Piyas Biswas is a multimedia journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His work has been featured in leading international outlets, including The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, CNN International and BBC Bangla. With a focus on climate change, human rights, political conflict, and pressing social and cultural issues, he uses the power of visual storytelling to document the human condition and raise awareness of critical global challenges.

Wendy Fry is an Emmy-winning multimedia investigative journalist who reports on poverty and inequality for the California Divide team.

Sergio Olmos is an investigative reporter for CalMatters. He previously worked as a freelance reporter for The New York Times, NPR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and The Guardian, among others, reporting from here in the U.S. and the war in Ukraine. He also created the Dying for a Fight podcast series for OPB, which led to the arrest and successful prosecution of the killer of a well-known Portland activist.