Kathleen Maxian
A lot has happened in the past couple months since my departure from Syracuse and move to New York City. After finishing up my last semester at Newhouse, the day before I drove a 12-foot cargo van to NYC, I shot a story for the ACLU called, The Cost of Patenting Genes. The story [...]

 
THE QUESTION:
Gear is always a question I get, and gear is also something that I easily geek out about. I love finding out about new gadgets, new cameras, and new tools to make the work easier. However, the introduction of another piece of gear also inevitably creates another set of issues.
 
THE SOLUTION:
I shoot with a [...]

 
Coming from Hawaii, there is something to be said about this time of year when seasons change, leaves start falling, and trees become naked as the winter approaches. This past weekend while working on a documentary project, I came across a peaceful scene where leaves were set to burn in a front yard of a [...]

 
 
This past weekend, 50 students from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications descended on the village of Liverpool, about 15 minutes North of Syracuse, NY. Over the weekend, students would produce photo stories, video, and even radio pieces about the community and landscape of this town of about 2500 for The Fall Workshop. [...]

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About a two years ago my roommate and best friend, Jon Sparks, came into my room of our Chinatown apartment singing,” The Bird Is the Word.” I had no idea why the hell he was singing this song until I sat down one day to watch an episode of the Family Guy from season 7. [...]