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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Born without a home in Seattle
Tiffany Hicks rode a Greyhound bus for four and a half days to get to Seattle. Her brother had recently moved here and said there were jobs.
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A kid's gym that caters to everyone across the spectrum
Kirkland parents Shirley and Martin Sarmiento-Blaha were looking for a gymnasium for their six-year-old twin boys. Their sons are on the autism spectrum...
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Visit a refugee camp in South Lake Union
As the Trump administration plans to reduce the number of refugees entering the country, Doctors Without Borders wants to show you just what it's like...
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PHOTOS: Pretty Luminata lanterns at Green Lake
Lanterns of all colors, shapes and sizes illuminated Green Lake on Thursday for the Luminata lantern parade. The parade, hosted by the Fremont Arts...
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PHOTOS: 50 artists, 2 miles and murals in motion
The second summer of painting is complete for the Sodo Track mural project, with 26 artists painting on 14 properties. The project, when complete after...
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What these cool Seattle teens wore the first week of school
“Punk isn’t dead,” said Mariam Elbortoukaly, a sophomore at The Nova Project, an alternative Seattle high school in the Central District.
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That was so cool! Eclipse photos from Seattle
Even the cynical couldn't resist the eclipse on Monday morning. The temperature dropped precipitously here in Seattle, and the light turned the colors...
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Kent farmers market a produce haven for immigrant community
It's not easy to find quality produce in the East Hill neighborhood in Kent. For the low-income immigrants who live in the community, it's a trek to...
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PHOTOS: A rare look inside Tacoma’s immigration jail
President Trump’s vow to crack down on illegal immigration has focused renewed attention on the detention centers built to hold immigrants awaiting deportation.
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PHOTOS: Bremerton men (and one woman) bare their tattoos
Tattoo parlors tend to cluster near the Navy base in Bremerton. And indeed, a good chunk of the work done there is nautical in nature. But it’s not all...