PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards Call for Submissions

The PhotoPhilanthropy Activist Awards identify outstanding work done by photographers in collaboration with nonprofit organizations worldwide and awards prizes ranging from $2,000-$15,000. This year, for the first time in its history, PhotoPhilanthropy will offer a mobile photography award in addition to its traditional student, amateur, and professional category awards for most compelling documentary photography essays completed on behalf of nonprofits.

Submit your photo essay by November 15th, 2013.

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Job Opportunity: Director of Multimedia for Star Tribune

The Star Tribune is looking for a Director of Multimedia to be responsible for leading their content generation efforts in still photography, video and other emerging visual storytelling techniques.

This is an opportunity to lead an incredibly talented staff and live in Minneapolis, a city that’s consistently ranked among the best places to live.

To apply, fill out an application online. Upload your cover letter, resume and clips.

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MediaStorm 2014 Workshop Dates Announced

2014 marks our seventh training year at MediaStorm. Each year our workshops attract leading industry professionals looking to advance their multimedia and storytelling skills. Over 100 participants have come through our professional workshops and we continue to be humbled by how much they take away from the experience.

Dana Schiopu, Senior Media Officer at the International Monetary Fund, told us that our Methodology Workshop was a “life changing experience for any media professional.” She said, “Brian and his amazing team revealed all the secrets of some of the most compelling storytelling multimedia communication I have seen so far.”

After taking our Storytelling Workshop, Jillian Kitchener, Visuals Editor for Reuters, had the following to say, “Working side-by-side with the [MediaStorm] team was a great honor. From the first hour, I was immersed in the realm of storytelling. I learned how to find a visually-interesting story as well as interview techniques that encourage your subject to open-up. I learned MediaStorm’s editing workflow including how to build a narrative from the ground up. I learned photo editing techniques, b-roll selection, and tips and tricks to bring audio, visuals and narrative into a cohesive piece.”

In 2014 we’ll be offering three Methodology, three Storytelling, and five One-day workshops at our studio in Brooklyn, NY. We are looking forward to another exciting, innovative and challenging training year. We hope you’ll be able to join us.

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Worth Clicking: Nairobi, Spielberg, Primates and Why Your Audience Has an Audience

All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! Meet Epic. Extraordinary true stories. [Epic Magazine] Want to watch free movies online? Here are 575 quality films to get you started. [Open Culture] In Photographs: Islamist militants ambushed a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday killing more than 50 people and terrorizing the city. [Boston Globe] Video: Steven Spielberg's techniques and themes. [YouTube] Primate glamour shots from Japan’s traditional monkey theaters. [Wired] New site alert: directly support your favorite filmmakers and comedians on Chill. [Chill] Samia’s blog debut. Find out how MediaStorm plans to measure the impact of our films. [MediaStorm blog] Kevin Slavin and Kenyatta Cheese argue that audiences have “a fundamental feeling of wanting to be in sync with each other.“ [Future of Storytelling] Photographer Marcus Bleasdale witnesses the human cost of our electronics. [Mashable] And just for fun… bubble football! [YouTube]

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