Elaine Cromie

Elaine Cromie

Photo Editor

Elaine Cromie is a Michigan-based photo editor and photojournalist who helps shape visual journalism for Chalkbeat and Votebeat non-profit news orgs. Previously, Cromie worked as an independent visual journalist contributing to publications including The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Rolling Stone Magazine, Detroit Free Press and others. She was a recent Knight-Wallace fellow at the University of Michigan and a former board member of the Authority Collective. Cromie is an active member in the journalism community including groups like Juntos Photo Cooperative, Authority Collective, Women Photograph, NAHJ, AAJA and others. Born and raised in Colorado to a mixed Uchinaanchu and Puerto Rican family Elaine is a graduate from University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in journalism.

Photos from across the country show how voters and officials are experiencing the 2024 election.

As the eyes of the nation turn to Pennsylvania in November, there is more pressure than usual on county election directors like Snyder County’s Devin Rhoads to make sure things run smoothly.