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‘Surviving the Peace: Angola’ Launch, A Great Event for a Worthy Cause

Post author:Tim McLaughlin
Post published:February 13, 2013

The Mines Advisory Group launched a major fundraising initiative, Angola100K, last Wednesday, Feb. 6 at the Goethe-Institut in Washington, D.C. The initiative uses MAG and MediaStorm's latest collaboration, Surviving the Peace: Angola, as a centerpiece to raise $100,000 for landmine education in Angola. As the editor and producer of the piece, I was honored to be part of the event (Unfortunately MediaStorm director of photography Rick Gershon was out on assignment and couldn't make it to D.C. for the event). MAG packed the house—a beautiful cinema that seats 90—with people from organizations that both confront issues surrounding landmine removal and are in a position to do something about the problem. Representatives from the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, the Angolan Embassy, the U.S.-Angola Chamber of Commerce, The World Bank and Africare, among others, were in attendance. After a passionate introduction from MAG executive director Jennifer Lachman, the lights went down and…

Infected or Affected: A Photographer’s Multimedia Project

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:February 4, 2013

Matthew Lloyd, a London-based editorial and commercial photographer, recently went to South Africa to create a project about AIDS for Bishop Simeon Trust. He’s mainly a still photographer and didn’t originally intend for the project to be multimedia heavy. When he arrived to shoot though, Lloyd felt multimedia was the right medium for the project. The project he created, Infected or Affected is a moving multimedia piece that puts a face on the harsh statistics that are a reality in South Africa today: One in two women are raped, one in three girls complete secondary school, 12 percent of the population has HIV/AIDS. Having done only some short multimedia pieces in the past, this piece is the first in-depth multimedia project in his portfolio. He shot and produced the project on his own and used the MediaStorm Online Training videos to help him through the process. He learned a lot about the…

First Prize Online Feature. Still from Too Young to Wed.

2013 World Press Photo Winners Announced

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:February 1, 2013

World Press Photo has announced the winners of its 2013 Multimedia Competition. In a press statement this morning, the jury chair Keith W. Jenkins said about the competition, “What we see in the winners this year is a high level of sophistication. The entries were uniformly high in quality. This is an evolving field that each year should and does produce higher quality projects.” To get a behind the scenes look at the judging process as it was unravelling, check out the World Press Photo 2013 Judging on Storify. Congratulations to this years winners. Online Short First: Into the Shadows Photography, direction and camera: Pep Bonet, Noor Images Producer, script and interviews: Line Hadsbjerg, Remarkable World Sound designer, music and multimedia editor: José Bautista, KanseiSounds Second: Living with a Secret Photography, video and production: Arkasha Stevenson, Los Angeles Times Executive producer: Marc Martin Third: Aleppo Battleground Images: Jérôme Sessini / Magnum Photos…

Magnum Foundation and Inge Morath Foundation Announce 2013 Competition

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:January 29, 2013

The Magnum Foundation and the Inge Morath Foundation have opened the 12th annual Inge Morath Award. The annual award of $5,000 is given to a female photographer under the age of 30 to support the completion of a long-term documentary project. One award winner and up to two finalists are selected by a jury composed of Magnum photographers and the director of the Inge Morath Foundation. How to Enter All submissions must be postmarked or delivered electronically by April 30, 2013. Submissions must include: 40 – 60 photographs (1200 pixels on the longest side @ 150 DPI saved as a JPEG compression at 8 minimum). A project description outlining the project and how the award will be used to complete work on the project. Curriculum Vitae (maximum three pages) including name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address. Photocopy or scan of ID clearly showing date of birth. All applicants must be…

The Ways: Sharing Contemporary Native Culture Through Story

Post author:Lisa Jamhoury
Post published:January 23, 2013

Finn Ryan, a producer, educator and March 2011 MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop participant is a big believer in the importance of storytelling in education. His 2010 project, Climate Wisconsin, which uses multimedia and interactives to explore local climate change impacts, received significant attention when it was published, including a regional Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement for Informational/Instructional Programming. His most recent project, The Ways, produced with Wisconsin Media Lab, features storytelling as a means to share contemporary Native culture and language from around the central Great Lakes. I contacted Finn to hear about his experience creating The Ways and to take a closer look at contemporary ways to use storytelling in education. Below is a lightly edited version of our conversation. An Interview with Finn Ryan You recently launched The Ways, an online storytelling publication about language and culture of Native communities in the central Great Lakes region. Why did you start the…