We go where the cameras leave, and we stay until the story is told.
Project Jaeger is an independent documentary outfit. We travel to the uncomfortable places — a contested border, a burning coastline, a forest on the brink — to bring the people there into the light.
01 — Why We Go
Our purpose is to bear witness when others turn their lenses away. Independent journalism thrives in the discomfort.
We work without corporate interest or political agenda. Whether the story is a war, a wildfire, or a migration route, every trip is funded by people who believe that eyes on the ground matter more than clicks in an office — that the human cost of a headline deserves to be recorded by someone who was actually there.
Recent Stories
View all on map →The Ones Who Stayed
Donbas, Ukraine · 2024
Forty-eight days with the families who refused to leave villages where the infrastructure has dissolved into dust.
The Other Shore
Lampedusa, Italy · 2025
On Europe's smallest border, where each dawn arrives with boats and the volunteers who decide who gets a blanket first.
When the Sky Turned Red
Kangaroo Island, Australia · 2024
A season inside a volunteer fire brigade that fought a firestorm bigger than their town, and rebuilt what was left.
From the Journal
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Our work is difficult and expensive. Your support pays for travel, translation, and the time it takes to do a story right — and for keeping reporters safe while they do it.