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Carolina Photojournalism Workshop launches 2010 site documenting life in Little Switzerland, NC
UNC Chapel Hill photography professor Pat Davison and his students recently launched their latest multimedia website documenting life throughout North Carolina during 2010′s Carolina Photojournalism Workshop. This past spring students spent a week working to improve their storytelling skills by producing stories about residents of Little Switzerland, a small rural town in the mountains of North Carolina.
Conscious Minds combines 2,700 still frames for stop motion video “Guy Walks across America”
Perhaps you have already come across this video – it seems to be a quickly growing Internet sensation. The creative agency Conscious Minds created a stop motion video of a guy walking across America using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and a “MacGyver-style” protractor designed in Photoshop. Over two weeks a crew of six traveled across America and took 2,770 still frames – all meticulously shot. What’s even cooler in my mind is that they created both a behind-the-scenes video as well as a google map charting their trek.
University of Miami students personify United Nations Millennium Development Goals in documentary project “My Story, My Goal”
In an effort to give voices to those targeted by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, executive producers Rich Beckman and Tom Kennedy sent 14 young journalists from the University of Miami around the world with a mission to encapsulate arguably the most complex and ambitious humanitarian feats of our lifetime. With only two weeks in the field to adequately document the situation, seven teams of two Miami storytellers partnered with students at partner universities to collaborate on the research, filming and translations of each story for the project “My Story, My Goal.” “This was a truly international cooperation of students of all ages coming together to tell what they as native citizens believed was an important story in their home country,” student Lauren Santa Cruz wrote me.
Innovative Individuals: Ehrin Macksey
I first learned of Ehrin Macksey when I saw his exceptional story about leprosy in Vietnam called “The Story of Bop.” For the past four years he has successfully raised awareness about multimedia storytelling throughout Vietnam by working for a multitude of clients doing documentary videography, editorial photography, and news reporting. We are pleased to recognize Ehrin as this week’s “Innovative Individual” for his talented work and clear passion for multimedia!
Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber advise photographers to learn the business behind the photo
Husband and wife team Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber came to UNC Tuesday to speak at PhotoNight LVII. I first learned of their work several years ago when I saw Jenn’s award-winning story “Trapped: Mental Illness in America’s Prisons,” and I’ve been eager to hear more about their work ever since.
French journalists document quirky Parisians in “The Everyday Walk of Fame”
I recently got an email pointing me to “The Everyday Walk of Fame,” a site produced by French journalists Olivier Lambert and Thomas Salva who are documenting extraordinary stories about ordinary people in Paris. I am happy to see this initiative, and I hope you take a minute to check out their work and provide helpful feedback. They mentioned the need for all types of support – moral, technical, and financial – and I think we should all be willing to help those who are willing to go out on their own and continue to tell stories and produce compelling multimedia despite what may be going on in their professional careers.
Innovative Individuals: Tewfic El-Sawy
Personally, the best thing about our Innovative Individuals series is that I also get to learn about many talented multimedia professionals, some for the first time. This week’s “Innovative Individual” is one of them. Tewfic El-Sawy, also known as “The Travel Photographer,” is a traveling documentarian, multimedia instructor at The Foundry Photojournalism Workshop, and blogger. Over the last ten years, he has led numerous international expeditions to visually document the people, culture, and practices of some of the most remote areas around the world. For Tewfic’s continual passion, dedication, and talent for multimedia storytelling, we are happy to feature him as this week’s “Innovative Individual.”
MediaStorm founder Brian Storm advises journalism community to partner and collaborate
Brian Storm, founder and president of MediaStorm, came to UNC today to speak to multimedia students about the importance of visual storytelling. I also had the opportunity to speak with him over lunch, and it was rejuvenating to hear him talk about his successful multimedia venture and his thoughts about the future of journalism. Below is a recap of his talk during UNC’s Photo Night.
Transitioning from photography to multimedia
Some of the most talented multimedia producers in our industry today actually started their careers as photographers. Photographers make up the majority of staffs at nearly every inspirational multimedia company – Media Storm, Bombay Flying Club, Talking Eyes Media, Weyo, and Story4, to name a few. Whether out of necessity or personal aspiration, these photographers have successfully made the transition to multimedia production and now use their still cameras as only one storytelling option. So why did they do it, how were they successful, and how can you follow their lead?
Hidden treasure: The Oregonian’s “Always Celilo”
I recently came across a multimedia package by Oregonian photographer Torsten Kjellstrand. To my surprise, the package was done back in 2007, but perhaps you also missed it and can check it out now. I appreciate how they used a clean HTML/CSS layout for the site, and how they housed their videos on Vimeo rather than utilized an in-house player. In total, there are five videos, a photo gallery, and an intimate text story. The videography is pretty solid, and is well worth your time.
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