Jen Reel

Jen Reel worked at the Observer for seven years. She received a Masters in Journalism with a concentration in Photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was co-chair for the student chapter of the National Press Photographers Association. She has worked in the non-profit sector for the Peruvian-American Medical Society and has been published in Utne Reader magazine, the Village Voice and Pitchfork Music.
Articles by Jen Reel
Drilling for Water
"I think we need to educate people on conserving more. People waste so much water."
Hot, Dry, Endless…
As the countryside burns, cities search for water and cattle starve, Texas endures one of its worst droughts.
Hate on the Inside
Thirteen years later, the prison-gang culture that sparked the dragging death of James Byrd is still with us.