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Recent Video Work for Quartz: Bill Gates Interview

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I recently assisted the talented crew at Quartz, which is a new and quickly growing news portal packed full of talent poached from other top publications. They’re making a name for themselves with a weird, awesome news app and their fresh, interesting videos. Last week, we visited the office of Bill Gates to hear about his upcoming annual letter, which was finally released today.

 

Here are three videos from that day’s shoot: Clean Energy, India, and Africa. Quartz does a great job with its video animations.

What’s Killing Canada’s Pine Trees? | Recent Work for Bloomberg

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Below: Selects from a photo essay shot on assignment for Bloomberg during a whirlwind trip through rural Alberta and British Columbia investigating the tiny mountain pine beetle. Its two decade spread across western Canada has hugely impacted the region’s timber industry, pushing Canadian forestry firms toward the U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women in Computer Science for The New York Times

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Nationally, only 14% of university computer science graduates are female. The University of Washington has raised that level to about 30% and is receiving an award sponsored by Google for their efforts. Learn more by reading the story on NYT.com.

Below: Portraits of UW graduate student Sonja Khan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shell oil controversy | Recent work for The New York Times

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Below: Shirley Morrison, center, along with fellow members of the “Seattle Raging Grannies,” speaks in protest of Royal Dutch Shell during a hearing of the Port of Seattle Commission in Seattle, Washington on May 12, 2015. The hearing was held to examine the permit of Foss Maritime and its agreement with Shell, to decide the future of a Shell oil drilling rig’s potential presence in the Port of Seattle. The Port voted 3-1 to delay the mooring of the oil rig, but the rig is still expected to arrive today despite the vote.

 

Needle Exchange | Recent work for Reuters

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This was a challenging story at times, but important. Needle exchanges are controversial, especially the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, because it now provides meth pipes. It is the nation’s largest needle exchange program, and while critics might argue that it encourages drug use, the organizers will say that the benefits outweigh any drawbacks. Read the story by Eric M. Johnson here.

 

A man prepares to inject himself with heroin using a needle obtained from the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation’s largest needle exchange program, in Seattle, Washington April 30, 2015.

 

(L to R) Shilo Murphy, Misty Kohal, and Jeff Sablosky prepare to open the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation’s largest needle-exchange program, in Seattle, Washington April 30, 2015. The People’s Harm Reduction Alliance now offers free bubble-ended pipes as part of a pioneering but illegal program launched last month in an indirect bid to curb infectious diseases. REUTERS/David Ryder

 

A pipe for crack cocaine use, a needle for heroin use, and a pipe for methamphetamine use are shown at the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation’s largest needle-exchange program, in Seattle, Washington April 30, 2015.

 

A man injects himself with heroin using a needle obtained from the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation’s largest needle exchange program, in Seattle, Washington April 30, 2015.

 

Shilo Murphy, executive director of the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation’s largest needle-exchange program, is pictured at the exchange’s University District location in Seattle, Washington April 30, 2015.

 

Pipes for methamphetamine use are pictured at the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation’s largest needle-exchange program, in Seattle, Washington April 30, 2015.

 

Volunteers wait for clients at the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation’s largest needle-exchange program, in Seattle, Washington April 30, 2015.

 

Shilo Murphy, executive director of the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance, the nation’s largest needle-exchange program, wears the exchange’s logos on his shirt and jacket in Seattle, Washington April 30, 2015.

 

 

Kayaktivism for The New York Times

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Recent work for The New York Times: I recently covered the ongoing controversy in Seattle surrounding the mooring of a Royal Dutch Shell Arctic drilling rig at the Port of Seattle en route to its oil exploration in Alaska. This weekend will bring large protests both on land and on Puget Sound. The Obama Administration just approved Arctic oil exploration. Read the story here.

