CONTRIBUTORS

Tabo Bo

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Tabo is a Korean refugee who immigrated to America when he was four years old. His experiences and activities growing up in Utica molded him into the person he is today. He grew up at Thea Bowman, was a Young Scholar, graduated from Proctor in 2018, and graduated from Utica University with a Cybersecurity degree in 2022. He is now 23 and lives in Philadelphia, where he aspires to be more creative and build genuine connections.

IG: @tabizzy_ | @nomadic_voices nomadicvoices.com

Yolanda Marie

- SHE/HER -

Yolanda Marie, aka Yani, is a versatile artist who tells stories through photography, painting, and writing, as well as digital and other forms of art. She co-founded House of Fluid Reflections (HFR), an artists’ social impact team. Yolanda also hosts a talk series called Artists Touch through HFR. Yolanda’s love for nature, the planet, and others has led her to seek ways to live intentionally and to encourage others to do the same.

IG: @yanishootsraw | loveyolandamarie.com

Lauren Fiasconaro

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Lauren is a visual artist who has been working in the medium of photography for over 15 years. She creates cyanotypes on her rooftop in Philadelphia using plant matter and negatives. Her work focuses on alternative and analog photographic processes, and is often driven by concerns with environmental degradation.

IG: @la_fiasco laurenfiasconaro.com

Hannah Reilly

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Hannah is a writer and illustrator living in South Philadelphia. She strives to add playfulness and color to everyday objects and interactions—the subject of all her work. When she’s not writing or drawing, she’s fumbling around in the darkroom at Fleisher or spending time with her two pets and loving partner.

IG: @frecklerface hannahreillydesign.com