Rebekah Raleigh is pursuing a Master's degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Rebekah graduated from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor's in Art History in 2001. She returned to her native Chicago and taught art in a public high school through AmeriCorps. Following that, she spent 1.5 years assisting and shooting at a portrait studio (Stuart-Rodgers Photography, Chicago and Evanston, IL) and freelancing for the monthly publication "Chicago Reporter". In the winter of 2003, Rebekah spent four months travelling through South East Asia and exhibited prints in a group show upon her return in June. Rebekah is on the Founder's Board of the Chicago Photography Center.