South African fans fly the flags of Spain and The Netherlands before the 2010 World Cup final. (Photo by Marcello Casal Jr / ABr)

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.