Members of the Gabriela women’s organization in Payatas, an neighborhood in northern Manila near a massive landfill, are some of the millions left in poverty by the Philippines’ rapid economic growth. (Photo by Jill Mangaliman)

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.