VII Seminar: May 16-18 in Dumbo, NY

For those already attending the New York Photo Festival this summer, or looking for more reasons to come, you might want to check out the: VII SEMINAR in DUMBO Dates: May 16th, 17th & 18th, 2008 Location: Klitgord Auditorium-New York City Technical College Address: 285 Jay Street (in downtown Brooklyn), New York 11201 This expanded 3 day seminar will include the following: - VII Photographer presentations including their latest work along with newest members, Marcus Bleasdale and Franco Pagetti. - VII Network Photographer Presentations. - Special guest presentation by Simon Norfolk - Panel discussions on "Photojournalism Within The Context of Contemporary Photography" - Breaking product news by our sponsors including, Canon U.S.A. - Book Signings by VII Photographers and special guests. - Exclusive VII Seminar evening events in the new VII DUMBO space on 28 Jay Street General admission - $50 PORTFOLIO REVIEWS (includes reviews by two VII Photographers) - $200 You…

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Bearing Witness: Five Years of the Iraq War

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Reuters and MediaStorm collaborated to create Bearing Witness: Five Years of the Iraq War, launched to coincide with the war's 5th anniversary. The site features profiles of three Reuter's journalists who have more than 23 years combined experience reporting and photographing in Iraq. Reuters video, photography, info-graphics and journalists are showcased in this 5 chapter interactive application created from more than 20 hours of video footage and images selected from 3,600 of the best of Reuters photographs -- some published here for the first time. Additional chapters include a timeline of the Iraq War made up of 223 still images and 15 videos, and five maps drawn from dozens of pages of data.

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David and Peter Turnley’s McClellan Street in the March Digital Journalist

The March issue of The Digital Journalist is now online. As always, there is a plethora of interesting material, leading with a series of photographs by David and Peter Turnley, taken in 1973-74 on McClellan Street in the twin brothers' hometown of Fort Wayne, IN. The brothers began the project when they were 17, looking at the daily life in this industrial city. With a foreword by John G. Morris, and introductions by both Peter and David, this is a story you shouldn't miss.

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Eric Maierson interviewed in Edit Well Newsletter

MediaStorm producer Eric Maierson is interviewed in the current issue of Larry Jordan's rich-media newsletter, Edit Well, (vol. 2 no. 8). Maierson discusses how he uses Final Cut Pro and Aperture, as well as an overview of MediaStorm's production workflow. Edit Well is published monthly by Peachpit press. For subscription information, please visit editwell.com. Learn more about our approach to producing multimedia by purchasing MediaStorm's Post-production Workflow. Spanning more than 200 steps, the workflow covers every phase of editing, from organizing and editing assets in Final Cut Pro 7 through backing up and archiving your project. The workflow includes exclusive access to our Aperture Workflow and our Final Cut Asset Parser. Learn more about MediaStorm's Post-production Workflow.

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Pictures of the Year International Multimedia Winners Announced

We are excited to announce that MediaStorm.org won Best Use of Multimedia - Small Markets, in the 2008 POYi Competition. The MediaStorm team was involved with seven of 26 multimedia awards including: Second Place, Multimedia Feature Story: "Gorilla Massacre" Michael Nichols and Brent Stirton, National Geographic / Produced by MediaStorm.org Award of Excellence, Multimedia Feature Story: "Evidence of my Existence" Jim Lo Scalzo, US News and World Report / MediaStorm.org Second Place, Best Multimedia Project: "The Marlboro Marine" Luis Sinco, Photographer, Los Angeles Times / Produced by MediaStorm.org Award of Excellence, Best Multimedia Project: "Black Market" Patrick Brown, Photographer / MediaStorm.org Best Use of Multimedia - Small Markets: "Soul of Athens" by Ohio University. Chad Stevens, Bob Sacha and Brian Storm participated. Best Use of Multimedia - Small Markets: "Mountain Workshops" by Western Kentucky University. Chad Stevens and Bob Sacha participated. Category Winners are: Multimedia Feature Story First Place: "Iowa's Unlikely Privilege"…

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