Jennifer Ash Rudick is the author of
Palm Beach Chic, Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons, City of Angels: Houses and Gardens of Los Angeles, and
Summer to Summer: Houses by the Sea. The design editor at large for
Galerie magazine and a contributor to
Veranda, she has written for numerous national publications. She is a producer of documentary films, including the Emmy-nominated
Iris and
Scandalous. A native of Palm Beach, she lives in New York.
Nick Mele is a lifestyle, fashion, commercial, and interiors photographer who
Veranda magazine called "a modern-day Slim Aarons." He is the photographer of
A Newport Summer and his work has been featured in many print and online publications, including
Town & Country, the
New York Times, Avenue, Quest, Architectural Digest, Vogue, and
Vanity Fair. Among his commercial clients are Ralph Lauren, Sam Edelman, J. McLaughlin, and Lilly Pulitzer. He divides his time between Newport, Rhode Island, in summer and Palm Beach in winter.