Aday: May 15th: Upload Your Photos, Make History
May 15th!
Just an ordinary day?
Bring your camera!
The Aday Project: An event for everyone, everywhere
On May 15th the ADAY Project (www.aday.org) is looking for perspectives on daily life of everyone who enjoys and values photography! Professionals, amateurs, school children, farmers, social media fans, astronauts, office workers and you.
Picture today, inspire tomorrow
All images will be displayed online for you and everyone to explore. Some of them will be selected for a book, others for exhibitions. Every single one will be saved for future research and education. Let a part of your life inspire generations to come.
What to shoot?
Your life matters! Photograph what is close to you and upload your photos in one of our categories: Home, Work or Connections. Read more about them here and watch our upload tutorial below!
“Take this unique opportunity with me, and thousands of others around the world, to create a priceless collection of images, to boost understanding and enhance research and education.”
– Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Expressions of Humankind foundation
Aday.org is initiated by the Swedish non-profit foundation Expressions of Humankind. The foundation supports scientific research and education centered around the photographic image and the written word. Our aim is to inspire creative reflections on humanity, by experiencing global perspectives.
Upload your images on the ADAY.org website.
Read MoreReuben Margolin: Caterpillar Waves and Pedal-Powered Trees
Kinetic sculptor Reuben Margolin has been making things that move in one form or another for as long as he can remember. As a kid, he loved physics and maths
(particularly constructions that you can make with a straight-edge and a compass)
Maths and the Art of Motorised Poet Tables
He went to college to study maths then changed to major in geology because he wanted to go camping, then changed to anthropology because he wanted to go travelling, then graduated with a major in English because he wanted to be a poet, and set off with a typewriter strapped to the seat of his motorcycle.. planning to write a poem at every stop as he travelled across the country.
Unfortunately the muse of poetry did not appear at every stop so he had a rethink and decided perhaps what he needed was a table to write and philosophise at at… an idea which evolved to a table with wheels which he could drive across the country…
Patterns of Time and Motion
Always fascinated by the natural world and the patterns and movements in nature, Reuben started trying to capture some of these movements and portray them as kinetic sculptural forms. He now works from his studio in Emeryville, California making large-scale kinetic sculptures from wood and recycled materials. Some have been inspired by the splash of a falling raindrop, others by the locomotion of a caterpillar (which took two months figuring the maths of the movement before construction began), and even a rafting trip inspired a sculpture based on the undulating eddying currents caused by the paddles in the water.
Reuben also builds various types of pedal powered rickshaws, he still paints and also collaborated with Rebar in 2007 to create the PARK(cycle) for PARKing day. The PARK(cycle) was an open space, public, pedal powered mobile..22 feet long which included a lawn and a tree, which they cycled around San Francisco.
In Autumn of 2010, Margolin installed “Nebula”, a kinetic art work with 4,500 amber crystals, in the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The piece has been described as “perhaps the most ambitious kinetic sculpture ever commissioned.
Read MoreA Billion Acts of Green
The week leading up to Earth Day on April 22nd is Earth Week, with people encouraged to do something environmentally friendly each day of the week. Why not register your green pledge or act on the “Billion Acts of Green” campaign site and add your voice to the millions of others calling for change.
“A Billion Acts of Green” is the largest environmental service campaign in the world – register your act on the EarthDay website ..
Take part in the “Mobilize the Earth” theme of the 2012 Earth Day and register your Act of Green to add your voice to those calling for environmental issues to be taken seriously by world governments and policy makers. The goal is to register one billion actions in advance of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) happening in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012.
A Billion Acts of Green® inspires and rewards both simple individual acts and larger organizational initiatives that reduce carbon emissions and support sustainability.
These can be anything from environmental meetings, riding a bike to work instead of driving, eating more locally produced food, supporting campaigns to save the rainforest in Brazil, planting trees, cleaning up a riverbank or park…
Some notable contributions to A Billion Acts of Green®:
School Greenings: Earth Day Network has worked to retrofit 40 schools across the globe with green technologies and resources. From installing solar panels to planting school gardens, Earth Day Network helped these schools to significantly reduce their carbon footprints.
Ocean Conservancy: More than 10 million green acts came from the Ocean Conservancy, following their annual International Costal Clean-Up Day, which has seen nearly 9 million volunteers from 152 countries work to clean shores, streams, rivers and the ocean.
