Jon likes meeting people and finding stories. Video is a way for him to share the stories he cares about.
He has spent the last couple years studying communications at UNC Chapel Hill. While there, Jon worked on award-winning projects with Students of the World, Carolina Photojournalism Workshop, Reese Felts Digital Newsroom and Living Galapagos. This past summer he worked as a videographer, editor, negotiator and conceptualizer for Powering a Nation's latest interactive project, 100 Gallons.
His work has received recognition from the Hearst Foundation, Pictures of the Year International, College Photographer of the Year, National Press Photographer's Association and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
You can watch his videos at jonkasbe.com.
Michael Thomasson has devoted his life to video games. It’s been his passion and his obsession for more than three decades. He owns over 11,000 unique game titles for more than 100 different systems.