Andrew Hida
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Andrew Hida is a master's candidate in photography at Syracuse University and a past multimedia producer for the Syracuse News21 project: El Nuevo Normal. Hida has worked as a freelance documentary photographer and multimedia producer in Seattle, Washington. His work has been funded through numerous awards, including the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, and 4Culture, and featured in publications including USA Today, and The Atlantic. His multimedia projects have been exhibited throughout Washington and New York, most recently at the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle. He graduated in 2005 from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in conservation ecology and Spanish.
Hida loves scarves and enjoys whistling horribly out of tune. His work can be viewed at andrewhida.com
Forests are an integral part of our lives and our future. But unless we can see them as more than an environmental issue, their future may be in jeopardy.
For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. It’s the embodiment of his family. As a third generation seltzer man, he follows the same route as his grandfather. But after 90 years of business, Walter may be the last seltzer man.