Enlik Tagasheva grew up in The Bronx after immigrating from Kazakhstan when she was five. She studies Written Arts and Russian at Bard College and is a 2021-2022 New York Times College Scholarship recipient. Enlik has previously interned at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, doing social media for their educational programs and continues to work in media at her college. She loves exploring the nature of the Hudson Valley and hanging out with her dog. In the future, she hopes to travel back to Central Asia and document the lives and stories of the people there.