Welcome to Cañon City, Colorado.

A town in the middle of nowhere with 36,000 souls and 13 prisons, one of which is Supermax, the new ‘Alcatraz’ of America. A prison town where even those living on the outside live on the inside. A journey into what the future might hold.

A web documentary by David Dufresne & Philippe Brault.

This from the NYTIMES LENS BLOG:

“Prison Valley” has created a real buzz in the Web 2.0 community. It’s a one-hour documentary in which you can not only learn about the prison industry in and around Cañon City, Colo., but also download an iPhone app, watch additional footage, look up maps and documents, chat and write messages to the video’s characters. The result is an impressive interface that almost makes viewers forget about the essence of a report: an objective view. And this is where the producers, David Dufresne and Philippe Brault, may have made a big mistake. Comments left on the “Prison Valley” site by residents of the area complain that the filmmakers have demonized their towns, oversimplified the issues and failed to get details right; asserting that even the nickname “Prison Valley” is an invention. Yes, journalism is about storytelling. But should it really go to this extent? (S.R.)

3. A Moment in Time – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com

4. Blue Velvet: re-deressing New Orleans in Katrina’s wake

It’s really hard to tell what this is, exactly.  There is some great design and programming going on here, lots of eye candy, it’s deep and takes time, but I enjoyed it.

5. The work of Adriano Morán

6. Finding the Frame

About Finding the Frame

Finding the Frame is a gathering spot where multimedia journalists can receive feedback on their videos, audio slideshows and multimedia projects from industry professionals and fellow visual journalists.

7. ZoneZero

ZoneZero ® is a site dedicated to image making & photography. Founded in 1994 by Pedro Meyer, ZoneZero ® has been both witness and active participant of the ongoing digital (r)evolution. ZoneZero ® first appeared online when the internet became a public resource, making it the oldest website dedicated to photography that is still standing and growing. We are proud to acknowledge that ZoneZero ® paved the way for thinking that viewing photography on a computer screen was a legitimate platform.

8. City of Memory

What is City of Memory?

City of Memory is an online community map of personal stories and memories organized on a physical geographical map of New York City.

9.  India in Motion

Exploring a distant land through sight and sound.

VIDEOS BY WHITNEY SHEFTE  |  DESIGN BY KAT DOWNS

10. KCET DEPARTURES

Departures is a meld of community, education, and professional multimedia experiences and voices

11. The work of Jim lo Scalzo

Twilight in New Orleans is especially meditative, dark, and creates a create sense of place.

12. LaInformacion.com Centelles El Cazador de Historias De La Guerra Civil

I love the clean and straight forward design. The videos are particularly well produced.

13. The [Un]Observed

Welcome to The [Un]Observed, a Radio Magazine of candid conversations and explorations, works in sound and produced pieces from around the world. We’re exploring the intimate, and sometimes surprising, moments of art, culture and life. We’re glad you’re here, please stay a while. Sign up and we’ll stay in touch.

Tania Ketenjian
Editor in Chief

Just pure audio goodness. Remember, it’s the foundation of ALL multimedia story telling, so soak it in.