Multimedia - PAULA LERNER PHOTOGRAPHY AND MULTIMEDIA

<body> <h1> | PAULA LERNER PHOTOGRAPHY AND MULTIMEDIA</h1> <h2>PAULA LERNER PHOTOGRAPHY AND MULTIMEDIA</h2> <div>Paula Lerner is an award-winning photographer and multimedia producer based in Boston. She photographs people on location for a wide variety of national and international editorial, corporate, institutional and advertising clients. She combines still photography with audio interviews and ambient sound to create storytelling multimedia features for clients worldwide.</div> <span class="links"><a href="index.html" target="_top"><font color="#dfdfdf">Home</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><strong><a href="portfolio.html" target="_top"><font color="#eeeeee">Portfolio</font></a></strong></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=1" target="_top"><font color="#dfdfdf">Multimedia</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=2" target="_top"><font color="#dfdfdf">Perspective</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=3" target="_top"><font color="#dfdfdf">Profile</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=5" target="_top"><font color="#dfdfdf">Clients</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=6" target="_top"><font color="#dfdfdf">Exhibits and Events</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=9" target="_top"><font color="#dfdfdf">Visual Artist on Facebook</font></a></span> <div> <style>  </style> <span class="encloser"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <h2> <strong>MULTIMEDIA</strong></h2> <p>  </p> <p> <br /> <strong><a href="Paula_Lerner25"><img alt="" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/images/Paula_Lerner25.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: left; width: 240px; height: 171px;" /></a> <strong>KANDAHAR TREASURE</strong></strong><br /> <strong> Photos, Audio, Narration and Production by Paula Lerner</strong></p> <p> The Taliban's home city of Kandahar is a volatile and dangerous place. In the midst of the ongoing conflict there, Rangina Hamidi, an Afghan-American woman, has started a business that provides local women with jobs creating embroidery. Earning their own money empowers these women, raising them out of poverty, improving their self-esteem, and enabling them to make independent financial decisions.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 146px; height: 57px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <strong><a href="http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/KandaharTreasure/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">VIEW FEATURE</span></strong></a></strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> <p> <br /> <strong><img alt="" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/images/Zainularab_FCP-d2-poster.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: left; width: 240px; height: 135px;" /> <strong>BEE BUSINESS:  WOMEN BEEKEEPERS IN AFGHANISTAN</strong></strong><br /> <strong>Photos, Audio, Narration and Production by Paula Lerner</strong></p> <p> Zainularab Miri had the courage to start a honey-making business in Afghanistan under the Taliban at a time when doing so meant putting her life at risk. Despite the danger, she persevered and clandestinely built her business.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 140px; height: 44px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/BeeBusiness/" target="_blank"><strong><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">VIEW FEATURE</span></strong></strong></a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> <hr /> <p>  </p> <p> <br /> <strong><img align="left" alt="" border="0" height="370" hspace="10" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/docs/Image//BehindTheVeilWebbyPromo5long.png" width="240" /> </strong><strong><strong>BEHIND THE VEIL: An Intimate Journey Into The Lives of Kandahar's Women<br /> Featuring Photography by Paula Lerner and Stories by Jessica Leeder</strong><br /> </strong></p> <p> As the debate about Afghanistan persists, one set of voices is rarely heard: that of Afghan women.  In its multifaceted project, "Behind The Veil," the Toronto Globe and Mail offers an unprecedented, honest look at life behind the veil for women from all walks of life in Kandahar, home of the Taliban and one of Afghanistan's most dangerous cities.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 572px; height: 219px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="http://globeandmail.com/veil" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">VIEW FEATURE - HOME PAGE</span></strong></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span><strong><strong><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/behind-the-veil/photo-the-lives-of-afghan-women/article1289076/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Web Gallery - Photos by Paula Lerner</span></strong></a></strong></strong><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/behind-the-veil/chat-live-with-photographer-paula-lerner-and-reporter-jessica-leeder/article1287389/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Archived Online Chat with Paula Lerner and Jessica Leeder</span></strong></a></p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><strong>AWARDS:</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/news/Globe-and-Mail-New--417.shtml"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><strong>2010 EMMY AWARD WINNER - New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming</strong></span></a><a href="http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/news/Globe-and-Mail-New--417.shtml"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=97&season=14#film_doc_series" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><strong>2010 WEBBY AWARD NOMINEE - Documentary Series</strong></span></a><br /> Out of nearly 10,000 entries into the 2010 Webby Awards, only a small handful are selected to be an Official Nominee.  Known as the "Oscars of The Internet," the Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/webby?x=documentaryseries" target="_blank"><br /> <strong> </strong></a></p> <p> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/globe-website-wins-two-eppys/article1608452/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><strong>2010 EPpy Award: BEST WEB SPECIAL FEATURE - ENTERPRISE</strong></span></a><br /> The EPpy Media awards, presented by news industry periodical Editor & Publisher, are considered the highest honor for media-affiliated websites and blogs.