Contributors

Sloane Crosley

"Laura Dern's Moment"

p. 38

Laura Dern "is a true examiner of the world," says the V.F. contributing editor, whose latest collection of essays, Look Alive Out There, will be published in paperback in April. After interviewing this month's cover star, Crosley changed her screen saver to a still from Citizen Ruth, of Dern huffing spray paint.

Julia Hetta

"Laura Dern's Moment'

p. 38

"I've been following Laura Dern since her work with David Lynch, and her characters have always fascinated me," says the Swedish photographer, who shot Dern in New York. "I was equally fascinated when I met her—she's filled with humor and isn't afraid of breaking boundaries."

Micaiah Carter

"The Wheel Deal"

p. 76

Combining elements of the Black Power movement across several decades "created a timeless yet unique feel to the image," says Carter, who shot the subjects of the upcoming HBO documentary United Skates. The Brooklyn-based photographer is currently at work on his first monograph.

Laurence Learner

"Tricks of His Trade"

p. 70

The Palm Beach resident—whose new book, Mar-a-Lago, is adapted in this issue—had Thanksgiving dinner at the president's resort: "I kept thinking, Is Trump going to condemn Mar-a-Lago as fake news, or will he say I got it right?"

Evgenia Peretz

"Code of Silence"

p. 64

The story about Kavanaugh s circle at Georgetown Prep," says the V.F. contributing editor, "led me to another story that was unforeseen—a sex-abuse scandal that had some of the hallmark traits of the larger Catholic Church crisis. " Juliet, Naked, a film co-written by Peretz, was released this past summer.