Siemens: As part of their 2010 corporate sponsorship, employees of Siemens completed 789,041 Acts of Green through the donation of thousands of generators, flashlights and skyhydrants to victims of the earthquake in Haiti
Earth Hour: Millions participate in Earth Hour every year on March 26. Each person who turned off their lights is counted as an Act of Green.
200 Catholic Congregations contributed 100,000 Acts of Green through local service projects.
Earth Day Philippines: Through massive tree plantings, water projects, river clean-ups, recycling drives and school greenings, Earth Day Philippines contributed over 12 million Acts of Green.
Avatar Home Tree Initiative: Through a partnership with Twentieth Century Fox and the Avatar Blu Ray and DVD, Earth Day Network and 16 partners planted 1,006,639 trees in 16 countries, directly involving over 31,000 individuals.
Peace Corps: In partnership with the Peace Corps, Earth Day Network worked with local volunteers to implement environmental and civic education programs, tree-plantings, village clean-ups and recycling seminars in rural areas of Ukraine, Georgia, Albania and Paraguay, helping to build environmental awareness in some of the world’s most underserved communities.
P&G Future Friendly collected thousands of green acts at Earth Day on the National Mall and through support of Earth Day Network’s iPhone and Facebook apps.
Kolkata, India: Plans for a small series of sponsored events evolved into a nationwide presence, 17 cities large. Earth Day Network partnered with global and local NGOs and local government officials to coordinate city and village clean-ups, environmental rallies and educational programs for underprivileged children. Earth Day Network has now established an office in Kolkata.
In China, Roots and Shoots Shanghai planted 600,000 trees across inner Mongolia to preserve depleted rainforests. Educators hosted eco-fairs where students learned about the importance of sustainability.
In Louisiana, Green Light New Orleans worked to assist residents with the installation of free, energy-efficient light bulbs. They worked house by house and installed over 300,000 new bulbs across the city.
In Afghanistan, Earth Day Network worked with more than 40 government and village leaders across the country in environmental sustainability practices including recycling programs and the need for clean water and alternative energy.
In Kenya, Guatemala, and Haiti, Earth Day Network partner The Paradigm Project has committed to installing 5 million new fuel efficient stoves that fight off deforestation, respiratory disease, poverty and hunger.
In Mozambique, the president led a tree-planting initiative in schools across Maputo.
In Colombia, Earth Day Network partner Proyecto Tití worked to remove over 30 million plastic bags from the tropical forests of the region. The bags were then fashioned into reusable “Eco-Mochilas” tote bags and then sold by local villagers.
Read MoreKONY 2012: Do It Now
“Its hard to look back on some parts of human history because when we heard about injustice we cared, but we didn’t know what to do
Too often we did nothing, but if we’re going to change that we have to start somewhere”
Invisible Children uses Film, Creativity and Social Action to end the use of Child Soldiers in Joseph Kony’s Rebel War and Restore Communities in Central Africa to Peace and Prosperity
Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army
Joseph Kony, a former Catholic alter boy from northern Uganda formed what he called “The Lord’s Resistance Army” in about 1987 – originally called the United Holy Salvation Army (UHSA).
The Lords Resistance Army demanded that Uganda be ruled according to the Biblical Ten Commandments.
Kony formed his army mostly of children kidnapped and abducted by LRA, girls are taken for sex slaves and boys as fighters. Kony is thought to have more than 80 wives as he and his senior commanders take their pick of the abducted girls.
The LRA has abducted possibly over 100,000 children.
The children are forced to perform almost unimaginable acts of cruelty, including often being forced to kill their own parents.
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Kony received a surge of attention in early March 2012 when a 30-minute documentary titled Kony 2012 by film maker Jason Russell for the campaign group Invisible Children Inc was released. By the 17th of March it had been viewed by over 80 million people.
The charity “Invisible Children” hope to raise Kony’s notoriety enough to provoke a massive overnight poster campaign, planned for 20 April 2012
Money and Power Dictate to Governments
It’s always been that the decisions made by the few with the money and the power dictated the priority of their governments and the stories in the media. They determine the lives and the opportunities of their citizens.
But now there’s something bigger than that. The people of the world see each other and can protect each other.
It’s turning the system upside down. And it changes everything.
We are living in a new world, a Facebook world in which 750 million people share ideas, not thinking in borders. Its a global community, bigger than the U.S.
“Joseph Kony was committing crimes for 20 years and no-one cared. We care.”
A Turning Point in History
We have reached a crucial time in history, where what we do, or don’t do right now will affect every generation to come.
