A Syrian store owner mixes spices inside his business at the Zataari camp’s main marketplace, nicknamed the Champs Elysees. (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.