Megan Farmer
Visual Journalist & Editor
About
Megan Farmer is a visual journalist and visual editor who joined KUOW in 2017. In recent years, Megan documented Seattle’s uprising for racial justice and against police brutality. She also documented the epicenter of the first U.S. Covid-19 outbreak and the impacts that the pandemic has had on Seattle and the region.
Previously, she worked for the Omaha World-Herald in Omaha, Nebraska. She has also worked stints at two smaller newspapers, the Post-Star in Glens Falls, New York, and the Daily Times in Farmington, New Mexico, as well as interning at the San Francisco Chronicle and Lincoln Journal Star. Megan graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2013, completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photojournalism.
Megan's work has appeared in The New York Times, NPR, The Associated Press, The GroundTruth Project, Bleacher Report, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Omaha World-Herald and The Seattle Times.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Stories
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PHOTOS: Happy Lunar New Year from Seattle's Chinatown-ID
Large crowds gathered in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District on Sunday to welcome the year of the dog during the Lunar New Year celebration.
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Take a look inside Amazon's Spheres
On Monday, Amazon officially opened The Spheres, the newest addition to the company’s downtown campus. Inside, there are over 40,000 plants from all...
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PHOTOS: Thousands take over the streets for Seattle Women's March
Tens of thousands of people took to Seattle streets Saturday for the Women's March 2.0. A stream of demonstrators was already heading towards central...
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PHOTOS: Martin Luther King Jr. Day march
Thousands gathered on Monday, January 15, 2018, to participate in the 50th anniversary Martin Luther King Jr. Day march. An opportunity fair, workshops...
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This is how you look when you play VR
"When you put on the goggles, you really are transported to whatever environment and world the developer has created for you," Tim Harader said. "Your...
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PHOTOS: Unforgettable scenes in Seattle (and beyond) this year
As a round-up to 2017, we had our KUOW photographer Megan Farmer pick out some of the most memorable moments she captured. They paint a picture of a...
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PHOTOS: DuPont community gathers to honor victims
Members of the DuPont community gathered Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil, organized by Cub Scout Pack #472 and Boy Scout Troop #472, to honor...
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PHOTOS: It’s that time of year again in Seattle
A warm front has brought lots and lots of rain to Seattle and surrounding areas this week. The weather is expected to continue through the weekend....
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PHOTOS: The Space Needle is getting a makeover
Construction on the first phase of the Space Needle's Century Project will be complete in May of 2018. When the project is done, the 55-year-old...
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PHOTOS: Betsy DeVos' visit sparks protests in Bellevue
Hundreds gathered outside of the Hyatt Regency hotel on Bellevue Way on Friday, October 13 to protest Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who was...