Emma Raynes

Emma Raynes is the Director of Programs at the Magnum Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports creativity and diversity in documentary photography and encourages experimentation with new models for storytelling. Her current research and curatorial interests focus on augmented reality, spatial narrative, and interactivity. Emma was Lewis Hine Documentary Initiative Fellow at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies, a Van Lier scholar at the International Center of Photography, and resident curator at UnionDocs. She completed her M.A. in Anthropology at the New School for Social Research and her B.A. in Art History at Bowdoin College.

Laura Roumanos

Laura Roumanos (she/her/hers) is a Lebanese Creative Producer hailing from Australia, serving as the co-Founder of Photoville, a non-profit organization devoted to cultivating a wide, diverse audience for visual storytelling by producing a free annual photo festival in NYC, activating public spaces, and connecting artists to a worldwide audience through educational programming and community events. Laura graduated from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia and worked as a Theatrical and Events Producer before making the big move to NYC 18 years ago. Since then, Laura has worked in New York for the Manhattan Theatre Club, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Creative Time, The Future of StoryTelling, and the World Science Festival, in general management and senior producing roles respectively. Laura has also produced several large scale theatrical shows for creatives such as Karen O, Bryce Dessner, Richard Reed Parry, Spike Jonze, Opening Ceremony and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. For the past 10 years, Laura has co-produced the New York Photography Portfolio Reviews with the New York Times and also continues to consult, manage, and produce numerous theatrical shows, events and public programs, in addition to teaching the Business of Art course at the NYU Tisch School. She is currently the Creative Producer at Meta producing Instagram’s @design. Laura has built a reputation in the New York Arts scene as someone to go to for consultation and advice regarding public art and multi-disciplinary projects and events across all mediums.

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