Local photographer, Terry Ratzlaff, has launched a Kickstarter campaign with the hopes of preserving an endangered community in Bristol Bay, Alaska by way of a photographic documentation.

The importance of this photography project is simple; to preserve a culture that has thrived in this region for thousands of years. A culture now threatened by the largest mine in North America, proposed to be built at the heart of the Bristol Bay Watershed. An open pit mine, that if built, stands to pollute the surrounding bay and it's inhabitants, thus destroying a thriving community.

If you're interested in sponsoring Terry's campaign you can do it here.

DDB Worldwide just announced that it has appointed John Minty, Chief Operating Officer of DDB California. In this new leadership position, Minty will be responsible for managing all operational aspects of DDB’s U.S. offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Most recently, Minty spent five years at Venables Bell & Partners where he served as CFO and eventually COO.

"John understands what it takes to build vibrant, creative companies. This is what he's done his entire career and he is exactly what we need as we build a new DDB in California," said Mike Harris, CEO.

Congrats to John and to DDB.

Venables Bell & Partners have just debuted five new spots for Audi. The flagship is a :60 second commercial entitled "It Couldn't Be Done," with four other :15 spots to follow.

They're supposed to bring to life Audi's tagline, "Truth in Engineering" - which to be honest, is the first time we've ever heard that line before.