Alina Oswald is a writer, photographer, and educator. Published nationally and internationally, she is the Managing Editor of A&U--Art & Understanding Magazine and the Arts Editor of Out IN Jersey Magazine. Over the past twenty years, she has documented the LGBTQ+ community, HIV and AIDS, and, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. As a photographer, she has covered portraits, editorials and events, and also severe weather, nature, and the environment. For more, visit her online at www.alinaoswald.com.