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Voyageur Media Group, Inc, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of public media about science, history, art and culture. Established in 1998, our production team has produced dozens of award-winning documentaries, books, artworks, companion websites and educational materials for millions of viewers, teachers and students.

Project News

The Big Picture: A History of Photography in Greater Cincinnati

Voyageur is currently producing “Capturing Life” (1839-1869), the first episode in a major, collaborative documentary project entitled The Big Picture: A History of Photography in Greater Cincinnati. This three-hour documentary series examines the role of photography in the development of Greater Cincinnati from 1839 to 1939. The Big Picture explores how photography grew from a scientific innovation into a vital visual medium that transformed our region socially, economically, politically and culturally. Voyageur completed the project’s planning phase in July 2023. Voyageur is currently conducting interviews and field production for “Capturing Life (1839-1869), which is to be released in October as part of the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial. Visit our project page for details: The Big Picture: A History of Photography in Greater Cincinnati.

Artist’s Renderings: Request for Proposals

Voyageur is requesting proposals for the creation of seven artist’s rendering depicting scene from the early history of photography in Greater Cincinnati. The artist’s rendering will be incorporated into the documentary “Capturing Life” (1839-1869), the first episode in a major, collaborative documentary project entitled The Big Picture: A History of Photography in Greater Cincinnati. The commission is $3,500. Proposals are due by February 26, 2024. Please see this proposal guidelines for more information: Voyageur Artist’s Renderings: Request for Proposals (PDF).

Searching for the Great Hopewell Road

Voyageur has received two major updates related to Voyageurs first documentary project,  Searching for the Great Hopewell Road. This one-hour program was centered on the research of Dr Bradley Lepper, Curator of Archaeology, Ohio History Connection, into the possibility that the ancient Hopewell people built a set of parallel walls between its two major earthwork complexes in Newark and Chillicothe, Ohio.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has inscribed Ohio’s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as Ohio’s first and the United States’ 25th addition to the World Heritage List on September 19, 2023. The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, which include five locations managed by the National Park Service and three managed by the Ohio History Connection, were built by Native Americans between 1,600 and 2,000 years ago. They are complex masterpieces of landscape architecture and are exceptional among ancient monuments worldwide in their enormous scale, geometric precision and astronomical alignments. Collectively, these special and sacred places constitute Ohio’s first World Heritage Site. Voyageur salutes everyone who made this global designation possible. See the Ohio History Connection website for more information.

Dr. Lepper has also let us know that Jamie Davis, an archaeologist with the Ohio Department of Transportation, recently used LiDar technology to identified what may be five traces of the Greater Hopewell Road in Licking County just south of the Newark Airport. LiDAR or Light Detection and Ranging is an amazing technology that is being used by archaeologist to spot ancient cultural sites worldwide.

For more information and images of the wall sites visit 3D Archaeology, a Facebook site run by Jamie Davis. See his posting of July 30, 2023. See: https://www.facebook.com/3DArchaeology. You may also visit the Facebook site of Heartland Earthworks Conservancy for more information about how we can preserve our region’s ancient cultural treasures. See: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandEarthworksConservancy.

Steve Maslowski Wins National Awards for Wildlife Photographer

Voyageur congratulates Steve Maslowski, Project Director, Producer and Editor, Wildlife Photographer: The Life of Karl Maslowski, for winning two Excellence in Craft awards from the Outdoor Writer’s Association of America . Steve Maslowski won: First Place in the TV/Video/Webcast; Outdoor Adventure Category; and Overall President’s Choice Award, during the OWAA’s national conference held in Gulf Shores, Alabama from September 9-11, 2023. Wildlife Photographer: The Life of Karl Maslowski has been seen by thousands of public television viewers, teachers and students since its release in May of 2022. Steve Maslowski has also presented screenings of the program to dozens of nature and education organizations in the Ohio River Valley region and across America over the past year. Tom Law, President, Voyageur Media Group, Inc, say’s, “Voyageur is proud that the remarkable talents of both Karl and Steve Maslowski of Cincinnati, Ohio are being recognized by one of the most respected nature organizations in America.”

Pioneer Textiles in Twelve Lions Film Festival.

The Living Archaeology Weekend staff let us know their video, “Pioneer Textiles, has been accepted for screening at the Twelve Lions Film Festival to be held September 28 thru October 1 in The Kentucky Theatre, Lexington, Kentucky. The festival is a four-day event showcasing quality independent film from around the world. Voyageur helped produced “Pioneer Textiles” as part of the organization’s Living Archaeology Weekend video series. More info on the festival at: https://www.twelvelionsfilmfestival.com/

 

Wildlife Photographer: The Life of Karl Maslowski examines the remarkable career of a Cincinnati man who helped introduce Americans to the wonders of the natural world through his pioneering work as a wildlife photographer and filmmaker.

 

 

Creelsboro and the Cumberland: A Living History is a one-hour documentary that examines the rich culture heritage of a rural community along the Cumberland River in Russell County, Kentucky.

 

A Force for Nature: Lucy Braun is a one-hour documentary that explores the life and legacies of Dr. E. Lucy Braun (1889 – 1971), one of the foremost botanists and ecologist in American history.

 

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