</p> <p> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">FEATURE REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">:<br /> </span><a href="http://www.innovativeinteractivity.com/2009/09/20/globe-and-mail-leaves-me-speechless-with-behind-the-veil/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">INNOVATIVE INTERACTIVITY (II)</span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2009/09/behind-the-veil/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">duckrabbit blog</span></a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <strong><img align="left" alt="" border="0" height="276" hspace="10" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/docs/Image//PLernerPromo-W0756-1351Webby.png" width="240" /> <strong>THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SITARA ACHAKZAI</strong></strong><br /> <strong> A Multimedia Feature by Paula Lerner</strong></p> <p> Sitara Achakzai was a vivacious and intelligent woman, one of only four female members of the Kandahar Provincial Council.  Although she worked hard to improve the lot of her constituents, as a member of the Afghan Government she was a target, and was gunned her down one afternoon in April of 2009.  This multimedia feature about her life and death offers an intimate and personal portrait of this remarkable woman.  Published by PRI's The World at theworld.org. </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 572px; height: 219px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/sitara2"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">VIEW FEATURE<br /> </span></strong></a></p> <p> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><strong>AWARDS</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">:<br /> </span><a href="http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=97&category_id=138&season=14" target="_blank"><strong>2010 WEBBY AWARD HONOREE</strong></a><br /> Out of nearly 10,000 entries into the 2010 Webby Awards, fewer than 15% were distinguished as an Official Honoree.  The honor signifies an outstanding caliber of work.<a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.northernshortcourse.com/nsc2010/news/contest-2010-Team-multimedia-winners/" target="_blank">2010 NPPA Northern Short Course Competition</a><br /> 2nd Place/Team Multimedia <a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a></p> <p> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">:<br /> </span><a href="http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/3409/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">SITARA ACHAKZAI:  A PERSONAL MEMORY</span></a><br /> by Paula Lerner, published on www.altmuslimah.com<a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://rohanvenkat.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/18/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Read Feature Review by Rohan Venkat</span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090413.wafghanfamily0414/BNStory/International" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Read Obituary in the Toronto Globe and Mail</span></a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <hr /> <p> <br /> <img align="left" alt="" border="0" height="200" hspace="10" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/docs/Image//Stackpole@0749-1402sm2.png" width="240" /><strong> </strong><strong><strong>BOSTON UNIVERSITY<br /> SARGENT COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES</strong><br /> Multimedia Features <strong>by Paula Lerner</strong></strong></p> <p> Sargent College updated its web site in 2010 and commissioned Paula Lerner to produce a series of ten two-minute <a href="http://www.bu.edu/sargent/features/">multimedia features</a> highlighting undergrad and grad students in the health sciences field, as well as faculty doing world class research. They also commissioned a three-minute <a href="http://www.bu.edu/sargent/about-us/">"About Us"</a> slide show for use on their web site and at student Open House sessions.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 329px; height: 66px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="http://www.bu.edu/sargent/features/swathi-kiran/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Prof. Swathi Kiran:  Aphasia Research Lab</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.bu.edu/sargent/features/alex/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Alex (Speech):  BU Shapes You As A Person</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.bu.edu/sargent/features/karen/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Karen (Health Science): I Want To Have An Impact</span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.bu.edu/sargent/features/scott/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Scott (Pre Med): The Best Foundation For Medicine</span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.bu.edu/sargent/features/chris/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Chris (Physical Therapy): I Can Accomplish Anything</span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br />   <hr /> <p> <br /> <strong><img align="left" alt="" border="0" height="161" hspace="10" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/docs/Image//BU-AdmW0693-1633v3.jpg" width="240" /> <strong>BOSTON UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS</strong></strong><br /> <strong> Multimedia Features by Paula Lerner</strong></p> <p> When Boston University updated its Admissions web site in 2008, Paula Lerner was commissioned to produce six two-minute multimedia profiles of students in different disciplines and from a variety of backgrounds.  Each student tells the story of his or her own unique experience coming to BU.