Born in Beirut in 1983 and an having grown up abroad, Kalache’s interest in photography was greatly influenced by the ways in which images were used by news media to depict thesocio-political conditions of post-war Lebanon. Having realized the power of imagery to sway public perception, at the age of 13 Jessica took to creating her own photographic archive of Lebanon throughout her upbringing between there and the U.S. After earning a B.A. in political science from New York University, where her ideas concerning the role of images were further shaped by theoretical studies in comparative and international relations, she pursued an intensive program of conceptual and technical academic work at the International Center of Photography in New York. She continues to develop projects that represent culture and identity through a sociological lens.