Anna & Elena Balbusso
The Balbusso Twins are an award-winning artist duo living in Milan, Italy. Their more than 50 illustrated books include The Great Gatsby, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Atlas Shrugged. Their work has been featured in The Economist, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, among others. // “Expert Speech,” p. 16, Spring 2025, Volume 2, Issue 1
Robin Berghaus
A 2024 Ferriss–UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow, Berghaus writes feature stories and produces documentaries and podcasts on advances in science, medicine, and technology. Berghaus serves as a film envoy for American Film Showcase, and her projects have shown at international film festivals and on PBS. // “Unusual Suspects,” p. 36, Fall 2024, Volume 1, Issue 2
Matthieu Bourel
Matthieu Bourel is a French-born artist living and working in Berlin, Germany. His data-ism style gives life to the promise of psychedelic therapies. Drawing up-on the surreal, his work has been displayed in museums in Berlin, Hamburg, and New York, and published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and ZEIT Magazine. // “Unusual Suspects,” p. 36, Fall 2024, Volume 1, Issue 2
Nick Cabrera
In his cozy Austin studio amid garages, sheds with car audio parts, and a gas station, Cabrera brings inanimate objects to life through technical lighting and set-building wizardry. “Capturing a 500-year-old book was amazing,” reflects Cabrera. “The only thing close, especially as a Texan, was photographing the keys to The Alamo. Both were a thrill!” // “Rastell’s Dictionary,” p. 8, Spring 2024, Volume 1, Issue 1
Cristiana Couceiro
An award-winning artist who illustrates visual stories through collage with a slight mid-century modern flair, Cristiana Couceiro’s work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, WIRED, and The New Yorker. A collage artist from childhood, Couceiro lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal. // “Offense is the Best Defense,” p. 20, Fall 2024, Volume 1, Issue 2
Trevor Davis
Trevor Davis is a collage artist, graphic designer, art director, and educator living and working in New York. He creates mixed media collages using painting and hand-drawn elements, and his work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Mother Jones, and Travel + Leisure, among others. // “Beacon of Hope,” p. 5, Fall 2025, Volume 2, Issue 2
Ruby Fresson
Ruby Fresson, a UK-based illustrator, creates timeless drawings inspired by early 20th-century comics. Her bright and bold compositions are hand drawn and digitally colored. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, History Today, The New Yorker, The Sunday Times, Wired, and GQ Magazine. // “Hearsay,” p. 40, Fall 2025, Volume 2, Issue 2
Michael Greshko
A Washington, D.C. science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Science, Nature, Scientific American, Atlas Obscura, and National Geographic, where he worked as a staff writer for seven years covering space, Michael Greshko received a 2023 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award. // “Out of This World,” p. 26, Fall 2024, Volume 1, Issue 2
Damon Hsieh
Damon Hsieh, known as DAMONXART, is a Taiwanese digital artist whose work captures the dynamism of light and color. Taking inspiration from the natural world, Damon’s work reflects the beauty and grace of abstract or large-scale concepts like energy, the cosmos, and infinity through bold, bright, color-filled gradients. “Power Players,” p. 16, Fall 2025, Volume 2, Issue 2
Bratislav Milenković
Bratislav Milenković is an illustrator with a studio in the heart of Belgrade, Serbia, which he shares with his dog, Vito. His work, which is intricate and mechanically detailed, yet playful, has been commissioned by global brands and publications such as Apple, Nike, Google, Wired, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Forbes. // “Blockchain Frontier,” p. 30, Fall 2025, Volume 2, Issue 2
Joe Nick Patoski
Familiar to readers of Texas Monthly and Texas Highways, Patoski has authored biographies of Willie Nelson, Selena, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and hosts The Texas Music Hour of Power for public radio. Of Mack McCormick’s life work, Patoski says, “It’s a portal to music and cultures in Greater Texas that would have remained unknown.” // “Mojo Hands,” p. 40, Spring 2024, Volume 1, Issue 1
Callie Richmond
“Working with Bobby is great,” enthuses Richmond about capturing the dean’s infectious energy. A photojournalist expert in storytelling through photography, she covers politics, projects, and breaking news for The New York Times, Texas Monthly, and others. She also loves travel and snorkeling with her camera. // “A Conversation with Bobby Chesney,” p. 32, Spring 2024, Volume 1, Issue 1
Angela Shah
Angela Shah is an award-winning writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME, Forbes, The Dallas Morning News, and the Austin American-Statesman. A graduate of the Moody College of Communication at UT Austin, Shah lives in Los Angeles. // “Home Court Advantage,” p. 24, Spring 2025, Volume 2, Issue 1
Brian Stauffer
Stauffer is an accomplished illustrator known for his captivating and thought-provoking imagery. With a unique style blending traditional and digital techniques, he has contributed to numerous publications worldwide, including The New York Times, TIME, and The Atlantic. Stauffer’s work resonates for its depth, social commentary, and emotion. // “America Votes,” p. 18, Spring 2024, Volume 1, Issue 1
Clayton Stromberger
Clayton Stromberger is the longtime Outreach Coordinator for UT Austin’s Shakespeare at Winedale program. He is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in the Austin American-Statesman, Alcalde, Texas Co-op Power and several alumni magazines nationwide. // “Ties that Bind,” p. 28, Spring 2025, Volume 2, Issue 1
Stephen Voss
The D.C.-based Voss often finds himself called on to photograph politicians, artists, and other newsmakers in the nation’s capitol, with subjects as varied as Michele Obama, Richard Branson, and Questlove. Voss says, “I love working with passionate people who are doing work they’re genuinely excited about.” // “The Indomitable Lisa Blatt,” p. 6, Spring 2024, Volume 1, Issue 1
Tomas Weber
London-based Tomas Weber writes magazine features on technology, AI, science, and law. A freelance writer who also has a law degree, Weber’s articles have appeared in The Economist’s 1843 Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, Wired, and several university magazines. // “Blockchain Frontier,” p. 30, Fall 2025, Volume 2, Issue 2
Nash Weerasekera
Nash Weerasekera is a Sri Lanka-born, self-taught artist whose crisp illustrations bring conceptual themes into a refined focus. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and Forbes. He lives in Melbourne, Australia. // “Home Court Advantage,” p. 24, Spring 2025, Volume 2, Issue 1
Dan Winters
Austinite Dan Winters, renowned for his stunning celebrity portraiture, has had a lifelong love affair with space flight. As part of a multi-year National Geographic project, Winters is documenting NASA’s Artemis project. His work has won hundreds of national and international awards and is in the permanent collections at various museums. // “Out of This World,” p. 26, Fall 2024, Volume 1, Issue 2