Naomi Tomky is a journalist based in Seattle, United States of America. She writes about food and travel for publications including Saveur, The Atlantic’s CityLab, Lucky Peach, Pacific Standard, Thrillist, and many more. She has contributed to various guides, guidebooks, and Lucky Peach’s upcoming Read morebook All About Eggs. She is a weekly columnist for Seattle Refined and contributing editor for Seattle’s Child. She specializes in markets and people making the first, last, or best rendition of any given street food.

Naomi Tomky has been nominated for the “Best Food and Travel Writing” award for 2016 by the Association of Food Journalists.

Maxim Podhaisky is a journalist based in Seattle, United States of America. I have experience with Wedding, Event, and Portrait Photography. I am currently working in Marketing Photography and Photojournalism.

Steve Sandmeyer is a journalist based in Seattle, United States of America. Experienced Sports and Entertainment Specialist with a demonstrated history of working within tech. Subject matter expert in Sports, Marketing, Sports Wagering, Sports Data, Sports/Entertainment Broadcasting, Content Read moreProgramming, Play-by-Play, Radio, Management, and Leadership. (English focused in Writing, General from Loyola Marymount University).

James Longley is a documentary filmmaker and photographer based in Seattle, United States of America, available to work on documentary or commercial / branded projects anywhere in the world. 

James Longley's work focuses on civilians in conflict zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gaza. Longley Read morehas been nominated for two Academy Awards and an Emmy for his Iraq war documentaries, and he has received Sundance Film Festival awards for Cinematography, Editing, and Directing. His 2018 film about Afghanistan, Angels Are Made of Light,  premiered at Telluride, Toronto, and opened theatrically at Film Forum. He has worked for UNICEF and Save The Children on projects promoting the voices and rights of refugees. He is a MacArthur Fellow, a United States Artists Ford Fellow, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Fluent in Russian, Longley studied filmmaking and Russian Language at Wesleyan University and VGIK in Moscow.

Longley is available for short and long assignments and documentary film and photography commissioned work anywhere in the world. Longley has years of experience in Russia, Gaza, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and India. His current film, now in post production, took Longley to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan for two years of filming.

Catherine Smith is a British freelance writer based in Seattle, United States of America.

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I'm a multimedia journalist based in Seattle, Wash., working for Seattle Met magazine. While I'm primarily a writer interested in covering in-depth features, I also have experience with audio reporting, video production and photojournalism. Clips are available upon request.

Solange Reyner is a journalist based in Seattle, United States of America.

Elizabeth Drolet is a journalist based in Seattle, United States of America.