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AMI VITALE "In the beginning, photography was my passport to meeting people, learning and experiencing new cultures," says Ami Vitale. "Now it is more than just a passport—it's a tool for creating awareness and understanding across cultures, communities and countries." In this issue, Vitale shares a portfolio of images and a heartfelt essay reflecting her time in Kenya's Reteti Elephant Sanctuary and Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy. Vitale is a founding member of Ripple Effect Images, an organization of renowned female scientists, writers, photographers and filmmaers woring together to create powerful and persuasive stories that shed light on the hardships of women in developing countries and the programs that can help them. She is also the Chair of National Geographic's Photo Advisory Board. ANDRÉS OYUELA Colombian-born photographer Andrés Oyuela moved to New York six years ago with the intention of creating a greater platform to expose the South American talent he loves to work with. For the last decade, Oyuela's work has appeared in the most revered fashion and editorial publications in Colombia and Latin America. He photographed this issue's cover story, "A Rare Bird." "The greatest goal for this story was to make the reader dream, escape and find comfort through its images e wanted to show the power of a collaborative effort that uses fashion and creativity to look forward." BEVERLY NGUYEN Beverly Nguyen is a freelance fashion stylist and creative consultant based in New York City. She began her career at Vogue and has since worked for Opening Ceremony, La Garçonne and for the last six years she has been working with stylist Kate Young. She styled this issue's story, "Wild Child," which was shot on location in Wellington, Florida by photographer Brad Ogbonna. "Spending the day with a talented team and beautiful horses against an even more gorgeous landscape felt extremely special during such unpredictable times. I loved feeling present and connected to nature even while we were turning out 13 looks before sunset!" Contributors 56 BAL HARBOUR