Maria Crane is a 2024 photography fellow. She has a dual degree in photojournalism and political science and is working toward a master’s in journalism at the University of North Texas. She was born and raised in Arlington but will be in Austin for her fellowship. Maria worked at her college paper, the North Texas Daily, as a senior photographer and the visuals editor at Hatch Visuals, a student-run photo agency, as managing editor. She previously was an intern at the Denton Record-Chronicle. Maria spends her free time with her one-eyed cat Ringo and training for triathlons.