Amelia Kunhardt has worked as a news photographer for 20 years, working for the Topeka Capital-Journal, the Quincy Patriot Ledger, and freelancing for others in the U.S., Russia and Italy. She also teaches photojournalism, video journalism and multimedia storytelling. Her work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year, the Boston Press Photographers Association, the National Press Photographers Association and others. She earned a B.A. in English at Bowdoin College and an M.A. in Journalism at the University of Missouri.