Motion Graphics

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2017

Since 1985, the International Center of Photography has recognized outstanding achievements in photography with its prestigious Infinity Awards.

2017 ICP Infinity Awards

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

After spending a year on a failed photographic project in China, Michael Christopher Brown needed a change. A year later, he was recovering from a near fatal injury, and the wounds of a loss that shook the photography community to its core.

2017 ICP Infinity Awards: Artist's Book: Michael Christopher Brown for Libyan Sugar

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

“Vision & Justice” explores how photography has been weaponized to both denigrate and celebrate African American life. This publication honors the works of African American artists who seek to reframe the visual narrative.

2017 ICP Infinity Awards: Critical Writing and Research: Vision and Justice by Sarah Lewis and Michael Famighetti

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

In his retelling of the Indian epic the Ramayana, Vasantha Yogananthan explores the space between truth and fiction, merging documentary and fine art photography to create a story about how the myth impacts Indian society today.

2017 ICP Infinity Awards: Emerging Photographer - Vasantha Yogananthan

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

By following the seemingly mundane bureaucratic paper trail of the War on Terror, Photographer Edmund Clark and investigator Crofton Black uncover secrets the government would rather keep hidden.

2017 ICP Infinity Awards: Documentary & Photojournalism - Edmund Clark and Crofton Black for Negative Publicity

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

For Freedoms is the first artist-run Super PAC. The PAC was founded by photographers and artists to engage in the political process and offer more complex messages.

2017 ICP Infinity Awards: Online Platform & New Media - For Freedoms - Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative has dedicated itself to transforming education to allow every child an opportunity to succeed. In facing this challenge, it has identified personalized learning as the 21st century way forward.

Summit Public Schools Interactive Website

for Summit Public Schools and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

I am Not Who They Think I Am, shows what happens when two women, enslaved as fighters in Uganda for the Lord’s Resistance Army, return home with their children born of war, and fight to be included in a society that deems them criminals

I Am Not Who They Think I Am

for International Center for Transitional Justice

2016

MediaStorm partnered with the WSJ. Magazine to produce seven short films honoring each of the awardees of the Magazine’s sixth annual Innovator Awards.

WSJ. Magazine 2016 Innovator Awards

for WSJ. Magazine

With a focus on highly targeted campaigns backed by data tracking, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with Melinda as co-chair, has established itself as the most powerful philanthropic organization in the world.

2016 WSJ Innovator: Melinda Gates

for WSJ. Magazine

After almost two decades in fashion, Tom Ford made the bold move into an entirely different creative career; Filmmaking. Ford has used his singular style and extensive knowledge of film to become one of the most talked about directors in Hollywood.

2016 WSJ Innovator: Tom Ford

for WSJ. Magazine

Es Devlin has spent 20 years investigating some of the most important stagecraft of the last two decades. From Wagner to Beyonce, Devlin has created stage design that expands upon the core ideas of each performance regardless of genre.

2016 WSJ Innovator: Es Devlin

for WSJ. Magazine

Daniel Humm is a three-star Michelin chef; Will Guidara a world-class restaurateur. Together they combined their talents to create one of the finest eating experiences available. Now, they are set to redefine the hotel experience for their generation.

2016 WSJ Innovator: Daniel Humm and Will Guidara

for WSJ. Magazine

With five chart-topping albums in just five years, The Weeknd has redefined the genre. His lyrical vulnerability, combined with a unique melodic voice, has made him what MTV calls the most ambitious artist of 2016.

2016 WSJ Innovator: The Weeknd

for WSJ. Magazine

Snøhetta is an architecture and design firm based on the idea that solutions should be derived from the needs of the client, and it’s community. With this, they’ve been rewarded with some of the most challenging commissions in the world.

2016 WSJ Innovator: Snøhetta

for WSJ. Magazine

Ai Weiwei is amongst the world’s most famous dissident artists. Since regaining the right to travel from the Chinese government, the artist has focused his work on human rights issues, most recently the world’s refugee crisis.

2016 WSJ Innovator: Ai Weiwei

for WSJ. Magazine

Since 1985, the International Center of Photography has recognized outstanding achievements in photography with its prestigious Infinity Awards.

