Jovelle Tamayo 2024
Visual journalist,
documentary photographer,
multimedia editor
Seattle, Washington, USA
hello@jovelle.photo
Nourishing Her Roots
For Kim Wilson, Cynthiana has been and always will be home. Her love for this changing community has kept her focused on her business and family. Filmed and edited by Jovelle Tamayo for the 2019 Mountain Workshops in Cynthiana, Ky.
Schmidt Ocean Institute: Designing the Future 2
A science team led by co-principal investigators Brennan Phillips of University of Rhode Island and Kakani Katija of MBARI brought new imaging and sampling technology to test in the ocean's midwater off the coast of California. This overview video was produced in August 2021, aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor. Filmed and edited by Jovelle Tamayo, featuring footage from ROV SuBastian and data from MBARI.
INSIDER: Meet the Amazon warehouse workers paying the price for fast, free shipping
Reporting by Katherine Long: Tekeshia Williams, 41, started working the night shift at Amazon during one of the hardest times in her life. But soon she was in so much pain that she couldn't hug her children or drive her car. Mark Takakura started working at an Amazon fulfillment center in DuPont, Washington, in September 2020. Two years later, the job has left him with what he and his doctor expect to be a lifetime of pain. / Drone footage of Amazon's DuPont warehouse and videography of Williams and Takakura by Jovelle Tamayo.
A Night at the Fair
Scenes from the Central Washington State Fair in Yakima, Wash. Filmed and edited by Jovelle Tamayo, on deadline for the Yakima Herald-Republic.
Schmidt Ocean Institute: Designing the Future 2, ROV Highlight Reel
A highlight reel featuring animals observed in the ocean’s midwater by ROV SuBastian during Schmidt Ocean Institute’s “Designing the Future 2” cruise.Edited by Jovelle Tamayo featuring footage from ROV SuBastian, which is controlled by a team of pilots with direction from members of the cruise science team, led by co-principal investigators Brennan Phillips of the University of Rhode Island and Kakani Katija of MBARI.
And We Rise: Climbers of Color, for Seattle Channel
From seasoned professionals to beginners, these rock climbers and mountaineers share their perspectives on how the organization Climbers of Color has helped them bond, explore and rise to new heights. Directed and produced by Aileen Imperial. Jovelle Tamayo contributed videography and photography.
Yakima's Trick-or-Treaters
October 31, 2017 in Yakima, Wash. for the Yakima Herald-Republic. Filmed and edited by Jovelle Tamayo.