MediaStorm's latest release is a film created for the humanitarian organization MAG (Mines Advisory Group). MediaStorm was commissioned by MAG to create a documentary that profiled their work, but more importantly created a strong, compelling case for the problem they are trying to solve and the impact it has on the local population. Our goal in this project was to take the viewer on a journey through the lives of Laotians personally affected by unexploded bombs, showing the physical and psychological turmoil they go through on a daily basis, creating a deep sense of care and responsibility in the viewer and ultimately a desire to take action. Through character driven narrative we were able to create an intimacy with those affected by the problem and then through that narrative we were able to tell the story of the work MAG does, giving it a sense of validity and urgency. We used a…

October 15 is the deadline for the Tim Hetherington Photography Grant, a World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch initiative to honor Tim's life and career as a filmmaker and photographer. Tim Hetherington was killed when a group of journalists came under fire during fighting between rebels and General Gaddafi’s forces in Misrata, Libya in April 2011. The annual grant, worth € 20.000 ($27,000), will be awarded to a photographer to complete an existing project on a human rights theme. In reviewing the applications, the judges will look for the qualities that defined Tim’s career: work that operates on multiple platforms and in a variety of formats; that crosses boundaries between breaking news and longer-term investigation; and that demonstrates a consistent moral commitment to the lives and stories of the photographic subjects. The application process is open to all professional photographers who have participated in a World Press Photo competition between 2008 and 2011. The…

Be sure not to miss a series of amazing events hosted by the World Photography Organisation. They are taking place at the Chelsea Art Museum, in New York City, from October 13 - November 12. Events include exhibitions, workshops, lectures and more, some of which are free! More information can be found here:                                                                                                                                     World Photography Organisation Events in NYC