‘A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan’ to Show at AnthropoGraphia

A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan was selected by the curators of AnthropoGraphia Human Rights Through Visual Storytelling to be one of six multimedia pieces included in its 2012 exhibition. Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way. AnthropoGraphia is committed to promoting human rights to the world through high quality visual storytelling. This year's curators are Tina Ahrens, co-founder of Emphas.is, James Estrin, founder of the New York Times’ Lens blog and Matthieu Rytz, founder of AnthropoGraphia. The final selections include 12 photo-essays and six multimedia projects. MediaStorm is proud A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is included in this years selection. See a full list of this years awardees on the AnthropoGraphia website. Congratulations to all the selected projects.

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Mediastorm Receives Two Emmy Nominations

MediaStorm is proud to announce it has received two nominations for the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan produced with photographer Seamus Murphy is a nominee in the New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Documentaries category. Crisis Guide: Iran, produced in collaboration with the Council on Foreign Relations is a nominee in the New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way. Crisis Guide: Iran Drawing on the insights of more than twenty-five leading analysts, government officials, and journalists, Crisis Guide: Iran explores the issues and challenges faced by Iran, and offers a range of expert opinions on the policy options for addressing…

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A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan Receives Media for Liberty Award

Liberty Media Corporation honored A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan by VII Photographer Seamus Murphy and MediaStorm last week as the winner of its 2012 Media for Liberty Award. The 2012 Media for Liberty Award acknowledges and encourages media contributions that explore the relationship between economic and political liberty. The winning entry is selected by a panel of judges and receives an award of $50,000. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010 by internationally-recognized photojournalist Seamus Murphy. As he chronicles Afghans caught in political turmoil, he highlights their often-overlooked desire for self-determination. “This film puts the relationship between political struggles and economic hardships into clear focus,” said John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media. “In addition to being topical, it sheds light on history that even today is under-appreciated, and we are pleased to honor Seamus Murphy and MediaStorm.” A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan was honored at an…

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