In his capacity as a photography editor at The New York Times, Mr. Scales has produced a variety of online multimedia on photography and photojournalism. The following are some selections:
- Eugene Smith, Jazz Loft Project
- Political Landscapes; Photgraphic Diptychs by Damon Winters 2008
- Three Days With Fidel Castro; Photographs by Jack Manning 2008
- Baghdad Survivors; Photographs by Fara Nosh 2006
- Russia: The Land; Photographs by James Hill 2008
- Irving Penn Small Trades 2009
- Through The Eyes of Richard Avedon 2009
- Life in Gaza; Photographs by Ruth Fremson 2007
- Edward Steichen 2009
- A Child Soldier Gets An Arm 2008; Photographs by Stephen Shames
- Merce My Way; Photographs by Mikhail Baryshnikov 2008
- Foreclosure Traumas; Photographs by Nicole Bengiveno 2007
- Elegy for an Icon, The World Trade Center Photographs by Keith Meyers
- Varanasi: City on the Ganges; photographs by Tyler Hicks 2005