Selected Documentary and Audio Stories
STILL STANDING (Director / Producer)
After the L.A. wildfires, residents face an impossible choice: protect their health, or go home? 2026 Sundance Film Festival Premiere.
The New York Times Presents: ‘Hurricane of Fire’ (Producer / Reporter)
These are the stories of the people who decided to stay put and confront the extraordinary blazes that left 46 million acres of Australia scorched in 2019-2020. Sep. 18, 2020
Why Australia is Burning. The New York Times, ‘The Daily’ (Reporter)
As firefighters battle flames across the country, Australia’s prime minister is fighting to keep climate change out of the conversation. Jan. 13, 2020
Trapped in Syria, Part 1: A Father’s Fight. The New York Times, ‘The Daily’ (Reporter)
He says his daughter was tricked by her husband into joining ISIS. We hear about one man's battle to bring his family home from a war zone. Oct. 21, 2019 (Selected as The Best of ‘The Daily’ 2019)
Trapped in Syria, Part 2: A Plea to Parliament. The New York Times, ‘The Daily’ (Reporter)
Kamalle Dabboussy fights to convince the Australian government that his daughter, a former ISIS bride, deserves a second chance. Oct. 22, 2019
Selected Writing
In L.A., $750 a Month to Live in a Backyard Storage Unit. The New York Times
A landlord crowded tenants into his house and yard without running water or power. One, determined to find an alternative, was up against the city’s housing crisis. Dec. 9, 2025
Two Rods and a ‘Sixth Sense’: In Drought, Water Witches Are Swamped. The New York Times
Amid California’s drought, desperate landowners and managers are turning to those who practice an ancient, disputed method for locating water. July 17, 2021
Netflix Chronicles Byron Bay’s ‘Hot Instagrammers.’ Will Paradise Survive? The New York Times
Tensions between protecting and capitalizing on the image of the famous Australian beach town have exploded over a new reality show. May 1, 2021
‘Like a Cattle Yard’: How Justice Is Delivered in Australia’s Bush Courts. The New York Times
In some remote Aboriginal communities, judges and lawyers arrive by plane and handle dozens of cases in a single day. Critics say language barriers and the rapid pace infringe on human rights. Dec. 6, 2020
Majestic Icon or Invasive Pest? A War Over Australia’s Wild Horses. The New York Times
Scientists say the animals, known as brumbies, must be culled because they are destroying rivers and endangering native wildlife. Rural activists call these efforts an attack on Australian heritage. June 28, 2020
‘A Bit Surreal’: The Lonely Plight of the Great Barrier Reef. The New York Times
The tourism operators who depend on the natural wonder have been walloped by the pandemic. The absence of visitors is bad for them — and the reef. Aug. 22, 2020
‘If You’re Not Sweating’ in This Town, ‘There’s Something Wrong’. The New York Times
In Marble Bar, which claims to be Australia’s hottest town, the temperature hit at least 113 degrees on 32 days this summer. Some residents worry that “there’s got to be a point where you actually start to cook.” March 12, 2020
The World Saw This Australian Beach Town Burn. It’s Still Cut Off. The New York Times
Mallacoota, where people huddled on the shore for safety on New Year’s Eve, is rationing fuel and relying on the military for help. Jan. 14, 2020 (featured on A1 of the Times international edition).
The Indigenous Man Who Declared His Own Country. The New York Times
Excluded from Australia’s Constitution, Murrumu of Walubara, an Aboriginal man, renounced his citizenship and formed a sovereign nation in the northern reaches of the continent. Sep. 13, 2019
Climate Change Brought a Lobster Boom. Now It Could Cause a Bust. The New York Times
Warming waters in the Gulf of Maine have benefited lobsters and the lobstermen who trap them. But as temperatures rise further, will the industry reach a tipping point? Jun. 21, 2018
The Lives At Our Door. The Outline
At the United States' border, asylum seekers fight for the right to stay, and perhaps, to live. July 11, 2018.
Why Lost Ice Means Lost Hope for an Inuit Village. The New York Times
The only road to Rigolet, Labrador, is the ice. But that ice is vanishing, and it’s affecting mental health. Nov. 25, 2017.
What Does Our Trash Say About Us? VICE Magazine
Archaeologists are taking a closer look at contemporary junk to understand our culture. Sep. 19, 2017
The Changing Nature of Ghost Towns. Mastermind Magazine
In the past, humans were the driving force behind ghost towns. once the mining booms faded, fortune seekers moved one. but increasingly, environmental forces are causing people to flee their towns, and scientists fear the damage could be greater than ever. 2018.
Will this Paradise Lose its Protector? The Atlantic
Mauro Morandi is set to be evicted from the Mediterranean island he has called home for nearly 30 years. Can it remain a paradise without him? Aug. 12, 2016.
Climate Change Is Shifting the Border Between Italy and Austria. VICE Magazine
Although it is natural for glaciers to slide, the creep of global warming has melted it more rapidly than anyone could have foreseen. (Translated into Italian on Motherboard.) Jun. 26, 2016.
Historical Profile: Gabriel García Márquez. Dumbo Feather Magazine
Many years later, as he faced the cruel thieves of dementia, Gabriel García Márquez would have all but forgotten that distant afternoon when his grandfather, Colonel Nicolás Márquez Mejía, took him to discover ice. June 2016.
Exiled. Fabrica, VICE, i-D, Jerusalem Report
An interactive project exploring exile from ultra-Orthodox Judaism. Reported from Israel and Germany and originally published in English/Italian by Fabrica Research Centre, with versions at VICE, i-D Magazine, the Times of Israel and Jerusalem Report. Oct. 2015.
Border Control. Fabrica, Quartz
An interactive multimedia project (photographs, audio, video) on Europe's migration crisis, reported from southern Italy. Originally published by Fabrica Research Centre, with related coverage at Quartz. Dec. 2014.