New drone work: Redlining’s enduring impact shows up in WA pollution disparity

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Recent drone photo assignment work for Crosscut: Redlining’s enduring impact shows up in WA pollution disparity. New research out of UW suggests historic, racist lending practices still affect inequitable exposure to hazardous pollution today.

Looking south past South Jackson Street, these sections of the International District and Beacon Hill to the east of the Interstate were once redlined, or graded as “hazardous” and undesirable by the federal government, and were often home to large populations of color. The close proximity to major freeways exposes residents to high rates of air pollution and other environmental hazards. (David Ryder for Crosscut)
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Drone Photos: House In Bellevue, Washington Slides Down Saturated Hill

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BELLEVUE, WA – JANUARY 20: In an aerial view, a home sits at the bottom of a hill after sliding off its foundation in a recent landslide on January 20, 2022 in Bellevue, Washington. No injuries were reported as authorities investigate the cause of the landslide, after evacuating dozens of nearby residents from 15 homes. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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My work in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2021

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Henry Bergey, Lars Sorom, Clay Lancaster, and Storm Hedman sit in pop-up tents during wind ensemble class at Wenatchee High School on February 26, 2021 in Wenatchee, Washington. The school has been using pop-up tents as COVID-19 enclosures for its music programs as students return to classrooms. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

TIME included one of my photographs in this year’s Top 100 Photos of 2021. Thank you TIME, and Getty for sending me on the original assignment out in Wenatchee earlier this year.

Photos: UW Medicine Holds Vaccination Event For Kids Aged 5-11

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SHORELINE, WA – NOVEMBER 03: Vivienne Wong, 5, sits in the lap of her mother, Crystal Wong, as she receives a Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine on November 3, 2021 in Shoreline, Washington. UW Medicine held a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for children ages 5-11 as it begins to use the 5,700 pediatric doses it received the day before. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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