Members of US Army Provincial Reconstruction Team conduct a site survey of a textile factory in Kandahar last spring. The Afghan economy is slowing as foreign military forces start to leave the country. (Photo via US Army)

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.