has made photography a major part of her life. She started her career as a documentary photographer, and uses this story telling style to capture the spontaneous and genuine moments of her time with you.

New York Magazine Weddings has listed her in their best photographer editorial section since 2003, saying she "tells a vibrant, moment-to-moment story while remaining unobtrusive"

Currently she specializes in small intimate events such as City Hall weddings, destination weddings, elopements, honeymoons, engagements, proposals and family reunions.

When not working in photography, she designs jewelry and working often with recycled metals and/or using the lost wax process. Some of this work can be found here and here.

Teanna Woods OkojieSunny San Diego California native, Teanna "Tee" Woods Okojie, has created a special and unique way of integrating her love for children and families through photography, with a heart for social change and passion for ethical repre…

Teanna Woods Okojie

Sunny San Diego California native, Teanna "Tee" Woods Okojie, has created a special and unique way of integrating her love for children and families through photography, with a heart for social change and passion for ethical representation in documentary portraiture. Teanna's visual focus remains on the current social, economic, racial, and education injustices affecting our world.

She earned her Bachelor's degree in Still Professional Photography & Commercial Advertising from Brooks Institute, but began her early stages in photography as a sophomore in high school. Teanna was traditionally trained in film photography, darkroom printing and digital photography. She received early recognition for her work entering (and winning!) competitions at local state and county fairs.

After graduating Brooks Institute, Teanna pursed a career in editorial children's and teens fashion, which evolved into documentary portraiture focused on children and families. She also began teaching photography to children and adults in the United States and overseas early in her career. Her work has been exhibited throughout Los Angeles, Brooklyn, New York City, both South & West Africa. Her current project locations include extensive work throughout the continent of Africa, continued photographic series in Lagos, Nigeria.

Mary Teresa GiancoliBorn in Berkeley, California, Mary Teresa Giancoli is a Teaching Artist, Curator and Photo Researcher. She photographs the landscape and rituals across cultures. As an Artist in Residence with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council…

Mary Teresa Giancoli

Born in Berkeley, California, Mary Teresa Giancoli is a Teaching Artist, Curator and Photo Researcher. She photographs the landscape and rituals across cultures. As an Artist in Residence with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, she created Cuetzalan, a portfolio on women weavers in in rural Mexico. Her work has been exhibited in group and solo shows across New York City, as well as The Mexican Fine Arts Museum in Chicago, the Alameda National Center for Arts and Culture in San Antonio, Texas, and the Mamá Art Gallery in San Francisco. Internationally, her work has been exhibited at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana and the Universidad Iberoamericana de Puebla, both in Mexico, and the Fabbrica Europa Festival, Florence, Italy.

Mary earned an M.F.A from Hunter College, CUNY and a B.A. from Wellesley College, MA. She lives in Queens, NY, and has been teaching photography with JHP since 2015.

Camille TokerudCamille Tokerud is a texas born photographer specializes in Advertising photography shooting global lifestyle Campaigns as well as constantly collaborating with non profits.She graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2004,…

Camille Tokerud

Camille Tokerud is a texas born photographer specializes in Advertising photography shooting global lifestyle Campaigns as well as constantly collaborating with non profits.

She graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2004, with a BFA in Advertising Photography. After graduation, she knew he had to do one thing and that was to see if she could make it in New York City. Five years of assisting both photographers and Directors, she went out on her own, as a photographer! 20 + years later she still loves her job as well as NY. Her constant growth and curiosity in life has recently moved her into shooting and directing videos as well. For the last 6 years Camille has taught and collaborated with JHP Working with the underserved is a wonderful honor, giving them a voice through a lens is a deep priority.

Emet SosnaEmet Sosna was born in San Francisco and attended the California College of Arts for a BFA and he received an MFA at Brooklyn College. Sosna has exhibited work in California, New York and Europe in galleries for over fifteen years. He has …

Emet Sosna

Emet Sosna was born in San Francisco and attended the California College of Arts for a BFA and he received an MFA at Brooklyn College. Sosna has exhibited work in California, New York and Europe in galleries for over fifteen years. He has also completed numerous public art projects in schools and public spaces in New York. Emet Sosna has been teaching photography to high school and middle school students for the last 5 years. In addition, Sosna will work as an assistant teacher at the ICP in 2020.