2016 ICP Infinity Awards

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Jonathan Harris and Greg Hochmuth have a complicated relationship with the internet and have worked together to develop an artwork that explored some of the more difficult consequences of what it means to live with the internet.

2016 ICP Infinity Awards: Online Platform & New Media - Jonathan Harris and Gregor Hochmuth

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

For more than a decade South African photographer Zanele Muholi has documented hate crimes against members of the LGBTI community in South Africa. Though the country ratified gay marriage in 2006, the discrimination and violence persist.

2016 ICP Infinity Awards: Documentary & Photojournalism - Zanele Muholi

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Walid Raad, an artist for over 25 years, has explored a range of issues from the facticity of photographic and video documents to the histories of art within the Arab world.

2016 ICP Infinity Awards: Art - Walid Raad

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Susan Schuppli examines the ways in which the residues of technology leave their mark in video and still photography, how the very mechanics of image-making adds not only metadata but also a larger story about the nature of its creation.

2016 ICP Infinity Awards: Critical Writing & Research - Susan Schuppli

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

“My photography has gravitated towards trying to understand relationships between state power and its citizens,” says Matthew Connors. By blurring categories, he offers us a broader understanding of complex political situations.

2016 ICP Infinity Awards: Artist's Book - Matthew Connors

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Artur Walther spent 20 years on Wall Street. But he never had plans to retire. Instead, he has amassed the world’s largest privately held collection of African photography. He is an exhibitor and publisher, too.

2016 ICP Infinity Awards: Trustee Award - Artur Walther

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

David Bailey is an artist, photographer and commercial director. His portraits are widely known, having photographed everyone from The Beatles to the Queen of England.

2016 ICP Infinity Awards: Lifetime Achievement - David Bailey

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

The International Center of Photography has since 1974, been a worldly cultural center for the discussions and creation of photography and media. All forms of photography and media are celebrated within the broad reach of ICP’s programs.

ICP: Expanding the Conversation

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

2015

MediaStorm partnered with the Wall St. Journal Magazine to produce seven short films honoring each of the awardees of the Magazine’s fifth annual Innovator Awards.

WSJ. Magazine 2015 Innovators Awards

for WSJ. Magazine

Karl Ove Knausgaard is the celebrated author of a massive six-volume autobiography. But Knausgaard remains confused by the attention. This is a portrait of a man who has achieved massive success yet still considers himself unworthy.

WSJ Innovator: Karl Ove Knausgaard

for WSJ. Magazine

Thomas Heatherwick’s studio is located in London, just below a budget hotel. The space is littered with the tools of making. In this studio, and with these tools, some of the most spectacular designs of the last 20 years have been made.

WSJ Innovator: Thomas Heatherwick

for WSJ. Magazine

Prada, the brand and its founder, are a force in fashion. It continues to reflect the instinct and intellect of Miuccia. Prada. “When I do a show,” she says, “No one will tell me what to do.”

WSJ Innovator: Miuccia Prada

for WSJ. Magazine

Stewart Butterfield has twice attempted to build a video game. Both times, he failed. Out of those failures, however, Butterfield helped usher in and build two of the most important tools for their respective fields.

WSJ Innovator: Stewart Butterfield

for WSJ. Magazine

Angelina Jolie Pitt’s onscreen roles have been some of the most memorable and celebrated in American cinema. Though many would be content to continue that successful career path, Jolie Pitt took a risk in 2011.

WSJ Innovator: Angelina Jolie

for WSJ. Magazine

Richard Serra has spent his life as an artist redefining space. His work, often massive monoliths that would buckle most foundations, force the viewer to re-engage with their surroundings.

WSJ Innovator: Richard Serra

for WSJ. Magazine

Mark Parker, CEO of Nike, isn’t your traditional chief executive. "The last thing we want," says Parker, "is to be a big dumb company that feels we can put a swoosh on something and people will buy that."

WSJ Innovator: Mark Parker

for WSJ. Magazine

In 2012, a team of professional climbers sought out to summit the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest. The expedition commemorated the 50th anniversary of the first American ascent of the mountain.

Connected to the Top

At one time forests dominated Earth’s landmass. Today, less than half of forests remain. Deforestation is a real issue affecting not only our environment, but our survival as a species.

