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
2024 in pictures: Memorable moments of the year in Seattle
It was an eventful year in Seattle and the Western Washington region. As we look back on 2024, here are some of the images and stories that stayed with us.
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Arts & Life
Under the bridge: Seattle's renegade raves
Somewhere hidden deep in the snarl of train tracks and warehouses of Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, there's live music that makes the ground shake. Tucked beneath a bridge is the dusty, gravel lot music lovers whisper about online.
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Environment
The fleeting magic of a Seattle summer
For many Seattleites, the jaw dropping beauty of the summer months help to get them through the inevitable Big Dark.
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Education
UW pro-Palestinian activists take their demands to the university's Board of Regents
After more than a week of rallies, chants, and a growing tent encampment, student protesters at the University of Washington spoke directly to the school’s Board of Regents on Thursday to emphasize their demands surrounding Israel's war in Gaza.
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Politics
PHOTOS: Despite tension with counterprotesters, peace prevails at UW’s pro-Palestinian tent camp
After a mostly quiet week at the University of Washington’s pro-Palestinian solidarity camp, protesters faced counterprotesters for the first time Tuesday night. Despite a few scuffles between the two sides, nobody was reported to be seriously injured after hours of facing off.
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Animals
PHOTOS: A tiny house village for feral cats in Seattle
Along Interstate 5 south of downtown Seattle, intricate tunnels weave their way through brush and invasive blackberry bushes. The tunnels are established by feral cats – living and breeding in colonies along the greenbelt.
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Environment
Photos: Squidding from Tacoma's Les Davis Pier
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Arts & Life
The Year in Pictures: Memorable moments of 2023
The last year in Seattle and western Washington brought moments of both heartache and joy.
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Demonstrators block University Bridge traffic as they call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Demonstrators led by Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle blocked four lanes of traffic on the University Bridge for several hours on Thursday evening while calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
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Government
Photos: Candles lit in Seattle as calls for a ceasefire in Gaza continue
A large crowd gathered Friday evening at Pike Place Market in Seattle to light candles on the third night of Hanukkah, or Chanukah, and demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.