Svetlana JovanovicBorn in Belgrade, Serbia, Svetlana received an MA in Psychology from the University of Belgrade. In 1999, she moved to The Hague, The Netherlands, where she worked with the United Nations. She has also studied at the Royal Academy …

Svetlana Jovanovic

Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Svetlana received an MA in Psychology from the University of Belgrade. In 1999, she moved to The Hague, The Netherlands, where she worked with the United Nations. She has also studied at the Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) in The Hague, Nouva Accademia di Belle Arti NABA in Milan, and the International Center of Photography in New York City. In 2015, she moved to NYC, where she is currently living and working on personal and commercial art projects, and also as a Teaching Assistant at the International Center of Photography.

Riana Gideon Riana is an educator, freelance artist and aspiring birth doula from Princeton, NJ. She has worked with students of all ages at various organizations and institutions, including the Lower Eastside Girls Club, NYU, the Bronx Documentary …

Riana Gideon

Riana is an educator, freelance artist and aspiring birth doula from Princeton, NJ. She has worked with students of all ages at various organizations and institutions, including the Lower Eastside Girls Club, NYU, the Bronx Documentary Center, the Whitney Museum and Wallkill Correctional Facility. In 2018, she graduated with a degree in Photography & Imaging from New York University. Riana is new to the JHP team.

Karen Ann Sullivan Karen Ann Sullivan is a Westchester-based Teaching Artist and Photographer specializing in wildlife and other natural subjects. Through the experience of teaching adults and school-aged children, she has seen firsthand how much us…

Karen Ann Sullivan

Karen Ann Sullivan is a Westchester-based Teaching Artist and Photographer specializing in wildlife and other natural subjects. Through the experience of teaching adults and school-aged children, she has seen firsthand how much using images of the natural world helps students of all ages connect with photography. She has exhibited her work extensively, including in solo exhibits at several Audubon centers in Connecticut and Massachusetts, as well in a group exhibit at the New York Hall of Science Museum.

Additionally, Karen gives workshops in the areas of travel, nature, and bird photography. She leases her image artwork to business clients and has created a line of handmade, environmentally conscious photo note cards available in both retail stores and customized large orders for corporate clients.

Joana ToroJoana Toro Colombian is a self-taught photographer based in both New York City and Bogota, Colombia. Her work explores issues of immigration, human rights and identity and was featured on The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, World Pres…

Joana Toro

Joana Toro Colombian is a self-taught photographer based in both New York City and Bogota, Colombia. Her work explores issues of immigration, human rights and identity and was featured on The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, World Press Photo Witness, Open Society Foundations, and Photoword China Magazine, amongst others. She worked as a staff photographer with the major magazines and newspapers in Colombia before she migrated to the United States in 2011 to further her career as a documentarian and artist.

Her work is included in various collections in Latin America Photography: ai-ap Latin American Photography and En Foco. It has been exhibited in international photo festivals all over the globe: Les Femmes s’exposent France 2019, Photoville New York, Guate Photo, Guatemala, Just another Festival India, International Photography festival Pingyao China, and more.

Ariana SarwariAriana Sarwari is an artist and educator from New York. She uses photography and video to explore silent, restrained spaces within the confines of a multi-generational home, most recently documenting the relationships and interactions …

Ariana Sarwari

Ariana Sarwari is an artist and educator from New York. She uses photography and video to explore silent, restrained spaces within the confines of a multi-generational home, most recently documenting the relationships and interactions that occur within her immigrant family, evaluating her place within traditional Afghan culture and the Western culture that she was raised in. In addition to her artistic practice, Sarwari co-runs the Spruce Art Residency in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and teaches photography for the International Center of Photography and the Josephine Herrick Project. She received her MFA from Parsons School of Design in 2018 and most recently exhibited at Gallery Petite in New York, at the Auckland Festival of Photography in New Zealand, and at the India Photo Festival in Hyderabad.