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="300"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Caitlin: Soaking in the Environment</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=alexei-different-lives" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Alexei: Taking On Different Lives</span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=chris-human-contact" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Chris: Making Human Contact<br /> </span></a><a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=christina-fitting-in" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Christina: The Feeling of Fitting In</span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=kevin-change" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Kevin: Change is Good</span></a><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=madeline-both-worlds" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Madeline: The Best of Both Worlds</span></a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> <hr /> <p>  <img align="left" alt="" border="0" height="310" hspace="10" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/docs/Image//WomOfKabulMMPromo4.png" width="228" /><br /> <strong> <strong>THE WOMEN OF KABUL<br /> A Multimedia Feature on The Washington Post Web Site</strong><br /> <strong>Photos and Audio by Paula Lerner</strong><br /> <br /> </strong>In 2001 the Taliban fled Kabul, bringing an end to a harsh regime.  This feature tells the stories of five women entrepreneurs in Kabul who are rebuilding their lives and their country by building their businesses.  These unusual women struggle to take control of their future against a backdrop of a country still recovering from decades of war and facing an ongoing insurgency.<br /> <strong> </strong></p> <table align="" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" style="" summary="" width=""> <tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/afghanistanwomen/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">View Feature on the washingtonpost.com</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901058.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">About This Project</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> </span><a href="http://stateoftheart.popphoto.com/blog/2006/11/the_women_of_ka.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Read Review on State of The Art</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> </span><a href="http://kabulog.blogspot.com/2006/11/more-photosfrom-others-of-course.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Read Review on Kabulog</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> </span><a href="http://thecenturyfoundation.typepad.com/aw/2007/01/paula_lerner_th.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Read Review on Afghanistan Watch</span></a><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">AWARDS:</span><br /> <a href="http://www.asmp.org/culture/bestof2006/Paula_Lerner/index.php" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">ASMP Best of 2006</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> </span><a href="http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/ipa/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">International Photography Awards</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> </span><a href="http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=97&category_id=105"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Webby Awards 2007 Honoree</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"> </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2ynfbe" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Px3 Prix de la Photographie Paris</span></a></td> <td>  </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;" /> </div> <p> <br /> <strong><img align="left" alt="" border="0" hspace="10" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/images/PaulaLerner2584141654.jpg" style="" /><strong>WHY WE WALK</strong><br /> <strong>Edited by Deb Murphy, Photos by Paula Lerner</strong><br /> <br /> </strong>Paula Lerner collaborated with editor Deb Murphy and team of others from Lionheart Books in Atlanta to create <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yrzt8a" target="_new"><em>"Why We Walk: The Inspirational Journey Toward a Cure for Breast Cancer,"</em></a> which tells the poignant and personal stories of some of the hundreds of thousands of people who participate in breast cancer fundraising walks each year. The book was published by Rutledge Hill Press in the fall of 2005, and in 2006 a multimedia feature of this material was published on the washingtonpost.com.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 540px; height: 66px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/walk"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">View Audio Slide Show</span></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/galleries/100106/breastcancer/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">"A Photographer's Journey For The Cure</span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">" published on the washingtonpost.com</span><a href="http://www-test.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=caitlin-soaking-in-environment" target="_blank"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> </span></a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/09/28/DI2006092801125.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">Transcript of Live Online Chat on the washingtonpost.com</span></a><a href="http://www.bu.edu/admissions/you-at-bu/#/finding-my-way/?id=chris-human-contact" target="_blank"><br /> </a><a href="http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0510/lerner.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">"Covering a Story From Inside and Out," by Paula Lerner</span></a><br /> <strong> </strong></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;" /> <p> <br /> <strong><img align="left" alt="" border="0" hspace="10" src="/users/PaulaLerner2584/images/PaulaLerner2584141671.jpg" /> <strong>AGFA: A SMARTER WAY</strong></strong><br /> <strong> Photos by Paula Lerner<br /> </strong></p> <p> Agfa commissioned the Mullen agency to produce a three-minute video to kick off their "Agfa: A Smarter Way" international ad campaign. Mullen in turn commissioned Paula Lerner to shoot the still images that comprise the entire visual content of the video, in addition to being featured in the print campaign.</p> <p> <a href="http://galleries.lernerphoto.com/p1.mov" onclick="window.open(this.href,'','resizable=yes,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=yes,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,width=300,height=236,left=200,top=200,status'); return false"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);">View Video</span></a><strong> </strong></p> </span> <div> </body>