Guardians of the Forest

for Global Environment Facility

MediaStorm’s 2015 Motion Design Reel highlights the best animation work we’ve created for films and stand alone projects.

2015 Motion Design Reel

for Various Clients

Since 1985, the International Center of Photography has recognized outstanding achievements in photography with its prestigious Infinity Awards.

2015 ICP Infinity Awards

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Tomas Van Houtryve wants there to be a permanent visual record of the dawn of the drone age, the period in American history when America started outsourcing their military to flying robots. In order to create this record, Van Houtryve...

2015 ICP Infinity Awards: Photojournalism - Tomas van Houtryve

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Evgenia Arbugaeva was born in the magical town of Tiksi, Russia. The barren, white landscape influenced Arbugaeva in almost every aspect of her dreamlike photography.

2015 ICP Infinity Awards: Young Photographer - Evgenia Arbugaeva

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Larry Fink has spent over 40 years photographing jazz musicians, wealthy manhattanites, his neighbors, fashion models, and the celebrity elite. His archive is a thoughtful collection of American history.

2015 ICP Infinity Awards: Art - Larry Fink

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

LaToya Ruby Frazier's body of work "The Notion of Family" examines the impact of the steel industry and health care system on the community of Braddock, PA.

2015 ICP Infinity Awards: Publication - LaToya Ruby Frazier

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Graciela Iturbide always photographs what surprises her. Her imaginative photographs embrace the wonder of the natural world—reflecting her love for life and her playfulness with death.

2015 ICP Infinity Awards: Cornell Capa Lifetime Achievement - Graciela Iturbide

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Created over a four-year period, Question Bridge: Black Men offers a simple but profound vantage point: the ability to listen in as black men talk to each other.

2015 ICP Infinity Awards: New Media - Question Bridge

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Getty Images and Leanin.org have teamed up to repicture not just women, but men, families, and the workplace. As Leanin.org founder Sheryl Sandberg says, "If you can't see it, you can't be it."

2015 ICP Infinity Awards: Trustees - The Lean In Collection

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

2014

The Long Night, a feature film by Tim Matsui and MediaStorm, gives voice and meaning to the crisis of minors who are forced and coerced into the American sex trade.

for Alexia Foundation

The ICP Infinity Awards intro graphics are brief glimpses created to celebrate the creative process in a way that pays homage to each award winner’s work.

ICP Infinity Awards: Intro Graphics

for International Center of Photography

As the U.S. prepares for the final drawdown of soldiers from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Soledad O’Brien and MediaStorm take an intimate look at two veterans as they struggle with the transition from war to home.

The War Comes Home

for CNN and Starfish Media Group

Jacintoport, Texas holds a symbol of hope that has brought life to over three billion people in 150 countries over the past 60 years.

Japan’s Disposable Workers examines the country’s employment crisis: from suicide caused by overworking, to temporary workers forced by economics to live in internet cafes, and the elderly who wander a town in search of shelter and food.

Japan's Disposable Workers

for Pulitzer Center

After the recession of the 1990s, Japan’s white collar salarymen increasingly must work arduous hours for fear of losing their jobs. This often leads to depression and suicide.

Overworked to Suicide

for Pulitzer Center

Internet cafes have existed in Japan for over a decade, but in the mid 2000’s, customers began using these spaces as living quarters. Internet cafe refugees are mostly temporary employees; their salary too low to rent their own apartments.

Net Cafe Refugees

for Pulitzer Center

Kamagasaki, Osaka, Japan used to be a thriving day laborer’s town. Today, it is home to approximately 25,000 unemployed and elderly men, many of whom are also homeless.

for Pulitzer Center

Since 1985, the International Center of Photography has recognized outstanding achievements in photography with its prestigious Infinity Awards.

2014 ICP Infinity Awards

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

'Too Young to Wed', a transmedia campaign using images by Stephanie Sinclair and videos by Jessica Dimmock, works to support girls who are already married and ultimately bring an end to child marriage.

2014 ICP Infinity Awards: Photojournalism - Stephanie Sinclair & Jessica Dimmock

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin are a collaborative team that has spent the last 15 years pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a traditional photographer.

