Rainier Valley Food Bank volunteers Pat Workenh, right, and Hoan Pham work at the produce area, which once was a food-bank “choke point.” (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times)

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.