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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Arts & Life
PHOTOS: Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit in Seattle
Hundreds gathered to welcome the Year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year celebration Saturday in Seattle's Chinatown-International District.
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Business
Photos: A final send-off for Boeing's 747
Thousands gathered for a celebration of the last 747 on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at Boeing's factory in Everett.
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Business
Boeing bids farewell to its final 747 jumbo jet
Boeing's giant widebody airplane factory in Everett was filled to capacity today for the ceremony.
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Arts & Life
2022: The year in pictures
During a year marked by historical firsts and changing systems, residents of the Seattle area faced moments of both hope and disillusionment over the course of 2022.
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Health
Thousands of Seattle students walk out of school to protest gun violence
Shortly after classes started Monday morning, students walked out from schools all around Seattle and met at a rally in front of City Hall. The march came less than a week after a 14-year-old allegedly shot and killed a student at Ingraham High School.
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Photos: Seattle students send message to city hall in wake of Ingraham shooting
Hundreds of students in Seattle walked out of their schools and gathered at city hall in the wake of a shooting at Ingraham High School.
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Scenes from 2022 election night in Western Washington
Democrats and Republicans held election night parties in Western Washington on Nov. 8, 2022.
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Environment
Photos: Seattle ranked worst city in the world for air quality
Seattle ranked as the worst city in the world for air quality on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, as smoke from wildfires continued to engulf the region.
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Environment
Transported 'by land, by sea, by air,' endangered kokanee salmon released into Lake Sammamish
"We have now transported these little fish by land, by sea, by air," said King County Executive
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Environment
Photos: Bolt Creek fire continues to burn
The Bolt Creek fire continues to burn on Monday, September 12, 2022.
