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The Seattle Times Application

Climate Lab Photographer
 

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Mingson Lau poses for a photo atop Piestewa Peak.

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This position is a dream opportunity, and my multimedia background equips me with the necessary skills to contribute to The Seattle Times’ forward-thinking approach to digital journalism.

I loved the team's work with web and video (Sea Change and Disappearing Daughters) and believe my skillset would be a tremendous asset in similar projects. I am profoundly interested in innovating news communication, dedicating my degrees and time as a research aide to better understanding visual communications. My experience in photo, non-narrative video and multimedia editing can be utilized for climate and general news coverage.


          Photos For: The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com                      Published: May 2023

From 2022 to 2023, I worked on multiple assignments for The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com, covering the Phoenix metro housing crisis. Unaffordable housing, ineffective housing programs, homelessness and hotter summers were themes that permeated the area. Most memorable was the intimate opportunity I had to photograph "The Zone" just days before the start of its removal. Temperatures that afternoon reached the 90s. Phoenix recorded its hottest summer in 2023, with 54 consecutive days of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography

This classroom photo assignment documenting a Phoenix shelter cat inspired an ongoing personal project explaining how cats colonized the city. Arizona's warm climate allows cats to breed year-round, leading to a proliferation of strays in the valley. I am developing a video explaining the urban cat ecosystem of feral, stray, and house cats and the intricate network of initiatives supporting and rescuing them. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography, videography, video editing, reporting

Sample footage of the video project.

Arizona Makers: Didgeridoo-makers use local agave in their staple product


          Multimedia Projects For: Arizona Highways, The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com

Brad and Wendy Evans discuss their online didgeridoo business, Endless Breath Didges, which uses local, sustainably-sourced agave.

This piece was part of a multimedia story for Arizona Highways (involving text, photos and video) on how makers use "making" as a form of occupational therapy to help with the likes of stress, depression, alcoholism, gender identity and TBI. Written story here

RESPONSIBILITIES: Photography, videography, video editing, reporting, feature writing

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