Joan Liftin: Photographer

Joan Liftin is director of documentary and photojournalism education at the International Center of Photography in New York City. A freelance photographer, she has developed numerous projects and assignments. Her picture essays have been seen in The New York Times Magazine, Creative Photography, Zoom, and other publications. Currently, she is finishing a color book project on the drive-in movie experience in America.

Merle Augustin: Interviewer

For the past eight years, journalist Merle Augustin has been writing extensively about Haitian issues in the United States and in Haiti. She is currently writing for the Sun-Sentinel, covering the city of Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County. Augustin is part of a team of reporters working on a yearlong series about South Florida and the meaning of community in such a diverse region.