Contributors

Krista SCHLUETER

"MURPHY'S LAW," P. 92

While trailing Senator Chris Murphy, the American culture photographer and native New Yorker joined him on Congress's private subway, which proved to be a great backdrop. "it was organized chaos reminiscent of New York, yet a lot cleaner and always on time."

Akasha RABUT

"THE ASCENDANT," P. 108

The Filipino photographer who captured Jesmyn Ward divides her time between New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Kauai, Hawaii. Her work explores multicultural phenomena, and imagery from her book, DeathMagick Abundance (Anthology), is currently on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver.

Brian STELTER

"OUTFOXED," P. 72

" We have to figure out how to be louder than the liars," says the former CNN anchor—now the host of VF's Inside the Hive podcast— whose new book, Network of Lies (One Signal Publishers), exposes the inner workings of Fox News and the Trump White House.

Natasha ROYT

"THE GREAT," P. 80

The stylist and fashion consultant behind Greta Gerwig's cover shoot says of the story's final portrait: "it started raining at exactly the right moment, lending the image, and indeed the whole atmosphere on set, so much soul and magic."

Norman Jean ROY

"THE GREAT," P. 80

After a five-year hiatus, during which he opened Breadfolks Bakery in his hometown of Hudson, New York, the photographer returns to VF for cover star and "legend in the making" Greta Gerwig—a longtime collaborator whom he shot for her first appearance in the magazine in 2010.

Anna PEELE

"A HOUSE DIVIDED," P. 98

"When I began working on this story 10 months ago, I was a fan of Bravo—like, an ' I went to BravoCon' fan—but I had no idea about how some of my favorite shows are made or what impact they have on cast members," says the NYC-based freelance writer and 2016 ASME Next Award recipient.