Category: Multimedia & Video

I worked on this multimedia project while I was still at NPR, with the help of Chris Cappozziello, who recorded our conversation, then sent me the file to edit. He was an active and engaged participant in helping to get the story out about his love and dedication to his twin brother Nick, who suffers…

Brock Savelkoul was a U.S. soldier who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury while serving in Iraq. A year later, he piled an armload of guns into his pickup and led police on a high-speed chase across North Dakota. One brave trooper talked him down and saved his life. NPR Story: ‘Suicide By Cop’ Leads Soldier…

Sgt. Victor Medina, a decorated combat veteran, suffered a mild traumatic brain injury during a roadside blast in Iraq. Since the explosion, he has had trouble reading, comprehending and doing simple tasks. Despite his injuries, Medina and his wife Roxana had to battle the military to receive appropriate care. NPR Story: With Traumatic Brain Injuries,…

Two Mississippi men spent a combined 30 years in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. They were separately charged with sexually assaulting and murdering two 3-year-old girls — in two separate crimes — two years apart. The pathologist who conducted both autopsies said he suspected the girls had been bitten. They were innocent. Story Written…

Lillian Yonally was one of the few women with a camera during her WASP service from May 1943 to December 1944. Her color photographs offer a rare glimpse into the short-lived program and the female pilots who were ahead of their time. NPR Picture Show Story: A Contraband Camera: Photos Of World War II WASP…

I photographed various stories in Puerto Rico for the NPR Morning Edition series — Puerto Rico: A Disenchanted Island.

Composer Robert Kyr finds inspiration for his soaring musical work in the natural beauty of the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in New Mexico. NPR Story: Robert Kyr’s ‘Songs’ From A Desert Monastery

Mongolia’s Naadam is an 8-centuries-old celebration of heroism and masculinity. The annual festival is devoted to the three “manly sports” — horse racing, wrestling and archery. Described as the Kentucky Derby, the Olympics and Christmas rolled into one, Mongolia’s Naadam is an 8-centuries-old celebration of heroism and masculinity. NPR Story: Ancient Mongolian Competition Ties Past…

A 21st-century gold rush is taking place in Mongolia. Its huge gold reserves were only discovered after the former Soviet satellite started democratic reforms in 1990. Now, gold fever has gripped the country, with an estimated 100,000 Mongolians working as informal miners, many of them herders who have left their flocks behind. Known as “ninja”…