What if everyone on Earth took a photo at exactly the same moment? That was the premise behind the photography project One Day on Earth when they asked people all over the world to take a picture or film some video of the most important thing to them on 10-10-10. The result was a snapshot of mankind itself captured by people from all corners of the globe. And the subjects were as diverse as the cultures that captured them. From babies to politics, weddings to nature, 7,000 people from every country on the planet recorded what was in their hearts and on their minds using everything from cellphones to professional cinematography equipment...a world-wide scrapbook of sorts. You can hear the story behind this effort here then click on the trailer for the movie they're making from the video to see a small portion of what mattered to some of the people who contributed.
Why does this matter? Because Friday is 11-11-11 and they're doing it again. Everyone is invited to participate; you don't have to be a professional to join in. Take some pictures or break out the video camera and submit it. As their tagline says...Help Document the World's Story.
Or maybe you want to do what I hope to do...document my own story. I'm going to make a concerted effort to take lots of photos on Friday and turn them into our own personal One Day on Earth layout. A record of what life is like in Wayne-and-Brenda-land on 11-11-11. I can't ever seem to get a Week in the Life project done; surely I can do A Day in the Life one. I've even played around with a little word art I'm happy to share in case you want to join me.
No great cultural diversity or social commentary for my project but I do hope to capture our world right now.
Picture that kid on "Welcome Back, Kotter," whose hand always shot up in the air in class, accompanied by, "oooh, oooh, oooh!" That's me right now. I can't wait for my daughter to get home from school so I can tell her about this. I think she'll be very intrigued by the idea. Thanks for posting about it.
Posted by: Jan C. | November 10, 2011 at 06:42 AM
Can't wait to see what you capture.
Posted by: Pat | November 11, 2011 at 03:30 AM