Women sort pistachios in a privately-owned factory in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photo by United Nations Photo ) Women sort pistachios in a privately-owned factory in Herat, Afghanistan. (Photo by United Nations Photo ) Alex Stonehill 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.