I am a graphic artist, interactive developer and designer for Voice of America. I design, illustrate, animate and write code to tell stories. VOA provides objective news and information in 45 languages to over 280 million people around the world every week. For over 75 years, VOA has broadcast content that many people cannot get locally: objective news and information about the US, their region and the world. | Read more

Metro sketchbook

A year of surreptitiously drawing people on the Red Line.

Interactive portfolio

Timeline of war in Ukraine

At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, few would have predicted that the war would still be ongoing two years later with no clear end in sight. Here is a look at how the war, known for the fierceness of its battles, has unfolded into a near stalemate on the frontlines.

Story design portfolio

Weathering the storm: The climate crisis in coastal Louisiana

As climate change wreaks havoc on the shores of southern Louisiana, residents wonder how long their resilience can last. From the slow out-migration of the people of a battered coastal region, to the wholesale relocation of an Indigenous community, the problems can seem insurmountable. But as we also learn in this series of special reports from VOA’s Steve Baragona and Arturo Martinez, the hard work of adapting to our changing climate is well underway.

Documentaries

I storyboarded and animated short vignettes used throughout these documentaries.

Explainer animations portfolio

Tigray, Ethiopia: From conflict to humanitarian crisis

In early November 2020, the federal government of Ethiopia — led by Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed — launched a military campaign to regain control of the contested region from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front fighters. We explore the human cost of the armed clashes, which have reverberated across neighboring countries, destabilized communities, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

Comics Journalism portfolio

A comic book illustration of a woman in between a family photograph and monument in Iran.

Confronting morality: Women under the Islamic Republic

In September 2022, Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian, died while in custody of Iran’s morality police. Now generations of Iranian women are speaking out about the impact decades of repression has had on them and their families. Here are five of their stories told through comics journalism.

Editorial illustrations portfolio

Illustration of journalists surrounding the giants figure of a Taliban spokesman.

The Afghan journalists who stayed

Taking risks and facing threats, they’re keeping Afghanistan’s decimated media alive.

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