TYPHOON KIKO

Squatter shanties along the sea wall of Manila endure big waves in Typhoon Morakot in 2009. (Photo by Ernie Penaredondo via Flickr)

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.