Sample projects, some live and current, some exisitng only in archives, from web and media work since 1993.
The video below is a self-introduction for my IATP Food and Society Fellowship Application.
Two Mile Ranch from Fritz Nordengren on Vimeo.
Small Farm Life
Small Farm Life, began as a series of essays in 2005 documenting the progress of the construction of Two Mile Ranch and launch as an online blog magazine in 2008. The focus is habitat, environmentally sustainable farming, safe processing and improving food access to the community.
Dispatches from the Graduate Classroom 10 - episode podcast
Dispatches from the Graduate Classroom (Podcast)
Graduate school education faces unique challenges in the classroom and the delivery of online and distance education. We discuss the current and future trends in educational technology learning tools, and reinventing learning. Dispatches from the Graduate Classroom @ PowerProfs.org
Dispatches from the Graduate Classroom was a 10 episode podcast.
Hard Cover book "Two Mile Ranch" 2008
Two Mile Ranch (Hard Cover book – pdf proof) 28 MB file Published 2008.
The story of Two Mile Ranch as told via coffee table book. Includes the history of the property since it was deeded from the US. Government to William Dean in 1855 to the construction of the dog trot cabin inspired by architect Stephen Atkinson.
Setting up an interview in 1999 for "Behind the Viewfinder"
The “Behind the Viewfinder – A Year in the Life of Photojournalism” project. 1998 – 2000
“Blogging” before we know what blogging was, 365 diaries of community photojournalist describing their work, their images, and their lives. Award-winning and ahead of its time in many ways, the talents of the contributors far outshine the web work and code required in those days. Now we have WordPress.
Links to Archived Projects
(A retro walk down HTML storytelling tools. Many of these projects use web styles and tools designed for slower connections, older browsers, and pre-date many of our current standards.)
Using a "hail Mary" angle to capture open heart surgery in Romania.
Gift of Life in Romania – Featuring the work of Donald Winslow (2002) Documenting pediatric cardio-thoracic surgery. Web based documentary.
Vision Sacred Flash Intro Feeding the hungry in Detroit, a multimedia feature and a live photography print auction in 2001. This project featured the Capuchin Souk Kitchen, feeding the hungry since 1929.
Real time web documentary
Live Documentary work for MAG Mines Advisory Group - Featuring the work of Sean Sutton (2001) Remote production with content relayed from Cambodia and Angola daily and produced and distributed from the US for UK based charity
Operation Rainbow in Venezuela (2000)
Operation Rainbow in Mexico (2000)
As one of several contributing editors to the on line e zine of digital photojournalism “The Digital Journalist” I pioneered the concept of digital storytelling for professional journalists. Much of what we did is now typical genre for journalism features on the Internet.
Covering the War at Home: The Columbine Shootings
An Associate Producer in Your Pocket
New Year’s Resolutions for New Media Producers
Imagine being in so much rain from a tropical storm that your clothes never dry, you’re likely to be evacuated from your hotel room to a higher floor, and your translator wants you to sing Beatles’ songs with him.
It’s another beautiful sunrise in the Mekong Delta. I know because we have agreed to get up early and watch the sun rise over the floating market here in Vinh Long from our hotel balconies.
There are many great rivers of the world; the Amazon, Nile, Yangtze, Rio Grande, Mississippi-Missouri. I am learning to love rivers. Since the Mississippi river flood of 1993, I have been fascinated by the way of life and the strength of the people who live along the great rivers of the world.
