Reading Time: 3 minutesCaption: A male rose-breasted grosbeak, often called a “cut-throat” for its striking red chest, stops by my feeder during
How Alvin Toffler’s Powershift Shaped the World We Live In — and Why Storytellers Matter More Than Ever
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Alvin Toffler’s book Powershift hit the shelves in 1990, I was one of the many who picked it
How Often Should a Storyteller Tell Their Own Story?
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhoto by Dennis Fahringer As someone who helps businesses and nonprofits tell compelling stories to connect with their audiences,
What Made Mother Teresa Different? It Wasn’t Just the Work.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery day, around the world, nuns, missionaries, aid workers, and volunteers roll up their sleeves and do the quiet
Why My Backup CDs Failed — And What I Learned About Proper Storage
Reading Time: 2 minutesI used to think backing up my photos to CD and DVD was a smart move. I used high-quality
Don’t Retire Your Strongest Stories: How Missionaries Can Lead with Impact While Expanding Support
Reading Time: 3 minutesDavid Cifuentes Velazquez, a coffee grower and member of the Just Coffee Cooperative, shares with visitors how coffee is
Techniques for Authentic Storytelling in Photography
Reading Time: 4 minutesCaption: Pastor Anani Martouka stands in front of the thriving ABWE church plant he leads in Kpegelonou, Togo. In
Stop Hiding Behind Style: How Gimmicks Can Hold You Back as a Visual Storyteller
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs storytellers and photojournalists, it’s easy to fall in love with a “look.” We all have go-to techniques—such as
The One Question That Can Transform Your Storytelling (and Fundraising)
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhoto Caption: Rynaldo Cifuentes, president of the Café Justo Cooperative and a respected leader in Salvador Urbina, emphasizes one
What Most Creatives Need Help With (And How I Can Help You)
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhoto by Jeff Raymond: Stanley Leary in front of the Government Palace of Peru during a storytelling workshop in
How to Pitch Story Ideas That Get Noticed
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the most valuable advice I give aspiring photojournalists, videographers, and writers is to learn to pitch their ideas
Why Experience Matters—and Why You Still Need the New Grads
Reading Time: 3 minutesCaption: Veteran visual storyteller Bill Bangham reviews Alyssa Joline Fleming’s story images during YWAM’s School of Photography 1, offering
The Most Overlooked Part of Support-Raising Stories
Reading Time: 2 minutesCaption: The storytellers behind the lens—capturing purpose in action. I stayed behind the camera for this one, but this
You’re Telling Stories—Now Let’s Let Them Speak
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s been encouraging to see so many of you take what I’ve shared in my newsletters and blog posts
Spring Into Action: Making the Most of Your Downtime as a Visual Storyteller
Reading Time: 2 minutesCaption: Nathan Jones is editing raw footage between shoots in Santiago, Chile. As the days get longer and nature
Why I Add Just a Little Flash to Senior Portraits
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the most common questions I get, especially from fellow photographers, is whether or not I use Flash