DPI First Year Denise Stephanie Photographs First Time Voters for Vogue

Congratulations to DPI first-year Denise Stephanie for being a featured photographer in Vogue “Gen Z Photographers Capture the Joy and Anxiety of First-Time Voters”. DPI Alum Samantha Adler worked on this story as a visual editor for Vogue.

"One of the biggest messages I have for voters this year is that it is better to go to the polls or turn in your ballot than to not participate at all." - Denise Stephaine, DPI '24

"I don’t feel pressured. But I do feel more inclined to vote because I’m much more socially aware now than I was in 2016 even though I wasn't voting then. Because I'm more aware now, I feel like I’m more motivated." - Lamar Kendrick, DPI '23

"I don’t see voting as an obligation because it’s something that I want to do. There’s never been more emphasis on voting that it has been this year." - Ari Elgharsi, DPI '24

"I feel like right now being a girl of color, it's super important for me to use my voice in the best way that I can. It's so easy to be teared down and manipulated into believing that my voice doesn’t have power." - Renee Simone, DPI '24