Experience Humans™ exists to reshape media as a force for connection, dedicated to covering current events and spotlighting humans around the world through immersive storytelling, images and video. It’s a contemporary way to understand people and information through innovative and immersive storytelling.
EXPERIENCE
The Humans of Kyiv
Febuary 24, 2022
Russia invades Ukraine.
Through immersive narratives and striking photography, the project practices the first of its kind journalism, focusing on humans at the heart of its stories, fostering empathy and bridging cultural divides through illuminating coverage of current events, never before seen.
We aim to inspire a global shift towards empathy, connection and understanding through storytelling that transcends borders, unify’s perspectives and reveals the common threads of the human experience.
EXPERIENCE HUMANS.
UNTOLD. UNMASKED. UNKNOWN.
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At its core is a three-part series, each offering a unique perspective on people’s lives, unveiling humanity in powerful ways, never before seen. The series aims to break down biases and illuminate our shared human experience. Experience Humans™ inspires others to go beyond the consumption of news, and into a realm of consideration for the people involved. “Consideration after consumption.”
UNTOLD
YOU
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He couldn't have been more than 10 years old. Maybe 12, at most.
His bright blue eyes pierced the lens of the camera as he stepped from behind the suitcase. A black hat, woven for adults, covered his head and most of his ears. His face was weathered.
Where had he come from? What had his eyes seen only minutes before?
He was the next generation. The youngest in his small family that traveled alongside each other.
Only a few weeks before he had been in the middle of the school year. The bone-chilling winter made sports and other outdoor activities more difficult, but like most kids around the world he would’ve been playing with friends and then coming home to a warm meal for dinner.
Now, he was waiting under a broken bridge, about to cross a bubbling river over pieces of concrete and debris. The boy was fleeing his home. The routine of his everyday life was not only interrupted. It was shattered.
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FEATURED STORY IV.
EXPERIENCE
The Boy and the Bridge
The Russians had just launched their full-scale invasion into Ukraine. Civilians caught in the path of the military advance were scrambling to get out of harm's way. This is the story of one boy and one bridge. A human and object that would become symbols of a nation fighting for survival.
"It's a Real War. This is a Real War.
You Smell It. You Can Feel It.
This is a Real War."
"It Was Like Your Life is Broken
Forever and You Have No Hope."
Olena Khryzanchuk — A woman from the suburbs of Kyiv. Fleeing the Russian advance. March 2022.
Evgenia Antonenko. A mother from the suburbs of Kyiv. She wanted to protect her children at all costs. March 2022.
Every Story is Told in a Language.
The Human Language.
UNMASKED™ is a flagship initiative that reshapes the way we engage with stories from around the world. It serves as a groundbreaking storytelling branch that offers a new way to experience human stories —stripped of political, geographic, and cultural identifiers at first.
This “veil” over context invites readers to resonate deeply with the human experience before learning the origins, allowing connections to form across backgrounds and biases. By focusing on the essence of each story, UNMASKED™ creates a path toward empathy that transcends borders.
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UNMASKED
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN™ transports readers into conflict zones through the eyes and expressions of those living amid crisis. Each portrait captures the raw emotion of people whose lives have been altered by war, displacement, and survival.
These portraits, coupled with easily digestible pieces of information, serve as both testimony and connection point, allowing readers to consume the reality of human resilience face-to-face.
EXPERIENCE
The Faces of the Taliban
After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan there was a lot of confusion about the state of the country. After 20 years of war, there was a victor. The Taliban would quickly change the very fabric of Afghan society. Greatly reducing the rights of women, implementing a strict interpretation of Sharia law and isolating a country in the swells of humanitarian disaster.
FEATURED STORY IV.
YOU
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The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August of 2021.
Woman lost their ability to work in most jobs, attend higher education and go most places without a male escort.
It is now illegal for women to raise their voices in public.
2021
Music is outlawed. The Taliban even set fire to instruments.
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