Capture those special moments in your life on May 15, 2012 as the Expressions of Humankind, a Sweden-based foundation launches the “A Day in the World” that will create a gigantic photo collection will be given direction, structure and context, making it a relevant portrait of today, for tomorrow. Together with Ericsson, the co-founder of this project they encourage everyone to participate to take photos on that day using their gadgets whether you are amateur or professional photographers with simple or high-end gadgets the only thing that matters to capture and to illustrate the energy of one single day.
According to Richard Brisius, head of Ericsson Global Marketing Communications they wanted everyone from different part of the world to participate in this project so that with the collaboration they will see ideas, learning and appreciate the creativeness and culture of everyone from various regions. “People are closer to each other thanks to good quality, high-speed connectivity. This is a great project about global collaboration and learning, something we believe is central to humankind, now and in the future.” Brisius said.
Also joining the Expressions of Humankind foundation in this project are Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, entrepreneur and adventurer Sir Richard Branson, and Professor Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson, president of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute. Ericsson has a representative in the technical advisory council that supervises the technical structure, security, user interface and global accessibility of the platforms.
Take photos of your day at home, at work, or of your connections – visit the website at www.aday.org or at www.ericsson.com to learn more and to upload your photos on May 15.
