Kathryn Mariner PhD

Featured Leader: Kathryn Mariner PhD

Photographer: Chris GoodKnews Cardwell

If you are not already familiar with the name and face, there is a good chance you have already seen a picture taken by Christopher GoodKnews Cardwell. As a graduate of Hampton University, with a BA in psychology in 2007, his career as a professional photographer began in 2009.  Since then GoodKnews has built a team like no other. With an impressive portfolio that includes shots of recording artists such as Trey Songz, Jadakiss, Lloyd, and Fabolous, the Hampton University graduate is also the exclusive photographer for the Rochester, NY Police Locus Club, Hip Hop Weekly, Hips On Deck Magazine, Breakthru Magazine, Dynasty series and SubCulture Magazine. GoodKnews is continuing to build his brand and elevating his career as a staple within the photography industry . Within the next couple of years he has hopes of capturing fashion editorials for magazine giants Elle or Vogue, but in the meantime, GoodKnews is staying busy offering professional photography for weddings, senior pictures, modeling portfolios, landscapes, product shots, etc.

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Essayist: Erica Bryant

Erica Bryant is the associate director of writing for Vera Institute of Justice's Center on Immigration Justice, an organization that seeks to end mass incarceration. She spent 16 years as a Democrat and Chronicle newspaper reporter, covering her hometown. She is also the collage artist Erica Likes Alligators, who uses shards of discarded paper to honor and preserve images from the dream world. She was born in Rochester, in a mid-April snowstorm. Find her on Instagram at @Erica_Likes_Alligators.