Lucas Waldron

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Photograph of Lucas Waldron standing outdoors in a park smiling warmly with a halo-like glow from the sun behind. He is wearing a grew crewneck sweater layered over a blue button up shirt. The background is out of focus and softened, blurring the people along the busy park trails and emphasizing the natural green hues of the trees and grass.

Photograph of Lucas Waldron standing outdoors in a park smiling warmly with a halo-like glow from the sun behind. He is wearing a grew crewneck sweater layered over a blue button up shirt. The background is out of focus and softened, blurring the people along the busy park trails and emphasizing the natural green hues of the trees and grass.

Job title
visual journalist  
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transgender  
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United States of America

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Photograph of Lucas Waldron standing outdoors in a park smiling warmly with a halo-like glow from the sun behind. He is wearing a grew crewneck sweater layered over a blue button up shirt. The background is out of focus and softened, blurring the people along the busy park trails and emphasizing the natural green hues of the trees and grass.
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Biography

I’m a visual journalist with experience in investigative reporting, video production, data visualization and motion graphics. I love developing creative ways to tell complicated stories visually. Currently, I make explanatory videos at ProPublica that utilize visual evidence obtained during our investigations. I'm proud to be transgender. I have a master's degree in journalism with an emphasis in new media from UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. I am a part 107 licensed drone pilot.

Lucas Waldron. “Lucas Waldron,” n.d. https://lucas-waldron.github.io/portfolio/.

Lucas Waldron is ProPublica's visual investigations producer. Previously, he was a social visuals and graphics producer. Waldron is a motion graphics journalist focused on storytelling across social media platforms. His work has previously been published by The New York Times and KQED.

ProPublica. “Lucas Waldron Visual Investagtions Producer,” n.d. https://www.propublica.org/people/lucas-waldron.
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