Tomayia Colvin, EdD, is a teacher, senior portrait photographer, author and photography educator based in Houston, TX. She is currently on a mission to celebrate diversity in photography. Working with conferences and workshop organizers, Tomayia aims to bridge the color division and to include voices that are missing from the photography industry. She founded Tomayia Colvin Education, an online learning platform that gives photographers of color an opportunity to gain momentum and experience in education and speaking. In addition, she hosts The Photo Cookout, the first photography concert with an all Black speaker lineup. She's also been an instructor at WPPI, an educator for Imaging USA, United hosted by Showit, and featured in a number of publications including Professional Photography Magazine, Rangefinder Magazine, ShootProof, and Black Enterprise.