We use four decades of storytelling experience to help mission-driven organizations tell the stories that matter most to their communities.

Our clients and collaborators know us as good listeners and careful planners who are skilled at finding meaning in the everyday and who understand how light and sound shape a memory.

Here’s the truth: Our lives are full and messy. Wonder lives in the mess. Not where you plan it, but where you find it. Pay attention.

That’s what we do. We work in wonder.

  • Executive Producer, Photographer

    Yoon is a problem-solver who excels under pressure and a thoughtful visual storyteller always developing new skills. Plus, he is incredibly likable. Just ask any of the clients he’s worked with for years on end.

    Yoon earned a master’s degree in photojournalism from Ohio University, where his work documenting the Fagan family was recognized with a first place Pictures of the Year International Community Awareness Award. As a staff photographer at The Boston Globe, his work was honored by various national and regional organizations, including the Edward R. Murrow Awards, National Headliners, and the Boston Press Photographers Association. A photo column he created about the internal lives of Boston residents was also recognized by Pictures of the Year International. He was part of the Globe staff recognized with the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News, for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing.

    Yoon went on to manage an award-winning staff of photographers and videographers at The Portland Press Herald that won three regional Emmys. He has taught photography and film to emerging storytellers at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at MECA, and he has coached expectant fathers at Boot Camp for New Dads through Maine Boys to Men, a nonprofit that works to change the definition of masculinity.

  • Creative Director, Writer

    Chelsea is an experienced writer, editor and collaborator who excels at finding stories in surprising places and pulling a compelling narrative from a tangle of details.

    Chelsea started her career at the Concord Monitor, where she developed a love for narrative writing. She wrote about health care at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Boston Globe, and was part of the Globe staff that won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news, for coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings. For three years, she led the features report at the Portland Press Herald in Maine, where she edited weekly sections on arts and entertainment, books, food and sustainable living.

    Her first book, Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood, was published by Holt in 2022 and is set to be printed in 20 languages. The writing and reporting of Mother Brain was supported by a generous grant from the Aflred P. Sloan Foundation’s Public Understanding of Science and Technology Program.

    She frequently speaks on topics related to parenthood and policy, and she coaches writers one-on-one and in workshops. Her recent writing has been published by The New York Times, Mother Jones, POLITICO, the Boston Sunday Globe magazine, and WBUR’s Cognoscenti, among others.

    Chelsea is a longtime board member with the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. She has been a fellow with the Poynter Institute, the National Library of Medicine and the Health Coverage Fellowship led by writer Larry Tye.

  • Video production

    We work with clients to discover the story they wish to tell, develop a production plan, troubleshoot challenges and, along with our talented team of collaborators, deliver a film that is visually captivating and compelling.

    We offer full-service video production and as-needed services, including editing, cinematography, creative direction, and script writing.

  • Photography

    Yoon is an experienced documentary-style photographer whose demeanor puts clients and subjects at ease. His years working in newspapers taught him how to tackle even the most challenging assignments with calm and clarity.

    Our photography work includes both one-off assignments and long-term relationships that involve building a library of images with a consistent vision and a deep understanding of clients’ brand identities.

  • Coaching & Speaking

    Chelsea and Yoon are recognized as leaders in their fields and frequently are invited to teach seminars or speak on elements of storytelling.

    Chelsea offers coaching to nonfiction writers at all levels who are developing essays, writing a book proposal or looking for guidance and accountability as they work on a manuscript. She specializes in nonfiction that involves reporting and narrative writing.