Nina Berman is the photographer and author of Purple Hearts—Back from Iraq, published by Trolley in 2004. She is the recipient of a World Press Award, a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts, and a grant from the Open Society Institute’s Documentary Photography Project. She has been a photographer for nearly two decades, working for numerous publications including National Geographic, TIME, and the New York Times Magazine. She is on the faculty of the International Center of Photography in New York City. Berman’s work is currently on display at the Columbia University School of Social Work as part of the Open Society Institute’s Moving Walls photography exhibition.

Tod Ensign is an attorney and the director of Citizen Soldier, a nonprofit GI and veterans’ rights advocacy group based in New York City. Ensign co-founded Citizen Soldier in 1969 to advocate on behalf of GIs and veterans who work to oppose racism, sexism, homophobia, and militarism. Ensign has participated in a range of legal cases involving GIs and veterans over the past 35 years. Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Citizen Soldier attorneys, including Ensign, have counseled hundreds of GIs and reservists seeking alternatives to serving in the war. Since 2000, Ensign has served on the executive board of the National Gulf War Resource Center, a coalition of Gulf war advocacy groups that advocates for research and healthcare for veterans from both Gulf wars.

Julie Winokur’s stories have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times Magazine, Salon, Publisher’s Weekly, and many other publications. She is the writer and project director for Aging in America: The Years Ahead, a multimedia look at the impact of aging on society; this series has won top awards from the National Press Club, the American Society on Aging, and the National Press Photographers Association. Her work has been supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Open Society Institute, and the California Endowment.