Imogen Piper

London

Motion Graphics Reporter

Education: Goldsmiths University of London, MA in Research Architecture, BA in Design

Imogen Piper is a motion graphics reporter for The Washington Post's Visual Forensics team. Before joining The Post, she worked as an investigator at conflict monitor Airwars. While receiving her master's in research architecture at Goldsmiths University of London, Piper was trained in visual investigative techniques by Forensic Architecture researchers. She subsequently worked with Forensic Architecture and Bellingcat to report on the police response during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, analyzing and geolocating videos showing police violence against journalists, medics and protest
Latest from Imogen Piper

Ukraine has captured more than 200 Russian soldiers in Kursk offensive, videos show

Visuals verified by The Post show more than 240 Russian prisoners, which analysts say appear to include conscripts with minimal fighting experience.

August 25, 2024

How an Israeli hostage rescue that left scores of Palestinians dead unfolded

A review of videos of the June 8 raid in Nuseirat shows the Israeli military employed heavy airstrikes on a dense residential area for nearly four hours

August 13, 2024

With Europe’s support, North African nations push migrants to the desert

Europe backs aggressive operations by governments in North Africa that lead to migrants being dumped in barren deserts, a joint investigation shows.

May 20, 2024

Israel’s offensive is destroying Gaza’s ability to grow its own food

Israeli airstrikes and bulldozers have destroyed key parts of Gaza’s food infrastructure, including agricultural land, olive and fruit trees, and greenhouses.

May 3, 2024

How Israeli strikes on a World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza unfolded

A Palestinian and aid workers from the United States, Britain, Poland, Australia and other countries were killed in an Israeli strike on a WCK convoy in Gaza.

April 2, 2024

Baltimore Key Bridge collapsed in under 40 seconds, video shows

See how the bridge collapsed in early morning on March 26 after being hit by a cargo ship.

March 26, 2024

Drone footage raises questions about Israeli justification for deadly strike on Gaza journalists

Footage recovered from the drone of an Al Jazeera team killed by the IDF in a targeted Jan. 7 missile strike raises critical questions about the Israeli justification for the attack.

March 19, 2024

Desperation and death surround an aid delivery in northern Gaza

More than 100 people were killed and 700 injured, according to Palestinian officials, in one of the most horrifying incidents in a war that has produced so many.

March 1, 2024
Aerial footage released Thursday by the Israel Defense Forces appeared to show hundreds of people streaming toward a convoy of slow-moving trucks.

Israel has waged one of this century’s most destructive wars in Gaza

The damage in Gaza has outpaced other recent conflicts, evidence shows. Israel has dropped some of the largest bombs commonly used today near hospitals.

December 23, 2023

How Hamas exploited Israel’s reliance on tech to breach barrier on Oct. 7

This Post video shows how Hamas fighters neutralized long-range cameras, sophisticated sensors and remote-control weapons.

November 17, 2023