About the Author

Cristi Hegranes
Cristi Hegranes is an international investigative reporter, adjunct journalism professor at Loyola Marymount University, and founder of the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World, an international nonprofit organization that trains women to be ethical, investigative reporters. In 2007, she received a Clarion Award and a Lifestyle Journalism Award for her reporting on global AIDS policy, immigration, and social justice issues. In January of 2008 she was awarded the Ida B. Wells Award for bravery in journalism and was named one of Women's eNews 21 Leaders of the 21st Century. She currently resides in the Bay Area.

Kraig Lieb
Since graduating from Penn State University in 1984, Kraig Lieb has worked, lived, and traveled extensively throughout South and Southeast Asia, and North and Central America. His experiences include Nepal, which he has been photographing regularly since 1989. Through his work with Lonely Planet, his photography has appeared in fifty-nine books, including four covers. His images have also been featured in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and TIME magazine, and have been used by organizations as diverse as Amnesty International and Kodak. He lives part-time in Northern California and part-time in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.