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38 BAL HARBOUR Ben Fink Shapiro is a New York City-based fashion and portrait photographer who first began shooting as a teenager in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from Vassar College with a BA in media/film studies, he assisted fashion photographers Miles Aldridge and Kenneth Willardt. Ben's portrait work has been published in Vogue, British Vogue and Vogue Korea. "Last book I read and loved was Helmut Newton's 'Autobiography.' I also loved 'The Bishop's Daughter' by Honor Moore." Jessica Michault is the editor-in-chief of fashion industry website NowFashion.com. For more than 15 years, she has covered everything in the world of fashion, from the red carpets of Hollywood to the haute couture collections in the City of Light. Born and raised in San Francisco, she is now based in Paris, where she lives with her husband and three daughters—and an ever increasing collection of luxury handbags and vintage hair combs. Michault's work has been published in The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, Vogue Italia, Vogue Japan, Harper's Bazaar Brasil and GQ Deutschland. She also has a weekly fashion segment on France 24 television. "A book that I recently read and loved...I would have to say 'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn." Rachel Felder is a New York-based style writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, WWD, Financial Times, Travel + Leisure and Town & Country, among others. The author of two books, she is currently working on a novel that revolves around the gritty rock 'n' roll clubs of New York City. "I recently reread Proust's 'Remembrance of Things Past,' one of my favorite books, that I now want to read for a third time." An avid world traveler raised in an international home, Rima Suqi has explored and covered emerging destinations in the Middle East and Africa, far-flung luxury resorts in French Polynesia, as well as those closer to home and the burgeoning arts scene in Marfa, Texas. The Chicago native has traveled to over 30 countries and subjected herself to innumerous spa treatments—all in the name of journalism. A columnist for The New York Times and a contributing writer for InsidersGuidetoSpas.com, Suqi also contributes to Departures, Elle Decor and American Way. "I'm a big fan of Sharon Salzberg, so I was happy to read her new book for my assignment—and I loved it." Contributors "What was the last book you read and loved?"