Skills:Adobe Premier, Apple Final Cut Pro, Multimedia Production, Photojournalism, Video Editing, Film Photography
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University of Montana
'Until We Get Through This' is documentation of the year 2020 in the rural Alaskan town of Bethel. Bethel is located 400-miles from the nearest road system and only accessible by air. Despite the community's isolation, the events of 2020 created a parallel experience to others around the world. Shot for KYUK, Public Media for Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Alex Kim, owner of Chopstix Sushi Restaurant, says he may have to return to Korea if business doesn't pick-up. Bethel restaurants are in peril following mandates that restrict business to delivery and pick-up orders amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. March 31, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
School children and their guardians picked up meals from bus stops around town on March 23, 2020. Schools across Alaska are closed following a state mandate put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
School children and their guardians picked up meals from bus stops around town on March 23, 2020. Schools across Alaska are closed following a state mandate put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Bethel Elder Esther Green reflects on past pandemics and lessons learned through stories passed down in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. April 30, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
Phillip Wilson leaves the Bethel seawall in search of a break in the ice flow where he can cross the Kuskokwim and head downriver to Napaskiak on May 6, 2020.
Lonnie Holley Sr. is embraced by Alize Mccabe and his neice after giving an emotional speech at the Black Lives Matter protest on June 5, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
Dr. Elizabeth Bates and Registered Nurse Avelina Chung work for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation at the drvie-through COVID-19 test site in Bethel on March 25, 2020.
People in Bethel are preparing for the arrival of COVID-19 because the region’s isolation will not protect them. In an attempt to slow the spread of the disease, Alaska has closed schools, shuttered businesses, required social distancing, and forced hospitals to prepare for the arrival of the global pandemic. The Bethel community has responded by delivering meals and schoolwork to kids, erecting a drive-thru coronavirus test site, hand sewing protective masks, and creating that perfect blend of bleach and water for disinfecting homes without plumbing.
