Video: Ossie Kendrix gives a tour of a Dallas Community Land Trust affordable home
Ossie Kendrix, executive director of the new Dallas Community Land Trust, stationed himself at an open house in South Dallas’ Bertrand neighborhood on Nov. 1, 2025, ready to show it off to prospective buyers.
Only one couple showed up to peruse while Dallas Free Press was there. Kendrix explained to us how the trust owning the land would make the mortgage payments and property taxes more affordable to its future owners.
Read more: Dallas Community Land Trust launches with a focus on South and West Dallas affordability
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Prior to joining the Dallas Free Press as a visual journalist, Camilo Diaz Jr. was a video intern at KERA, the NPR and PBS member station for North Texas, where he developed a deep appreciation for video production, making his inner child smile by working at a station he watched growing up. He also worked as a multimedia fellow at the Fort Worth Report, covering local news in his hometown. As a teenager, he began documenting his community and identity through photography, leading him to the world of photojournalism. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a concentration in photojournalism from the University of North Texas.
Beat: Visual and multimedia approach to capturing community and civic life
The images of our communities that appear in local news media are mostly of crime and blight, which doesn’t at all reflect their beauty and assets. This visual journalist sees neighbors and captures community and civic life in all of its facets. The journalist is a multimedia reporter with a photographic eye, who has the skills to meld images, video and audio for storytelling, and the desire to reach under-covered audiences.
