We took over the storied confines of The Chance Theater on January 11 for our Poughkeepsie portrait shoot. Thanks to Frank Butler and the Empire Training Center for the Arts—current tenants of The Chance—for hosting us. And much gratitude to the residents of the Queen City who showed up to represent Poughkeepsie.

Xuewu Zheng, artist
June Jacobs, director of E-commerce and Victoria Maynard, CFO
Trevor Redl, Town of Poughkeepsie legislative aide with, Taryn Redl, SUNY New Paltz student
Tina McKenna, storyteller/editor/actor with Noble Shropshire Actor and Petey McKenna, cutest dog in the world
Barbara and Thomas Best
Spiro Gouras, head of school, Poughkeepsie Day School with Filo
Shannon Butler, historian at the Poughkeepsie Public Library
Satara Brown, founder Rebuilding Our Children and Community Inc.
Rudy Williams, journalist
Rose Freeman, travel agent, Dreamcatcher Travel
Mary Ann Glass and Paola Bari, Gallery 40
Ondie James, 5th Ward Councilwoman and CEO of Majesty 6:33 Productions
Onaje Benjamin, Ujamaa Studios, photography and picture framing
Nikki Hung, WomensWork.Art
Nestor Madalengoitoa, visual artist
Nedra Patterson Thompson, 7th Ward Councilmember and majority leader
Monica Church, artist
Jamie Bishop, brewmaster and partner at Mill House Hospitality with Daniel Crocco, executive chef and partner at Mill House Hospitality
Michelle Gee, manager of Canvas + Clothier
Melanie Lemieux, owner of The Governess and ESS Hospitality
Harvey Flad, geographer and author with Mary Flad, textile artist and author
Mara Sloan, designer
Samuel Nobondo, student and Art Effect camp counselor with Luis Nobondo, grant compliance manager at Hudson River Housing
Lynn and Lou Varuzzo, Daffodils Gift Shoppe
Lou Patrou, artist
Lori Rolison, The Traveler’s Book Club
Leechen Zhu, architectural designer with MASS Design and Xuemei Shen, software engineer with New York State Courts
Lauren Volper, Hudson Valley Upholstery
Larissa Pitcher Alvarado, Poughkeepsie Farm Project/artist
Kayla Lawlor, goldsmith/Memoria Teneo Jewelry Studio
Mike Sleap, parent and Kate Grantz, Poughkeepsie Day School, Board of Trustees member and parent with Greta Grantz-Sleap, 4th Grader and Margo Grantz-Sleap, 1st Grader, Poughkeepsie Day School
Sean Hemmerle, artist, and Julia Whitney Barnes, artist, with Magnolia Hemmerle-Barnes and August Hemmerle-Barnes
Jorge Ramirez, studio photographer at SociaLight Studio and Couture Modeling
Jordan Koschei, founder ConnectHV
Jeffrey E. Capers, owner of Vintage Fixie Bicycle Shop
Jeff Aman, artist
Bardavon Marketing team members Jadin Manipole and Katie Gudzik
Grace Lin, artist
Gina McCann, community manager, and Mike McCann, scientist, with Loch McCann
Garfield Salmon, chef at UpStream Cafe
Franc Palaia, artist, muralist, and musician
Filomena Fanelli, CEO and founder Impact PR & Communications
Felipe Santos, radio host and community organizer
Artists David Wojciechowski, James Wojciechowski, and Ena Wojciechowski
David Giannascoli, PhD, retired school psychologist and Barbara Best, retired business owner
Danny Boyer and Alanna Sarti, owners of Little Sister Wine Shop
Daniel Atonna, political coordinator at For the Many
Christopher Kroner, Hudson Valley Design Lab, MASS Design Group
Carrie Decker, nonprofit, founder
Christopher Havens, client coordinator and Amanda Panzer, printer at Prime Print Shop
Abve Higgs, artist
Angelo Alvarado, aviation mechanic/RedTail Flight Academy;
Bernard “Butch” Panzer, retired New York State Regional EMS Director, and Angela Panzer, retired teen librarian
Elinor Levy, Hand in Glove Studio Credit: David McIntyre