Into the Mud: Video Work for The Weather Channel

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“If I close my eyes for more than five seconds, I see that wall of mud.”

Robin Youngblood faced certain death yet survived the devastating March 22 mudslide near Oso, Washington. You can listen to Robin’s powerful reflections on her experience below, along with words from Kris Langton, who helped rescue four people.

I interviewed the two for an in-depth online feature for The Weather Channel that you can see here at Weather.com. Be sure to set aside some time to read the powerful written piece by Stacey Solie.

You’ll also see a lot of photos by me and my colleagues, made throughout the two weeks following the tragic first day.

Robin Youngblood stands for a portrait on April 3, 2014 in Marysville, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/weather.com)

 

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“If I close my eyes for more than five seconds, I see that wall of mud.” -Robin Youngblood

I’m proud today to finally share an in-depth feature for The Weather Channel called Into the Mud: Untold Stories of the Snohomish County Mudslide. You can hear from Kris Langton, who helped rescue four people, or Robin Youngblood, who faced certain death yet survived. I contributed two videos and some photos, and Stacey Solie wrote a very moving piece.

The online layout is engaging and you can see it here:http://stories.weather.com/mudslide

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Video: Prison Pet Partnership | Recent work for The Wall Street Journal

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Some recent video work of mine was recently published in The Wall Street Journal, telling the story of the Prison Pet Partnership at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, Washington. The program allows inmates to learn job and life skills while providing kennel and grooming services to clients from the surrounding community. In addition, unruly dogs from other programs (who might otherwise be put to sleep) are able to have a second chance by entering the prison’s training program.

There is also a great article by Joel Millman and photos by Stuart Isett. Robert Libetti edited the video very well, as usual. See the package here online, or watch the video embedded below.