In the early stages of fundraising, the director of RISING TIDES needed a key visual with stopping power on a tight documentary budget. The film is a distress signal for the Atlantic Coast fishing industry being overwhelmed by the effects of climate change. With some bold typography & using Midjourney’s text-to-image creation, I quickly mocked up a concept that fused the desperate state of folks on the ground with the need for legislative action ensure the future of a critical part of US food production.