A visual leader, cutting-edge coach and dynamic educator with nearly two decades of photojournalism experience. Danese Kenon is the Director of Photography and Video for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She teaches leadership and multimedia journalism to organizations such as The Kalish and Multimedia Immersion and to the students of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Alyssa Pointer (b. 1993) is a Black Southern woman that resides and works in Atlanta, Georgia. She studied photojournalism and African American studies at Western Kentucky University. She is a skilled documentarian with 5 years of experience working as a staff newspaper photojournalist at the Chicago Tribune and the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Alyssa’s work has been featured in Time Magazine’s Top 100 Photos. She’s received recognition from the The Atlanta Press Club, The National Press Photographers Best of Photojournalism Awards, The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar and The Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Since transitioning into working as a freelance visual storyteller, Alyssa is focused on using her skills to collaborate, uplift and amplify the voices of her Southern companions. She specializes in documentary photography and video. She creates visuals that force her audience to expand their attention span and possibly give-a-damn about their neighbors.