journalist and photographer
Alexandra Tey
Alexandra Tey is a writer in New York City exploring the relationships between humans and their environments. She is also a skilled editor, fact-checker, and photographer with interests in conservation science and urban design. For the summer of 2025, Alex is researching the news media’s coverage of industrial animal agriculture and sustainable food systems as an intern at the Center for Biological Diversity.
Alex's reporting on the intersections of nature and society has appeared in outlets like Hell Gate, Curbed, and the New York Times. A story Alex wrote for Slate investigating the cultural and ecological dimensions of a ubiquitous street tree was selected by JSTOR Daily as a top recommendation of 2024.
At New York University, Alex served as the editor-in-chief of the Washington Square News student newspaper and reported on transgender issues, student protests, Joan Didion, and Slavoj Zizek. During her tenure as editor, WSN was recognized with several national awards, including an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker award for excellence in digital journalism. Alex graduated from NYU in December 2024 with degrees in journalism and environmental studies.
Alex is the photographer for the trans sports organization Basketdolls, and has also shot events for Project Backboard and Trand1 Streetball. Elsewhere in queer communities, her photography has appeared in Dykes & Dolls, and she has read at the Figure It Out reading series. Alex has also photographed and modeled for the avian apparel brand Bird Collective. A lifelong birdwatcher, Alex writes the newsletter Rare Bird on Substack and is working on a book about the Saltmarsh Sparrow.
