Senior Content Editor, Visuals

Monica Cabrera

Monica Cabrera is the Senior Content Editor of Visuals at The Morning Call, where she has been a key team member since 2004. As a photojournalist and video editor, she manages the Photography Department, overseeing both staff and freelance photographers. She coordinates coverage for breaking news, sports, and entertainment, ensuring a seamless visual storytelling process.

Vice President JD Vance appears Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at a Uline warehouse in Lower Macungie Township, where he delivered a speech on the economy during his first visit to the Lehigh Valley since taking office. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

JD Vance visits Lehigh Valley for speech on economy | PHOTOS

December 16, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

Photos: Vice President JD Vance visits a Uline warehouse in Lower Macungie Township for a speech on the economy during his first visit to the Lehigh Valley since taking office.

Actor Madelyn Dundon and producer Brock Holbert participate in a screening and Q&A for their new film, “Hazel,” on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at ArtsQuest in Bethlehem. Dundon, a Bethlehem Catholic High school graduate and and three-time Freddy Award winner, stars in the film, a survival thriller inspired by the true story of Hazel Miner, a teenage girl who courageously tried to save her younger siblings during a deadly 1920 blizzard in North Dakota. Written and directed by Daniel Bielinski, the film captures the strength, faith, and love that emerge in moments of unimaginable challenge. Additional screenings are scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Lehigh Valley Award winning actor screens new film | PHOTOS

December 8, 2025 at 12:33 p.m.

Actor Madelyn Dundon and producer Brock Holbert participate in a screening and Q&A for their new film, “Hazel,” at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at ArtsQuest in Bethlehem. Additional screenings...

Lehigh University and Lafayatte College displayed banners Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, illustrating the playful mockery of the rival schools. Members of the Lehigh community and Lafayette community spray-painted banners with jokes about Lafayette and vice versa to hang on their residences and around their campuses. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Lehigh and Lafayette poke fun at each other with bedsheet banners | PHOTOS

November 21, 2025 at 6:21 p.m.

PHOTOS: Lehigh and Lafayette poke fun at each other with bedsheet banners.

Allegiant Air pilots represented by Teamsters Local 2118, along with a few pilots from United Airlines showing support, picket Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at Lehigh Valley International Airport to demand an end to what they call ongoing negotiation delays on a contract. More than 1,400 Allegiant pilots picketed Tuesday at 22 airport bases across the country as the union seeks better scheduling and compensation. The picketing is not a work stoppage, according to an Allegiant spokesperson, who said operations would not be affected. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Allegiant Air pilots picket at Lehigh Valley airport | PHOTOS

November 18, 2025 at 4:04 p.m.

Photos: Allegiant Air pilots, represented by Teamsters Local 2118, picket at Lehigh Valley International Airport.

Members of American Legion Post 379 line up and prepare to lead a flag raising Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill. Members of the post are St. Luke’s volunteers who visit veterans in the hospital. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Flag-raising ceremony outside St. Luke’s hospital | PHOTOS

November 11, 2025 at 8:26 a.m.

American Legion Post 379 led a flag-raising ceremony outside the hospital, marking nearly a year of volunteering and connections members made with many local veterans.

Allentown Diocese Bishop Alfred A. Schlert blesses the dirt at groundbreaking ceremony for a new $10 million athletic and classroom facility Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at Notre Dame-Green Pond High School in Bethlehem Township. Schlert was joined by school leadership, alumni and current students. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Notre Dame-Green Pond High School breaks ground on $10 million academic fieldhouse | PHOTOS

November 7, 2025 at 6:42 p.m.

Notre Dame-Green Pond High School new $10 million academic fieldhouse groundbreaking celebrated the replacement of the original one-story annex, built in 1965, with a new three-story building that will house...

Iron Chef winner Jose Garces, owner and operator of Okatshe, spends time at his Japanese-style restaurant Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Allentown. Set to open in October, Okatshe is Garces’ second restaurant in the city. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Okatshe Japanese-style restaurant | PHOTOS

October 2, 2025 at 1:32 p.m.

Okatshe Japanese-style restaurant opens on Hamilton Street in Allentown. It’s grand opening will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Okatshe is Garces’ second restaurant in the city.

Residents of the Jordan Creek homeless encampment in Allentown fill shopping carts filled with their belongings Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, as city officials sweep through the site to clear it out. While many residents were able to grab their belongings, others said they lost a lot because they didn’t have help. Allentown officials announced in early August that the camp would be cleared, citing flooding concerns. After an initial deadline of Aug. 25, Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk extended the evacuation date to Monday to coincide with the opening of the Allentown YMCA’s warming station. Despite the advance warning, however, some of the residents stayed up until the last possible moment, saying they had nowhere else to go. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Jordan Creek homeless camp residents scramble to remove their belongings | PHOTOS

September 29, 2025 at 10:11 p.m.

Dozens of homeless people in Allentown scrambled to move their belongings from the encampment along Jordan Creek before public works staff came to bulldoze the area Monday morning.

Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program hold their annual 9/11 memorial event Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, to mark the 24th anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

Lehigh University students place 2,977 flags at 9/11 memorial event | PHOTOS

September 11, 2025 at 8:42 a.m.

Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

Demolition continues Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, at the former Fountain Hill Elementary School on Church Street in Fountain Hill. As work progressed, it briefly revealed long-hidden signs of the building’s past life as a high school, including a “Fountain Hill High School” sign on the front of the building. (Monica Cabrera /The Morning Call)

Fountain Hill Elementary School slowly disappears as demolition continues to make way for new building | PHOTOS

August 4, 2025 at 7:21 p.m.

Fountain Hill Elementary School is slowly disappearing as demolition continues to make way for a new building. As the demolition continues, it's briefly revealing signs of the building's past as...

All Stories