One Story - Told Right Can Save a Life.
This Is What Humanity Sounds Like.…
Something feels off right now. We are more connected than ever, yet more distant from one another. Attention is fractured, conversations skim the surface, and silence has become something we rush to fill. It isn’t that people don’t care, it’s that the world rarely makes space for presence anymore.
Field Notes from Earth exists to slow things down. This work is about preserving what is real before it disappears: voices, expressions, pauses, and the moments when someone stops performing and simply is. These moments don’t survive speed or distraction, yet they are how wisdom is passed, empathy is learned, and connection stays alive.
Human preservation matters because when we lose these stories, we don’t just lose the past, we lose our ability to stay human with one another. Field Notes from Earth creates space for that humanity to surface, be seen, and be held while there is still time.
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This Isn’t Just Storytelling. It’s Human Preservation.
What is Field Notes from Earth?
Field Notes from Earth is a human-centered storytelling project built around presence, memory, and connection. It exists to slow things down long enough to preserve what makes us human, before it disappears.
At the heart of this project is a simple, ambitious goal: to preserve 1,000 real human stories by the end of 2026.
Not summaries. Not soundbites. Moments of presence, held in full.
At its core, Field Notes from Earth is about preservation:
We preserve voices, expressions, pauses, and lived wisdom. Not performances or polished narratives.
We protect the moments that don’t survive speed, distraction, or compression.
We treat presence as something worth documenting, not something to rush past.
Presence is our way of being:
We create space for uninterrupted attention and honest reflection.
We let silence exist without filling it.
We believe depth surfaces naturally when people feel safe, unhurried, and truly seen.
The Documentary Series:
Cinematic stories shared publicly, capturing real people in real places.
Focused on lived experience, earned wisdom, and the moments that shape a life.
A public record of depth in a world that often skims the surface.
Legacy Films & Portraits:
Intimate, cinematic sessions for individuals and families.
One uninterrupted conversation, filmed on location, followed by a portrait created after trust is established.
Not content or headshots, but visual testaments—time held still for future generations.
Events & Gatherings:
In-person experiences designed to restore real connection.
Guided spaces where phones go quiet, conversations deepen, and presence is practiced together.
Moments that remind people what it feels like to be fully human in the same room.
Field Notes from Earth isn’t about nostalgia or inspiration. It’s about preserving humanity as it is—messy, honest, unfinished, and deeply alive.
Why Your Story Matters Now
In a world drowning in AI-generated content and synthetic stories, Field Notes from Earth is the antidote.
This isn't just storytelling…it's human preservation. It’s the deliberate act of recording real voices, real faces, and real change before they’re lost or replaced by something that never lived.
AI can fake a smile. But it can’t document the second someone decides to change. It can’t feel the way hope looks in someone’s eyes. It cannot replicate the texture of real human resilience.
So what’s your story?
“Because one story, told right can save a life”
Just a guy trying to preserve humanity
Anthony Gainer is an award-winning director, cinematographer, and visual storyteller with over 20 years of experience capturing emotion through powerful visuals. He’s led major campaigns for multi million dollar companies as well as shot for Disney, ABC, NBC, and FOX, known for his artistic eye and ability to move audiences with honest, human-centered work.
But at the height of his career, everything stopped. A neurological disorder, followed by addiction and depression, brought life, and creativity to a standstill. It was in that darkness that he found a moment of clarity that changed everything. From that spark, Field Notes from Earth was born.
Driven by deep compassion and empathy, Gainer now dedicates his life to preserving real stories, moments of resilience, love, and transformation before they disappear. He lives and works on the Oregon Coast, chasing light not to control it, but to honor it.
