The Globe Photo Academy B.C. Training and Mentorship Program
Isabella Falsetti
Isabella is a multimedia journalist reporting on environmental solutions, social enterprise, and stories of identity and belonging. She is currently pursuing her master's degree at the Northwestern Medill School of Journalism in Chicago.
She got her start in journalism as the photo editor at The Ubyssey, the University of British Columbia’s student newspaper, and has since grown her practice as a photo apprentice at The Globe and Mail and through mentorship programs such as Room Up Front. She has produced writing and visuals for a range of media outlets, community organizations and international agencies — united by the common goal of documenting people with dignity.
Through her work, she seeks to address the fundamental question: who is being excluded from or misrepresented by the narratives we tell, and as journalists, how can we tell their stories better?
As a Chinese adoptee, she approaches storytelling with an open-minded curiosity about the complex experiences that shape who we are. To her, being a journalist has meant earning the trust to tell other people’s stories while developing the courage to share her own. She is working to expand a documentary project about Asian adoptees across North America and beyond.
Project Gallery
Visitors on the opening night of the 4,000-square-foot Learning Lab at Vancouver’s Chinatown Storytelling Centre on June 19, 2026. The immersive exhibit, bathed in neon lights and jewel tones evocative of a Wong Kar-wai film, celebrates an important chapter in the history of Vancouver’s Chinatown through recreated storefronts and digital displays. The event, titled “Marco Polo Memories,” paid tribute to the iconic nightclub located on Pender Street in the '60s and '70s. (Isabella Falsetti/The Globe and Mail)
Dennis Byrne, 82, stands in the doorway of his home near Warburg, AB. A former passenger jet pilot, he has been living off his pension and passive income from the pipeline that runs across his property. Money is tighter since payments from MAGA Energy, the oil and gas company renting his land, have stopped coming in and the company has not returned Byrne's calls. The two oil wells on his property sit inactive and overgrown due to lack of maintenance. (Isabella Falsetti/The Narwhal)
q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie) First Nation councillor Rick Bailey stands on the bank of sánəsaʔł stáʔləw (Alouette River), which has lost 86 per cent of its flow since the river was dammed in 1928, severely disrupting the surrounding ecosystem — particularly salmon, a significant species in terms of both culture and sustenance. The nation is urgently calling on BC Hydro to let more water and fish through as the Fraser River region experiences increased heat and drought due to climate change. (Isabella Falsetti/The Narwhal)