Combat Flip Flops founders Matthew ‘Griff’ Griffin (second from left) and Andrew Sewrey (right) pose with locals in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan. (Photo by Jed Conklin)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.