Seattle photojournalist Karen Ducey | news and documentary photographer

writing

  • Journalism + nonprofits: benefits, pitfalls, and a lot of navigation written for News Photographer magazine, April 2022, published by the National Press Photographers Association.
  • See My Magic: From a life in high heels to a life behind bars, published on Animal News Northwest. Writer, Photographer
  • Rescue Pony Auctioned for a Pretty Penny, Writer and Photographer. published on Animal News Northwest. This story was used by state legislator Rep. Michelle Caldier to change the laws for rescued animals in Washington state (House bill 2500). It also won first place won a first place writing award in the daily print and online small publication category for short feature story in the Excellence in Journalism awards.
  • Animal rescue nonprofit fights tax ruling on pet adoptions, Writer and Photographer. Published on Animal News Northwest. After this story ran, the Washington state Department of Revenue agreed to meet with non-profit animal rescue organizations and reversed their decision to apply retail tax on adoption fees, and only apply it to retail products such as leashes and food. This story was awarded a second place award in government and politics reporting by the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Pro Chapter.
  • An Extraordinary Time is a photo column I produced once a week from 2005-2006. It originally ran in the The Seattle Post-Intelligencer under the heading “Seattle Perspectives”. Now it is managed independently online and the site is under redesign to accompany a work in progress illustrating the Bill Of Rights and the issues surrounding it.
  • Once homeless, now they're creating art, photos and story published in Crosscut, November 23, 2017
  • Studying for U.S. Citizenship one stitch at a time, story and photos published on Crosscut.com
  • Animal News Northwest is a website I produced from 2015-2017. Through original stories, photos and multimedia our mission is to empower individuals and communities with the knowledge and tools they need to spark conversation and effect public policy.
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    • • Climate
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    • • Pacific Northwest Travel
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    • • Covid-19 - Seattle's C-ID
    • • This is No Joke
    • • Seattle's Deaf-Blind Community
    • • Bering Sea Crab
    • • Captivity
    • • Covid-19 hits Seattle
    • • An Extraordinary Time
    • • Beauty Pageant in Gary,IN
    • • Alaska Commercial Fisheries
    • • Vancouver Riots
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