Family members watch as relatives board the bus from Zaatari back to Syria. About 130 refugees leave the camps every day, preferring to brave the ongoing civil war over life as a refugee. (Photo by Alisa Reznick)

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.