Hector Amezcua

Back Photographer

Hector Amezcua is a freelance photographer for Comstock’s. An award-winning bilingual photojournalist based in Sacramento, he worked for the McClatchy Company for 27 years and received an FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems license in 2017.

Most recently, he covered California’s largest wildfires, the Tubbs, Carr and Camp fires. In 2019, he was a finalist for the Northern California Emmy Awards for the video “When Paradise Became Hell: The Story of The Camp Fire.”  

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Cruising Through Change

Family business close-up

Started by Louis Niello in San Francisco as a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance of Packard automobiles in 1921, The Niello Company is celebrating four generations of family ownership.

Oct 7, 2021 Lindsay Oxford

The Burbs Are Booming in the Capital Region

Cities such as Roseville, Folsom, Rancho Cordova and Elk Grove have become self-contained places where people barely have to leave city limits for housing, work, shopping and entertainment.

Sep 20, 2021 Graham Womack

The Bright Side: Harvesting Community

A buyback program is helping microfarmers from the Southeast Asian community feed families and recoup their losses from a drop in sales. 

Oct 13, 2020 Hector Amezcua