Born and raised in London, where he originally studied Painting and Film, Nick Brandt has had solo museum and gallery exhibitions around the world, including New York, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Paris and Los Angeles. Syrian novelist Samar Yazbek is the author of Where the Wind Calls Home and Planet of Clay. Arianna Rinaldo is a photography curator and editor. Nadine Barth has been the editor for over 100 books on fashion, art, architecture, and photography, and a consultant for many more with publishers.