Ezra Acayan is the Grand Prize Winner of this year’s IAFOR Documentary Photography Award in recognition of his work documenting the ongoing war on drugs in the Philippines. Congratulations to Ezra on this achievement! Ezra will now receive the following as part of his Grand Prize package: A cash prize of £1,000 GBP from The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) A grant of up to $500 USD towards airfare and accommodation, and a scholarship to cover full conference registration fees for the IAFOR conference at which his work will be showcased Acceptance into the Metro Imaging Mentorship Programme together with £1,000 GBP credit to spend on Metro Imaging services such as scanning, printing and mounting Inclusion in World Press Photo’s final list of nominees for the Joop Swart Masterclass Tuition fee waiver for a MediaStorm Multimedia One-Day Workshop and free access to MediaStorm’s Online Training Videos Think Tank Photo Airport Advantage roller bag Photography to be exhibited at IAFOR conferences in Japan, Hong…

We are thrilled to be bringing our one day MediaStorm Master Class to the Zurich University of the Arts on Saturday, July 21, 2018. This free workshop will start at 10am and end at 6pm. It is being organized by Cast/Audiovisual Media (a unique field of studies in digital filmmaking at the university).  The MediaStorm One Day Master Class provides a general, yet precise, overview of documentary video and multimedia storytelling approaches. MediaStorm founder Brian Storm will walk you through specific examples, and share his business experience, as well as proven tips to improve your interviewing, shooting and editing techniques. Although this is not a hands-on workshop, active discussion is both encouraged and expected from all participants. Theory is backed up by real world examples using MediaStorm’s award winning work. This Master Class  is designed for anyone interested in learning about the ins and outs of producing and distributing documentary video and…

We are saddened to learn of the passing of David Goldblatt, legendary photographer and documentarian from South Africa. The images he took during apartheid captured, what he called, 'the underbelly of apartheid'. For him, to know the values that underlaid the system were more important than covering the events of the day. His images gave the rest of the world a window into what it was like to live and work as a person of color in apartheid, and for that he will forever be remembered. As a recipient of the 2013 Cornell Capa Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Center of Photography, we were honored to have the opportunity to create a film about his work. Please take a moment to watch the film to learn more about his incredible career.  South Africa's "Father of Photography", Goldblatt played an important role mentoring  young photographers, including Zanele Muholi, winner of the 2016…

Our friend Ami Vitale has partnered with musician Dave Matthews on a campaign to protect elephants in East Africa, and we hope you can join them. Watch Ami's film of Dave and his incredible song "Mother of Africa", an homage to the first ever community-owned sanctuary, Reteti Elephant Sanctuary.  Now, Dave is hosting a competition to build support for Reteti. Enter now for a chance to visit the sanctuary yourself at prizeo.com/elephants! Well done to Ami, for once again, showing us the difference that film and photography can make! (Photo courtesy of @AmiVitale)

Each year, THREAD at Yale convenes top nonfiction storytellers across print, video, radio, and other mediums on the Yale University campus to learn from one another and from masters in the field. As the program enters its 4th year (June 10-13), it is looking for the best and brightest to continue building this program on storytelling in modern media. Yale is looking for writers, videographers, podcasters, and others they hope will apply, so please feel free to forward this to journalists and storytellers. Details on the application process are available here. Apply now