Vince Lupo is originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and has been involved in photography since 1978. He has a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in photography from Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA. In 1997, Vince founded his own commercial photography firm, Direction One, Inc., based in Linthicum, MD.
Krista Schlyer is a photographer and writer living in the Mount Rainier, Maryland. Her work has been published by BBC, The Nature Conservancy, High Country News, Ranger Rick, National Parks and Sierra. Schlyer is the author of three books including Continental Divide: Wildlife, People and the Border Wall, winner of the 2013 National Outdoor Book Award. She is also the 2014 recipient of the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography and the 2015 Vision Award, from the North American Nature Photographers Association.