Yann Arthus-Bertrand of 'Earth from Above' fame, has put together this very interesting project which aims to create a sensitive and human portrait of the planets inhabitants.More than 6000 interviews were performed in 65 countries where people were asked for there concerns regarding family, their experience, what made them laugh or cry and what gives life meaning etc...
Its absolutely fascinating to see and hear the thoughts of ordinary people from around the world. Yann states "The idea came to me while we were taking the shots for "Earth from Above" in Mali, one day when the helicopter was out of action. The pilot had gone and I was waiting for him in a little village where I started to have a discussion with someone. I stayed there the whole day, In the evening, by the fireside, that man I'd been talking to told me his entire life, his desires, his wishes, his ambitions - they could be summed up in four words - "to feed my family". In spite of the poverty, the drought, I still thought I understood the whole situation. But in fact I didn't have a clue until that man put it to me, just like that, looking me straight in the eye, not complaining, not asking me for anything. That meeting changed me, it changed the whole way I see the world..."
6 Billion Others....... take a look...
2 comments:
Impressive!
There was a similar project in Germany in the twenties and thirties. The idea was to get pictures of people all over germany to portrait the "normal" population. Sounds quite nationalist, doesn't it? But in fact the project was cancelled/aborted by the nazi goverment.
You can read more in
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7BDC021885-C838-4448-A135-E335A09BBB78%7D
Oops, the link doesn't work
Just google - sander german people - and go for the first link
It worked for me :)
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