Wire reporter, multimedia journalist, underwater photographer, immigration policy nerd, and video storyteller. As a reporter with the Associated Press, I prioritized accurate and speedy information gathering for a global audience. As a freelancer, I can work with your organization to deliver results from Seattle with text, video, and clean audio.
You can read my Associated Press bylines at apnews.com. Bylines from before 2019 are on Muckrack.
Based in Seattle, covering Washington state by land, sea and air.
I grew up off the grid in northern New Mexico and have built my career reporting from the edges of the American Southwest to the heart of the American Northeast, covering borders, breaking news, and communities that are often underreported.
Reporting
From my home base in Seattle I report on the environment, immigration, politics, and the human impact of policy decisions. My work spans breaking news and long-form enterprise reporting, with an emphasis on field-based storytelling across the Pacific and the Southwestern U.S.
Multimedia
I always try to bring a visual dimension to the text stories I cover. My photography has won internal awards at the AP. My videography has helped carry multimedia dispatches from far-flung corners of the U.S. I delight in supporting audio colleagues with clean sound gathered in the field and am available for tape-synch assignments in the Seattle area.
On Assignment
I speak Spanish and Portuguese and have reported from the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil. I've covered some of the biggest stories in the Western Hemisphere: the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the mass shooting at the El Paso Walmart, the fatal Rust film set accident, the Luigi Mangione manhunt, and the immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis.
My work has prompted congressional inquiries into abuses of migrant children, highlighted solutions to education challenges and climate change, and shed light on the quirks of the emerging AI revolution.
For more details on how I can support your storytelling, including an up-to-date gear list of my cameras, underwater housings, and audio equipment, please contact me directly.
I am a graduate of Middlebury College and a Pulitzer Center-supported journalist. My reporting on migration has been recognized by the Overseas Press Club with the Hal Boyle Award. I focus on stories where reporting and photography intersect, particularly in the American Southwest and along migration routes in the Western Hemisphere.
Contact me for assignments at (206) 228-0382