More than just photography...

Jessie Mazur is an accomplished writer and journalist who contributes regularly to local and international publications. Having attended one of the top journalism colleges in the country at the University of Montana, Jessie explores uncomfortable social issues through immersive reporting and long format investigative features. Her personal essays and poems explore abstract universal concepts with focus on hyper-local nuances of life in the Flathead Valley.

Grayscale

Six Flathead Valley seniors share their wisdom on how getting old is not all it’s cracked up to be… it's so much more.

THE CREEK

A poem about a 20-year relationship with a place

The Modern Faces of Homelessness

The circumstances surrounding the Flathead Valley’s impoverished population are complex, and the social safety net is riddled with gaps. But the individuals we characterize as homeless are human to the core.

"Soul Sprinkles"

Sometimes the writing on the wall finds its way into your heart.

Healing with Heat

The Kalispell chapter of a nonprofit veterans’ organization, founded by a U.S. Marine and licensed clinical social worker, helps combat veterans fight PTSD through Native American sweat lodge retreats

The Pickers

Inside the reclusive realm of Montana’s commercial huckleberry harvest