Arresting Joseph Kony will prove that the world we live in has new rules, that the techology that has brought our planet together is allowing us to respond to problems of our friends.
We are not just studying human history, we are shaping it
Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.
Three things you can do:
1. Sign the Pledge to Show Your Support
2. Get the Bracelet and the Action Kit
3. Sign up for Tri to Donate a Few Dollars a Month
and join our Army for Peace
http://www.kony2012.com/
To see real time reports on LRA activity in the D.R.Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan visit: http://www.lracrisistracker.com/
To learn more about Invisible Children’s recovery efforts in the post-conflict regions of northern Uganda AND our work with communities currently affected in D.R.Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan visit: http://www.invisiblechildren.com/programs.html
To view our response to common critiques to the KONY 2012 film and campaign visit:
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/critiques.html
To see our worldwide youth mobilization initiatives:
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/movement.html
Learn More: http://kony2012.com
Donate to Invisible Children: https://stayclassy.org/checkout/set-donation?eid=14711
For official MEDIA and artist REPRESENTATION ONLY: Christina Cattarini cattarini@sunshinesachs.com
DIRECTOR: Jason Russell LEAD EDITOR: Kathryn Lang EDITORS: Kevin Trout, Jay Salbert, Jesse Eslinger LEAD ANIMATOR: Chad Clendinen ANIMATOR: Jesse Eslinger 3-D MODELING: Victor Soto VISUAL EFFECTS: Chris Hop WRITERS: Jason Russell, Jedidiah Jenkins, Kathryn Lang, Danica Russell, Ben Keesey, Azy Groth PRODUCERS: Kimmy Vandivort, Heather Longerbeam, Chad Clendinen, Noelle Jouglet ORIGINAL SCORES: Joel P. West SOUND MIX: Stephen Grubbs, Mark Friedgen, Smart Post Sound COLOR: Damian Pelphrey, Company 3 CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, Laren Poole, Gavin Kelly, Chad Clendinen, Kevin Trout, Jay Salbert, Shannon Lynch PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Jaime Landsverk LEAD DESIGNER: Tyler Fordham DESIGNERS: Chadwick Gantes, Stephen Witmer
MUSIC CREDIT:
Original Instrumental Scores by Joel P. West http://www.joelpwest.com/
“02 Ghosts I” Performed by Nine Inch Nails, Written by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor, Produced by Alan Moulder, Atticus Ross, and Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails appear courtesy of The Null Corporation
“Punching in a Dream”, Performed by The Naked and Famous, Written by Aaron Short, Alisa Xayalith, and Thom Powers, Produced by Thom Powers, The Naked and Famous appear courtesy of Somewhat Damaged and Universal Republic
“Arrival of the Birds”, Performed by The Cinematic Orchestra, Written by The Cinematic Orchestra, Produced by The Cinematic Orchestra, The Cinematic Orchestra appears courtesy of Disney Records
“Roll Away Your Stone”, Performed by Mumford and Sons, Written by Benjamin Lovett, Edward Dwane, Marcus Mumford, and Winston Marshall, Produced by Markus Dravs, Mumford and Sons appear courtesy of Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC
“On (Instrumental)”, Performed by Bloc Party
Written by Bloc Party, Produced by Jacknife Lee, Bloc Party appears courtesy of Vice Records
“A Dream within a Dream”, Performed by The Glitch Mob, The Glitch Mob appears courtesy of Glass Air
“I Can’t Stop”, Performed by Flux Pavilion, Flux Pavilion appears courtesy of Circus Records Limited
Read MoreSummer of a Lifetime
“Last summer I decided it was time to see the this “world” I had been hearing so much about. So I bought a backpack, bought a guide book and booked a flight to Peru with a return flight from Brazil.
And so began the best summer of my life. 🙂
This video montage is basically a summary of the trip, showcasing some of the beautiful places and faces that I encountered.”
Shared on vimeo.com/fluentfilm by film-maker and photographer, BabaBC (from Norway)
Filmed on a Canon 550D with Magic Lantern (till that got stolen at knifepoint and I got myself a 600D), kit lens and f1.4 50mm (also stolen), a few shots with a f2.8 135mm.
Colorista for color, Neat Video for noise, After Effects and Premiere. CineStyle color profile in camera.
Music: Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn (2010 Stereo mix)
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Also by Bababc
“After stumbling upon these macro photos of the human eye, I got a little inspired and started fiddling with my 550D. In addition to being fun this was partially a test for an upcoming project.
In any case, it turned into this:”
Eye Macro below
