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How to Become an Ethical Humanitarian Photographer
According to Websters, the definition of a humanitarian is this: “A person promoting human welfare and social reform.” So a reasonable extension of that definition to the title of humanitarian...
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The Need For Ethical Representation In Documentary Photography
Within the documentary photography field, professionals have been creating visual stories for decades. Some of the more notable photographers from the early days, Dorothea Lange for example, are known...
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Telling truer stories of how we change the world
This post was originally published on the Thousand Currents blog. Words, images, and how we put them all together matter. They convey the world we want to see, and hold the past and our present. Our...
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How I Shifted to Purposeful Storytelling in My Films
As I sit in a little café in North London, wondering how I should start this blog post, my computer plays “Soho Waltz” by the Common Linnets. It perfectly reflects why my focus in filmmaking is now to...
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‘Child Prostitution’ Jeffrey Epstein and Ethical Storytelling
Photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images via The New York Times For years Jeffrey Epstein had sex and engaged in sex acts with minor girls at his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. Many of these girls, some as...
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Posting Travel Videos and Why I Took All Mine Down
Ten years ago, I traveled to Fiji in the name of humanitarian aid, and I didn’t last two months. I left in a state of shock and didn’t look back for five years. During that time, I built a privileged...
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How (and Why) We Should Be Telling the Stories of “Quiet Influencers”
In today’s world, it seems like those who talk the loudest are the most powerful. The influencers on social media and TV dominate the perspectives we’re privy to. But they are not the only ones with...
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Think Bigger: From One Story to Brand Stories
Storytellers can think bigger. Being responsible for the stories we tell through our personal social media or fundraising campaigns is great, but sometimes it isn’t enough to focus only on the...
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Why “Unethical Design” Matters in Storytelling and User Experience
In Ethical Storytelling, we explore how to tell stories with dignity. As a digital designer working since 2008 to help brands reach their business goals, I’ve seen a rising trend in the user experience...
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Ethical Representation in Humanitarian Photography
I have been spending a lot of time studying editorial portrait photography recently and comparing it to humanitarian and nonprofit photography. If we only look at humanitarian and nonprofit...
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