Visual Journalist at Seattle Times | Founder of Visualizing Science | 🏆Pulitzer Finalist | 🎨🗺️📉 Distilling complex concepts into beautiful visuals
Seattle, WA
Joined July 2014
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You might know #Humpy, the floatie-wearing Seattle Mariners mascot who finally won the Salmon Run last season. But the real humpies, pink salmon, are telling a much bigger story. See how one winner can reshape an entire ecosystem: seattletimes.com/seattle-new… #visualjournalism #sciart
ALT Illustration of a male pink salmon in spawning colors ranging from olive green to muted pink. Rendered in Procreate app on an iPad with an Apple pencil. © 2026 Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times
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Humpies, or pink salmon, are among the world’s so-called climate winners. They have become the top salmon in the North Pacific, fueled in part by ocean heating. ebx.sh/7eX4pk
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Whoa. Right across the water from the SEATTLE skyline, a fully condensed waterspout is actually churning just offshore. Sara Mae filmed this straight from her window. live now youtube.com/watch?v=iPpYSVnx…
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Dead whales don’t usually talk. But one did symbolically tuesday when it died at the foot of the March Point refinery. Gray whales are starving to death due to climate change caused by oil pollution.
Whales need clean energy. So do we. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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What the Artemis II astronauts did over the last 10 days was a testament to their bravery. And the fact that they traveled farther from Earth than anyone ever has, re-entered our atmosphere at more than 24,000 mph, and splashed down safely was a testament to human ingenuity. Thanks to everyone at @NASA for making this mission possible, and for taking us along for the ride.
ALT "NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls"
ALT "Earth sets over the Moon’s curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Photo Credit: NASA"
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The Mariners do a Salmon Run at every game and one fish, Humpy, has never won
Last night Humpy finally pulled it off in the 15th inning and the Mariners promptly walked it off
In my last post, the cute teaser image next to my story link mysteriously disappeared! 🫥 So here it is, along with a few more animals. Illustrated digitally in Procreate. #sciart #scicomm #climate
Read about WA's alpine country: seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Washington's #glaciers are melting. In this illustrated guide, we explore how #snowpack is declining, alpine ecosystems are shifting, and what species might be lost 🏔️ seattletimes.com/seattle-new… ✍️ by @seattletimes staff, 🎨 by @vizscience. #sciart #scicomm #alpine #pika #marmot
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Apparently it is once again time to bring back the lesson on tariffs from Ferris Bueller
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This is the world's first floating, high-altitude #solar farm. It can power 6,100 homes.
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateEmergency #climateaction #climate #energy #tech #renewables #GreenNewDeal
Here's some of my favorite projects with @seattletimes over the past year. Love working here! FYI we are looking to add another talented Graphic Artist to our team. Must be local (or willing to relocate) and experienced in #dataviz and #sciart: seattletimes.applytojob.com/…
Just a heads-up to any #sciart peeps who are looking for a quality staff job: The Seattle Times is looking for a PNW-based Graphic Artist who specializes in #infographics, #dataviz and #scienceillustration. See the details here: seattletimes.applytojob.com/…
Education polarization now top indicator of how people vote in WA. Communication across party lines is desperately needed. Brilliant writing by Westneat @seattletimes 🗞️ #education #freepress #scicomm #sciart #infographics #dataviz seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Seattle Times is looking for an experienced Director of Graphics and Design. Create #infographics/#dataviz; supervise a team of artists/developers/designers; brainstorm with reporters/editors on innovative approaches. seattletimes.applytojob.com/… #newsart #sciart #scicomm #artdirector
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We dug into Washington's most expensive salmon recovery program ever. The state is spending up to $7.8 billion to replace highway culverts - basically pipes - that block salmon. But we found many projects are useless today. Fish can't even get to some... seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
I've since updated the door plug diagram to include smooth bolts, based on feedback from an aerospace engineer and a reader. As a story evolves we do our best to share what we know ✈️ #sciart #scicomm #aerospace #illustration #Boeing737MAX @seattletimes @dominicgates
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And an explanation of how the MAX 9 door plug is designed and installed that makes it likely four critical bolts were inexplicably missing.
Featuring a wonderful graphic by Fiona Martin @vizscience
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