Award-winning journalist, photographer, and contributor for leading publications like The New York Times, Car and Driver, Forbes, Hemmings, Popular Mechanics, TREAD Magazine, Outside, and more, Mercedes Lilienthal creates engaging editorial covering all aspects of the automotive industry, global travel and the experiences going along with it, and inspirational people doing their part to change it. Mercedes appreciates diversity and paves her way through adversity by sharing her experiences with the world. She uses creativity as a wordsmith to craft unique and carefully curated content (primarily using her own photography).