by Bryon Lippincott | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Blog Posts, Brand Strategy, Humanitarian Filmmaking, Humanitarian Photography, Nonprofit marketing, Storytelling
If there is one thing that seems to drive photographers it is fascination. For some photographers it is a fascination with beautiful landscapes and nature, for others the beauty of architecture or fashion, or even the ability to present food in an artistic way. For me...
by Bryon Lippincott | Dec 5, 2017 | Blog, Blog Posts, Brand Strategy, Humanitarian Filmmaking, Humanitarian Photography, Nonprofit marketing, Storytelling
As a humanitarian photographer, filmmaker and marketer I spend a decent amount of time engaging with nonprofit organizations in their social media and website spaces. Over the last couple of years I have seen a marketing trend gaining steam that bothers me. The trend...
by Bryon Lippincott | Oct 27, 2017 | Blog, Blog Posts, Brand Strategy, Humanitarian Filmmaking, Humanitarian Photography, Intentional Living, Nonprofit marketing
I read an article recently that got me thinking how we engage with unsolvable problems as a western culture. The article by Kainoa Little can be found here: https://petapixel.com/2017/07/05/no-one-buy-photos-free-mosul-2017/. I would encourage you to take a minute and...
by Bryon Lippincott | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog, Blog Posts, Humanitarian Filmmaking, Nonprofit marketing
This week a video popped up in my Facebook feed that truly captured my attention. It was a funny, engaging and authentic and easily relatable experience. The characters felt real and in the end I felt like I had shared an experience with them. I could immediately...
by Bryon Lippincott | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog, Blog Posts, Humanitarian Filmmaking, Humanitarian Photography
This is where we really get to the challenge of humanitarian photography and filmmaking. How do we meld our responsibility to the two different groups I mentioned in my two previous posts, the organization and the storyteller? While this is challenging I feel that...
by Bryon Lippincott | Aug 20, 2017 | Blog, Blog Posts, Humanitarian Filmmaking, Humanitarian Photography
The third major challenge in humanitarian photography is building or maintaining an organizational brand. Honestly this is more of a concern for the organization than the photographer, but it needs to be a consideration for the photographer as they prepare for...