plastics and how to recycle them (npr)
Plastics
Why is recycling so complicated? For a series of stories with NPR, I worked with a small team to create a visual guide to some of the most common plastics found in the grocery store to better explain why the shape, design and size of many plastics affect their recyclability.
I shot each plastic genre image in a style that communicated the abundant, messy and diverse world of plastics. To see more about the project, visit the full interactive here.
blue(berry) planet
ultra-processed foods + healthy food swaps (npr)
UPFs are everywhere
Ultra-processed foods now make up nearly 70% of kids’ diets. However, they shouldn’t all be vilified and there are healthier UPF options,
The emphasis on kids’ diets became the conceptual backbone of these images, inspired by a 1990’s yearbook aesthetic and memories of my own Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper.
NPR published two features: one on health risks of UPFs and one on how to swap your kids’ foods with healthier options.
a short history of grapefruit + salt (npr)
A quick history of grapefruit and salt
Why do Americans eat grapefruit with salt? Turns out, the history goes back to World War I. And there’s also chemistry at play.
I had the pleasure of working with comic artist and illustrator Joy Ho to create the imagery for this feature. We conceptualized each illustration to work with a key point in the fruit’s history and I photographed in the studio. Joy illustrated over each one. The color palette was designed to be visually tart.
If you want to see more behind the scenes on how we went about it, check out this NPR Illustration Tumblr post we wrote about the process.
MISOPHONIA: intolerance of sounds (NPR)
Misophonia: When Life’s Noises Drive You Mad
This was a quick feature on the strange condition known as misophonia — when noises like chewing, slurping, tapping or crinkling cause people to experience intense rage or panic. I photographed these in the studio at NPR with the participation of some of my colleagues.
Read the full story here.