Migrants camped out in the Port of Mytilini, on the Greek island of Lesbos, which is receiving 2,000-3,000 new migrants each day. (Photo by Jennifer Lynne Butte-Dahl)

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.