Yael Ben-ZionYael Ben-Zion is a New York-based visual artist and educator working primarily in photography. Her practice examines charged social and political issues from a personal perspective. She usually works on long-term lens-based projects tha…

Yael Ben-Zion

Yael Ben-Zion is a New York-based visual artist and educator working primarily in photography. Her practice examines charged social and political issues from a personal perspective. She usually works on long-term lens-based projects that involve extensive research and continuing collaboration with her subjects, on or off camera. Yael’s work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe and Israel, and both her monographs, 5683 miles away (2010) and Intermarried (2014), were published by Kehrer to critical acclaim. She holds degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LL.B/MBA), Yale Law School (LL.M; J.S.D) and the International Center of Photography (GS).

Isadora FrostIsadora Frost grew up in Brazil, where, in 2009, she graduated from PUC Sao Paulo in Performance Art and Dance. In 2014, Frost completed a second degree in Fine Arts, at The San Francisco Art Institute, with a minor in Photography. In 2…

Isadora Frost

Isadora Frost grew up in Brazil, where, in 2009, she graduated from PUC Sao Paulo in Performance Art and Dance. In 2014, Frost completed a second degree in Fine Arts, at The San Francisco Art Institute, with a minor in Photography. In 2018 she acquired a Master’s Degree in Photography, at Parsons the New School of Design at the New School. Frost mixes all those media she learned, having a very complex multimedia practice. The relationship between the body and space is the main theme of Frost’s work; she explores multiple combinations of body and landscapes. In 2013 she participated in The Arctic Circle Residency. Since 2018 Frost has been internationally featured in Brazil, San Francisco, New Zealand, New York, Russia and China. In 2019 she received an Award as a Theme Winer at the Helsinki Photo Festival in Finland. In 2020 she was an artist in residence at Spruce Art Residency, where she is currently part of their Art Residency Winter Session, until may 2021. In addition to that Frost has been a Photography teacher for the last three years, starting as a TA at the New School and later becoming a lead photography teacher for K-12 mainly for Josephine Herrick Project in several schools throughout New York City.

Jasmine EbronJasmine is a graduate of Georgia State University, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Photography and a minor in Philosophy. She is currently pursuing an Masters in Art Therapy at New York University. Jasmine has experience wo…

Jasmine Ebron

Jasmine is a graduate of Georgia State University, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Photography and a minor in Philosophy. She is currently pursuing an Masters in Art Therapy at New York University. Jasmine has experience working with those of diverse backgrounds and completed two AmeriCorps ArtistYear fellowships, a position through which she used art education and photography to support underserved students in local schools. Jasmine sees art as a significant vessel for social change and political awareness, making it a vital subject for young people to have access to in their education. Jasmine believes that her relationships with her family and friends are the driving force to her ambition and impact on the world around her.

Nicole RosenthalNicole Rosenthal is a native New Yorker. Her work has been shown in several group exhibitions in the US, Europe and Cuba and is in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum Library and the SPBH Library. As a teenager in the lat…

Nicole Rosenthal

Nicole Rosenthal is a native New Yorker. Her work has been shown in several group exhibitions in the US, Europe and Cuba and is in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum Library and the SPBH Library. As a teenager in the late 1980’s, she was fascinated by material culture and how it played out on the streets of New York City. After earning a BA in Art and Semiotics from Brown University, Nicole photographed for the Associated Press and regularly contributed portraits and photo illustrations to national print magazines in the 1990s. Interested in learning more about narrative within photography, Nicole then earned an MFA from the University of Hartford’s photography program. Nicole is on the board of the 5 Corners Collective non-profit teaching collective. She currently teaches residents from the Queensbridge Houses in conjunction with the JHP, and she appreciates the perspective, energy and wisdom her students bring to the classroom.

Olivia HunterOlivia Hunter is a visual artist who calls New York City home. She was born in Virginia and attended college at NYU Tisch School of the Arts where she received a BFA in Photography and Imaging. After graduation she worked for Human Righ…

Olivia Hunter

Olivia Hunter is a visual artist who calls New York City home. She was born in Virginia and attended college at NYU Tisch School of the Arts where she received a BFA in Photography and Imaging. After graduation she worked for Human Rights Watch as a Photography and Publications Coordinator. In 2019, she graduated with an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in Photography, Video, and Related Media. Her photographic work focuses on the stigmas surrounding mental health. She works to create conversations about mental illness by sharing her own personal experiences. Olivia has a passion for human rights work; specifically, using creativity to help others find their voice.