Flying in a motorized paraglider over one of the most diverse continents in the world, George Steinmetz captures the stunning beauty of Africa's landscapes and people. His pictures, taken over 30 years, show not only the spectacular patterns of the land, but also the potential and hope that the continent encompasses. Watch African Air.
Refugees United commissioned MediaStorm to create a documentary that both told the story of Refugees United, as well as chronicled the lives of refugees that are currently separated from their family. They wanted to portray the universality of the issue that they deal with and show the heartache and struggle these people face as they are separated from and searching for their lost loved ones. Following the lives of four refugees and how separation from loved ones has shaped their existence, “Lost and Found: The Story of Refugees United” is a journey into the hardships so many families must endure as they seek to reconnect.
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund unveiled its newly revamped Website today at www.smithfund.org. The portal, redesigned by MediaStorm — incorporating the MediaStorm Player — provides an expanded selection of work from the 33 past recipients of the grant as well as easier site navigation, streamlined online registration for grant applicants, and thumbnail histories of photojournalist W. Eugene Smith, the fund itself, and the Howard Chapnick grant. (The deadline for the 2011 grant has been extended to Friday, June 3rd.) The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography--considered by many to be the most prestigious, long-standing honorarium for completion of a photojournalistic project--was created in 1979, a year after Smith’s death. The grant’s mission is to support and encourage photographers producing humanistic photo stories in the tradition of the legendary American photo essayist who sought to expose the truth about issues affecting and afflicting humankind. Between 1980 and 2010, the fund issued…
If you've been thinking of spending your summer learning some new multimedia skills, we have several opportunities coming up for you. We will be holding an Advanced Multimedia Workshop from July 23-29 at our office in Brooklyn, NY. Application deadline is May 27 (one week from today). If you're interested in a hands-on workshop where you'll work with a team to conceive, plan, report and produce a multimedia story in one week, you should consider applying for this workshop. More information about the workshops is here. Applications are accepted online. If you're more interested in the organization and thinking behind creating successful multimedia departments and curricula, check out our Methodology Workshop, to be held August 8-12, 2011. This five-day workshop is also held in Brooklyn, NY, and delves deep into the methodology and business of multimedia storytelling approaches and models. The application deadline for the Methodology Workshop is June 1, 2011. You…
We're very excited to announce the launch of our Online Training. When we began our in-house Advanced Multimedia Workshops three years ago, we could not have anticipated the influx of customized training requests that we would get. We recognize that there's a large need for multimedia instruction, both for those just getting started as well as for experienced video and still journalists, and we've spent the last couple of years traveling around the world, talking with other multimedia journalists and formulating an online curriculum. Whether you're looking for instruction on gathering multimedia in the field or looking to refine your post-production workflow, we're sure you'll find something in here that will help elevate your multimedia skills. You can select from three Training Modules - a Reporting Track, a Post-Production Track, or The Making Of: The Amazing Amy, or you can opt for a full subscription that includes everything (along with other Modules…