Andrew Thomas is the founder and director Earth, Etc. publishing company. He spent years in the music scenes of Los Angeles and San Francisco dabbling in session work, engineering recording, booking venues and touring nationwide. Dusting off cameras in 2013, he got into photography and soon thereafter he began creating issues and photobooks. After bouncing around California, he currently resides in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Alvin Cheung is a entrepreneur, designer and photographer who did the design of the first Earth, Etc. issue series. He is a coffee connoisseur and founded the Alpha Beta Coffee Club as well as developed a minimal mechanical keyboard. Currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.
Wheeler Sparks is currently a director and photographer that has been to nearly every continent. He is a Thomas J. Watson fellow in ethnomusicology and has interacted with people and different music styles around the globe. His long term project include a documentary film called Kufi Krew that is based on the first Muslim fraternity in the United States. A drifting nomad at heart, he currently resides in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Kristin Sanders is an American poet and copywriter. Her book Cuntry was a 2015 National Poetry Series finalist, and she is also the author of two chapbooks. She is currently based in Paris, France.
Julia Plevin Oliansky is an author who is a creative catalyst for our ecological future. Her most recent book is The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing which guides people into connection with nature. She lives in Ashland, Oregon, USA with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Sydney Robertson is a director of video content and also a photographer. Currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Christopher Clark is a photographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tony Brasunas is an author who writes non-fiction and political books. Author of Double Happiness he is currently working on a new book called Media Diet that is expected to be released in 2022. He is currently based in Sebastopol, California, USA.
Ian Tuttle is a full time photographer who has a vast portfolio ranging from commercial to editorial to personal projects. Currently resides and operates out of San Francisco, California, USA.
Genevieve Carson is a life long dancer who originated in Juneau, Alaska but moved to Los Angeles area for college. She currently is the full time teacher at AMDA College of the Performing Arts.
Keipher McKennie is a Georgia born photographer who worked as a photojournalist for Getty Images for 8 years. He’s currently based in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Scott Evans is a recording engineer at Antisleep Audio, a writer for Tape Op magazine, a photographer, and the singer/guitarist for the band Kowloon Walled City. He works in Oakland, California, USA.
Justin Hamilton is a director of photography who has been involved in several music videos. He lives and works in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Andrew Slaton specializes in capturing the fascinating essence of all things outdoors. Utilizing both still photography and motion, Andrew’s 20 years of experience and unstoppable work ethic have made him a highly sought after freelancer. Lives on the road but has a PO Box in Wyoming, USA.
Eric Persha is part of a family of four and has dabbled in everything outdoors from car camping to rock climbing all across the state and currently resides in Oakland, California, USA.