A food vendor in Aleppo feeds a feline friend. Despite violence that has killed more than 70,000 people, life continues. (Photo by Omar Faez Asfari)

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.