There was one girl, recently, whose story hit me little harder. She was giving a guy oral sex when they walked up to the car. She was 19 and high on heroin. Although she’s a pimp-less ‘renegade,’ she was turned … Continue reading
Access aside, I don’t think I could be out there every night. It’s eight hours of endless loops around a short stretch of Pacific Highway South, looking for prostitutes. It’s chatter on the push-to-talk Nextels, against a background of radio … Continue reading
When I felt the first sweat, I was sitting on the floor, in thick brown carpet, with my back to the wood stove. My mouth started to water, filling with that metallic taste accompanying…. there it was. Stomach cramp. I … Continue reading
The meeting was set up, but not in an “are you available” fashion. The communications officer simply said when it would be. I arrived at SeaTac City Hall on time, then sat outside a locked door observing a receptionist behind … Continue reading
She offered me tea when I arrived. I accepted; a mug of green. While she prepared it, I looked around her office, an interior room in the building. Her desk was far cleaner than mine, and her book shelf held … Continue reading
I sat, on the end of the row of chairs, feeling like the journalist. The outsider, the observer, the untrusted. Not because my intention is exploitive, but because I don’t directly help people. I tell stories, hoping the people who … Continue reading
I met James on a cold, clear night. There was a rally for the homeless in Westlake Park, in downtown Seattle. James was clean and sober and in search of housing. He’s been in and out of prison over the … Continue reading
At the end of August, the Alexia Foundation awarded the Women’s Initiative Grant to Tim Matsui to document domestic minor sex trafficking in the Seattle Area. Tim is now well into the project. As he progresses, he will be sharing … Continue reading
The Alexia Foundation is proud to announce that Tim Matsui is the recipient of the first Women’s Initiative grant of $25,000 to document Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Seattle and King County, Washington. A recent study by the City of … Continue reading
“Why does photojournalism matter?” is a common question. As photojournalists or those who support photojournalism, we must contemplate and answer this. Donna Ferrato, more perhaps anyone else in the world, is able to speak about why documenting domestic violence is … Continue reading