2014 ICP Infinity Awards: Publication - Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

James Welling’s vibrant digital inkjet prints and detailed colored photograms offer an experimental sensibility to photography. His photography serves as a window into the imagination and brings color to life.

2014 ICP Infinity Awards: Art - James Welling

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Jürgen Schadeberg, whose career spans more than 65 years, has been called the father of South African photography. He photographed defining moments in South African history, including the early days of Nelson Mandela’s political presence.

2014 ICP Infinity Awards: Cornell Capa Lifetime Achievement - Jürgen Schadeberg

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

2013

This is a pair of stories about incredible resilience. One family navigates the unknowns of dementia while another builds a life from zero after fleeing religious persecution.

for Neighborhood Centers Inc.

Syed was the black sheep. When he told his family he wanted to convert to a minority sect of Islam, they put a warrant out for his murder. He survived the horrific attempt at his life, but that is only the beginning of his story.

These Bones of Mine

for Neighborhood Centers Inc.

When Marilyn is diagnosed with dementia at age 58, her daughters refocused their lives to care for her during her most precious years. They try to juggle it all until they are forced to make a heartbreaking decision.

for Neighborhood Centers Inc.

Since 1985 ICP's Infinity Awards have brought attention to outstanding achievements in photography. The 2013 Infinity Awards films serve as a portrait of some of the important contributors to photography today.

2013 ICP Infinity Awards

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Jeff Bridges is an Academy Award-winning actor. He is also an accomplished photographer. He's been taking pictures on the set of his movies for more than 30 years, capturing intimate and surprising behind-the-scenes moments.

2013 ICP Infinity Awards: Special Presentation - Jeff Bridges

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Blurring the line between subjects and friends, Kitra Cahana captures a rare level of intimacy with her subjects. As a documentary photographer, her images explore anthropological, social and spiritual themes through a human perspective.

2013 ICP Infinity Awards: Young Photographer - Kitra Cahana

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

As a photographer, Erik Madigan Heck does not differentiate between art and fashion in his work. Adhering to no rules, embracing his fears and seeing endless possibilities, Heck creates images people remember.

2013 ICP Infinity Awards: Applied/Fashion/Advertising Photography - Erik Madigan Heck

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Looking, and trusting in that act alone, Mishka Henner explores photography as an appropriation artist. Through new and alternative technology, Henner inspects art from the past while innovating in the present.

2013 ICP Infinity Awards: Art - Mishka Henner

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

David Goldblatt spent his life documenting apartheid in South Africa. While many photographers chased mass demonstrations and violent rebellions, Goldblatt focused on the cultural values that led to more than 40 years of repression.

2013 ICP Infinity Awards: Cornell Capa Lifetime Achievement - David Goldblatt

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Surreal and mysterious, North Korea was a black hole to outsiders wanting a glimpse of the country. That all changed in 2012, when AP photographer David Guttenfelder led the opening of the bureau's newest office inside the North Korea.

2013 ICP Infinity Awards: Photojournalism - David Guttenfelder

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

The idea of an African space program may sound funny to some, but not to Cristina de Middel. Through a mix of fact and fiction, de Middel forces viewers to reinterpret a 1960s space program in Zambia in her photobook, The Afronauts.

2013 ICP Infinity Awards: Publication - Cristina de Middel

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

Pat Schoenfeld, 2013 ICP Trustees Award recipient and last remaining member of ICP's original staff, shares stories from ICP's earliest days and reflects on her continued involvement--though in a different capacity--nearly 40 years later.

2013 Recipient for the ICP Trustee Award: Pat Schoenfeld

for Harbers Studios and International Center of Photography

An overview of motion design in past projects.

2013 Motion Design Reel

for Various Clients

2012

After 30 years of civil war, the Angolan people live with daily reminders of conflict. 10 million mines and vast amounts of unexploded ordnance litter the ground, making every step a potentially life-threatening decision.

Surviving the Peace: Angola

for MAG America

Forests are an integral part of our lives and our future. But unless we can see them as more than an environmental issue, their future may be in jeopardy.

Finding Balance

for United Nations Forum on Forests

Resetting the Table takes a unique, personal look at the impact Starbucks’ Create Jobs for USA program has had on the American Mug & Stein pottery facility in East Liverpool, Ohio.

Resetting the Table