Tara Todras-Whitehill

She is extremely invested in women's voices—trying to portray strong women changing the world around them. She is a co-founder of Vignette Interactive, a multimedia and software development company that works with NGOs and media organizations to tell in-depth stories in new and compelling ways.

She worked as a staff photographer for the Associated Press for four years in the Middle East, covering the uprisings, revolutions and numerous elections in the Arab world.

Before becoming a photographer, she received degrees in telecommunications engineering and international relations from the University of Pennsylvania.