Jonah M. Kessel

GlobalPost

Jonah M. Kessel is a cross-platform, freelance visual journalist based in Beijing, China. His editorial work has appeared in publications spanning the globe including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Economist, the Atlantic Monthly and Global Post, amongst others. He has redesigned newspapers in English, Arabic, French and Chinese, including the People's Republic of China's national English language newspaper, China Daily. See more of Kessel's video, photography and design work at jonahkessel.com.

Beijing’s disappearing past: Chapter 2

August 1, 2016Lifestyle

Video: Residents of the hutongs, or ancient alleyways, rarely have a say over what happens to their neighborhoods.

Beijing’s disappearing past: Chapter 3

August 1, 2016Lifestyle

Beijing’s disappearing past: Chapter 1

August 1, 2016Lifestyle

Beijing’s disappearing past: Chapter 1

August 1, 2016Business, Economics and Jobs

America the Gutted: Changxing Island

July 31, 2016Agence France-Presse

America the Gutted: Ironworker Wang Pei

July 31, 2016Agence France-Presse

From an island off the coast of Shanghai, Wang Pei helped build the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Myanmar Emerges: Poisoned Hope (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Business, Economics and Jobs

Villagers fight Myanmar’s largest copper mine.

Myanmar Emerges: Dreams to Dust (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Politics

Scavenging at the edge of Myanmar’s biggest copper mine.

Myanmar Emerges: Resource Righteousness (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Politics

A poor farmer takes on Myanmar’s president.

Myanmar Emerges: We Never Agree (VIDEO)

July 30, 2016Politics

U Ant Maung fights a copper mine with poetry.