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Deadline for Last 2012 Workshop Approaching

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:November 6, 2012

Applications for the December 10-14, 2012 MediaStorm Methodology Workshop close this Friday, November 9. Attend the Mediastorm Methodology Workshop Whether you are a creative leader, an educator, an entrepreneur looking to start your own media company, or a professional interested in learning how to build a foundation for timeless, impactful multimedia, the MediaStorm Methodology Workshop is the right opportunity for you. The Classroom The methodology workshop gave me time to stop and step into a different way of seeing journalism. I came away inspired by what's possible if we commit to a different way of thinking about stories. -John Temple, Managing Editor, The Washington Post The MediaStorm Methodology Workshop is a five-day intensive workshop held at MediaStorm’s studio in Brooklyn, NY. The workshop is led by MediaStorm founder, Brian Storm, with individual sessions taught by full-time staff members. Our workshop size is always small (under 15 attendees) to ensure that sessions are…

Poynter Online Storytelling Workshop

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:November 1, 2012

Poynter, the National Press Photographers Foundation (NPPF) and the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) are teaming up to hold a day-long, online and in-person workshop for video storytellers and students. The workshop will discuss how professionals tell creative stories despite time constraints. Workshop Details Video Storytelling with the Pros: Creativity on a Deadline Saturday, January 19, 2013, 10:00a.m. EST Attend online or at Poynter Institute Register Now About the Workshop Deadlines don't mean you have to produce dull stories. Learn how award-winning professionals tell creative stories despite time constraints in this daylong workshop. You can join our all-star lineup online through Poynter's NewsU or attend in person at The Poynter Institute by clicking the Enroll Now button on the right. Who Should Attend Video, TV, multimedia and other journalists who want to tell more powerful stories every day, plus college educators who teach video journalism--and anyone who tells stories with pictures and…

Luminance Speaker Videos Now Live

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:October 25, 2012

Video: David Burnett speaks at Luminance 2012 from PhotoShelter.com on Vimeo. PhotoShelter has begun to release speakers' videos from their Luminance conference held last month in New York. The first three videos are from the first session of the conference. And they will be releasing additional speaker videos in groups in the coming weeks. The first group is available now on the Luminance website. If you missed Luminance, or just want a recap, check out our blog posts from the two-day conference. Follow the ongoing conversation started at the conference or tweet your reaction to the videos with #luminance. About Luminance PhotoShelter, the leader in portfolio websites, photo sales, marketing and archiving tools for photographers, hosted Luminance 2012, a fresh new conference to bring together leading voices from across industries to answer the question: What’s next for photography? This two-day conference featured two dozen top speakers from a variety of organizations that…

Intimacy in Multimedia with UnionDocs

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:October 25, 2012

Every storyteller knows that at the heart of a good story is empathy. But getting your interviewee to open up is sometimes easier said than done. Multimedia journalists Marcus Yam (The Home Front), Maisie Crow (Half-Lives: The Chernobyl Workers Now), and Béatrice de Géa (NYT: When illness makes a spouse a stranger) will discuss the delicate balance of getting intimate with your subject, how to navigate boundaries once you’re embedded in someone else’s life, and how they go about achieving a deep level of intimacy. Each guest will each present a multimedia story, discuss their processes, and take questions from the audience. Event Details GETTING CLOSE: INTIMACY IN MULTIMEDIA with Marcus Yam, Maisie Crow, and Béatrice de Géa Saturday, October 27 7:30pm UNIONDOCS 322 Union Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Buy Tickets | Suggested donation $9 Event curated by Mooj Zadie and Maisie Crow. About the Speakers MARCUS YAM Marcus Yam (b.1984) is…

Tobias BraÌˆuning, Germany, Split Second, Open Winner, Sony World Photography Awards 2012

Call for Entries: Sony World Photography Awards

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:October 17, 2012

Photo:Tobias Bräuning, Germany, Open Overall Winner, 2012 Sony World Photography Awards The 2013 Sony World Photography Awards is now open for entries in five categories. Through conducting a range of annual competitions, the Sony World Photography Awards aims to discover talent across diverse fields of photography, supporting photographers beyond just receiving their awards; featuring their work across the World Photography Organisation website and in international exhibitions, offering exposure through an annual marketing campaign and international media coverage, and publication inside the annual Sony World Photography Awards book. The 2013 Sony World Photography Awards includes more competitions and awards than ever before, with each category aimed at photographers of a different level: Open Competition - for amateurs and enthusiasts Professional Competition - for serious photographers with a true passion for the job Youth Award - for anyone under the age of 20 Moving Image Award - for those experimenting with moving image narrative…