Magali Gauthier captures photos and videos for the Palo Alto Weekly, the Mountain View Voice and The Almanac newspapers. She runs the Voice's and the Almanac's Instagram accounts. She joined Embarcadero Media in August 2018. During the pandemic, she captured how the Peninsula community adapted to the crisis.
Magali is a Bay Area native who speaks English, French and Spanish. She received a master?s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California, where she focused on visual journalism through video, photo, interactive webpages and social media.
How 2022 started looks quite different from how it ended in our community. View our collection of images that best capture this remarkable year.
[Thursday, January 12, 2023]
Many Bay Area cities and counties already had composting ordinances before SB 1383 became law in January. So are people supposed to do anything differently? Watch our video for answers to common questions.
[Monday, July 25, 2022]
The Almanac's chief visual journalist looks back at the challenges and optimism that colored images of life in our communities in 2021. These are her picks for the year's best photos.
[Thursday, December 30, 2021]
Take a visual tour of the resilience, determination and character of Midpeninsula residents coping with the COVID-19 threat that has disrupted our lives, as seen through the lens of visual journalist Magali Gauthier.
[Tuesday, August 3, 2021]
Around 250 people marched and rallied in downtown Palo Alto Sunday to raise awareness about attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and to increase voter registration within this group.
[Tuesday, May 4, 2021]
The past 12 months have been unlike any other. As the Almanac’s visual journalist captured this historic year, their images reflect a range of unfamiliar and sometimes surreal moments that shaped 2020.
[Friday, January 8, 2021]
Through images, we show how Midpeninsula residents and workers are coping with the COVID-19 threat that has disrupted our lives.
[Thursday, April 16, 2020]
We're in the middle of winter, which means it's the best time of year to see a variety of migrating birds. And if you head to Bedwell Bayfront Park, you're bound to see bird watchers equipped with scopes and binoculars.
[Friday, January 31, 2020]
United States national women's wrestling team coach Terry Steiner spent Jan. 4 training the Menlo-Atherton High School girls wrestling team with a clinic that also welcomed high school-age athletes from nearby schools.
[Wednesday, January 8, 2020]
Last month, employees from some of the largest local tech companies gathered at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City. But they weren't there to hear a keynote speech for the unveiling of a new AI product. They were there to sing a cappella.
[Monday, November 18, 2019]