 

SEATTLE, WA – MAY 7, 2015: Elizabeth Chiaravalli (C) directs a group of activists during a “kayaktivist” training organized in advance of a floating protest of Royal Dutch Shell in Seattle, Washington on May 7, 2015. Beginning May 16, activists will hold three days of demonstrations, including a kayak flotilla on the waters of Puget Sound, to protest the presence of Shell’s Arctic drilling rigs in the Port of Seattle. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York Times

 

 

SEATTLE, WA – MAY 7, 2015: Activists Rachell Turner (L) and Jordan Van Voast (C) prepare for a “kayaktivist” training. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York Times

 

SEATTLE, WA – MAY 7, 2015: Activists, including Elizabeth Chiaravalli (C), cheer together during a “kayaktivist” training. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York Times

 

SEATTLE, WA – MAY 7, 2015: Activists huddle together at the beginning of a “kayaktivist” training. CREDIT: David Ryder for The New York Times

 

Seattle May Day Protests | Recent work for Reuters

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As usual, May Day in Seattle began peacefully with a permitted march led by immigrant rights activists, but later turned into a violent ordeal during the anti-capitalist protest. By the end of the night, there were at least 15 arrests and three police officers injured, according to authorities. The protest turned violent as police used “flashbang” grenades, pepper spray, and other means during an hours-long cat and mouse with a group of over a hundred that threw rocks and other objects toward police. Cars and shop windows were damaged along the way, as well.

 

Demonstrators participate in May Day protests in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015. International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, commemorates the struggle of workers in industrialised countries in the 19th century for better working conditions.

 

Demonstrators and members of the media flee moments before a police “flashbang” explodes during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

Police detain a demonstrator during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

A demonstrator swears at police while holding a middle finger up during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

A police officer prepares to fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

Police detain a demonstrator during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

 

Photographer Scott Lum recovers after being injured during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

Police use pepper spray against demonstrators during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

 

 

Police detain a demonstrator during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

 

A demonstrator holds a middle finger up toward the police during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

 

Demonstrators assist an injured man during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

 

Demonstrators and members of the media flee moments before a police “flashbang” explodes during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

Demonstrators and members of the media flee as a police “flashbang” explode4 during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

 

Demonstrators build a fire near fresh graffiti at Seattle Central College during an anti-capitalist protest in Seattle, Washington May 1, 2015.

 

Singapore to Myanmar 24-Day Car Rally | Recent Work for Getty Images

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Phil Garratt and Kieron Brown enter the Aureum Palace Hotel in a 1937 Chevrolet Fangio Coupe after completing the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar. Over 70 crews embarked on the Endurance Rally Association’s tour through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar, finishing in the historic city of Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

Gary Anderson (L) and Harry Dobrzensky (R) stop to dress up just before crossing the finish line in their 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet 68-B on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

Locals perform a Buddhist ceremony to welcome participants as they cross the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

Gary Anderson (L) and Harry Dobrzensky (R) cross the finish line in their 1930 Ford Model A Cabriolet 68-B on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

Willy Van Loon (L) and Chris Torfs (R) celebrate with mugs of beer after crossing the finish line in a 1935 Bentley Derby 3 1/2 during the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

Daniel Spadini gives a thumbs up through the passenger window as he and driver Alexandra Spadini are welcomed after crossing the finish line at the Aureum Palace Hotel in their 1959 Jaguar Mark 1 on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

Participants in a 1947 Bentley Special Speed 8 pass by ancient pagodas on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

A 1970 Ford Mustang is pictured after completing the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

The wheel of a 1927 Bentley 4 1/2 is pictured with a makeshift mechanical solution on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

Rod Wade and Jackson Evans pass by a pagoda in a 1953 Ford Crestline during the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

A commemorative license plate is pictured on a 1937 Chevrolet Coupe on the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

 

 

Driver Joanne Worth celebrates with a hand out the window, joined by her mother, Heather Worth, in their 1968 Volvo Amazon during a joyride after the two completed the final day of the Road to Mandalay 24-day car rally through southeast Asia on February 24, 2015 in Bagan, Myanmar.

GED Class for The Wall Street Journal

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High-School Equivalency Degree Loses Its Dominant Position | More States Pick Alternatives to GED After Revamping Makes It Harder and Costlier for Test Takers

GED class instructor Marcia Leister, below, doesn’t like the updated GED test. From the article: “My students are extremely frustrated by the new test,” she said. “They are losing hope.” Read the article here.

 

Above: GED instructor Marcia Leister, standing in center, directs a class discussion at Bellingham Technical College in Bellingham, Wash., this month.