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A smattering of the myriad of career opportunities Lit List alumni have received after inclusion on the list, from career defining assignments and projects to interviews and speaking opportunities to fellowship and grant opportunities, these emergent photographers of color are building long-lasting and impactful careers in photographic industry, and beyond.
Lit List 2018, Inaugural List
Arlene Mejorado: 2019 Magnum Foundation Photography Fellow
Miranda Barnes: Aperture 11 Photographers Reflect on Images of Solidarity
Dana Scruggs: "This is what systemic racism looks like": In Conversation with Dana Scruggs
Josue Rivas: "I need to do something': How Indigenous people are building solidarity, National Geographic.
Michael Santiago: Staff Photographer at Getty Images
Sophia Nahli Allison: 2021 Oscar nomination for A Love Song for Latasha
Lynsey Weatherspoon: Current Canon Explorer of Light
Maheder Haileselassie: Curated and showed photos in the "BAXXE - Home" exhibition at Bautzen Museum
Erika P Rodriguez: "An Island Aims for Herd Immunity" for the New York Times
The Lit List 2018 Finalists at Photoville NYC
Lit List 2020, Pandemic Year
Carmen Daneshmandi: "Decolonising the calendar in Carmen Daneshmandi" at 1845 Photography
Kennedi Carter: Beyonce for British Vogue
Brian Adams: Co-founder of Indigenous Photograph and Co-founder the 400 Years Project
Gioncarlo Valentine: Artist in Residence at Bemis Center
Nolwen Cifeuentes: Chloe Zhao feature for Rolling Stone
Isabel Okoro: Artist in Residence at Gallery 44
Bethany Mollenkof: 2021 Neiman Visiting Fellow at Harvard University
Elias Williams: Africatown descendants for National Geographic
Justin Wee: Asian American Cinema for the New York Times
Djeneba Aduayom: Kelly Rowland for Women's Health Magazine
The Lit List 2020 Finalists at Photoville NYC