It is fitting—as MediaStorm enters our next chapter, with the MediaStorm Platform as a central element of our strategy—that these two contests are some of our first public implementations of this powerful new toolset.

I sat down with the directors of each contest, CPOY’s Jackie Bell and POY’s Lynden Steele, to discuss how the MediaStorm Platform supports their vision for the future.

When I was a graduate student at University of Missouri School of Journalism the judging experience of the Pictures of the Year and College Photographer of the Year contests were a window into the work of the world’s top visual storytellers.

They formed the bedrock of my visual storytelling education and have been part of my journey ever since.

Juneteenth is the oldest American festival celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. Here are some films produced for the ICP Infinity Awards to help push the dialog forward.

For the past three years I have had the honor of serving as a judge for the Hearst Journalism Awards in the multimedia category. The other judges during my tenure included Kenny Irby, Mark Morris, Danese Kenon and Jarrad Henderson.