Ousman Ceesay, a Gambian American living in Seattle, turned out to show his support for two American citizens charged with trying to overthrow Gambia’s dictatorship. (Photo by Alex Garland)

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.