6 billion Others

Has me spellbound

I discovered it accidentally. Now few days pass without my dipping into its world – my world. Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s project “6 billion Others” has me spellbound. Yann is first and foremost a brilliant photographer specialising in aerial landscapes. While working on “Earth from Above” he decided to conduct a project to bring him closer to people. His website shows how he did this through collecting testimonies from around the world. 60,000 interviews have been filmed in over 65 countries. Some are merely seconds long. Every one is moving. Simple and honest, you look right into these people's eyes and souls. It becomes your neighbour talking - touching your heart. '6 billion Others' truly makes one see one’s own place in humanity – and though different, how alike we are. It is an amazing project and website and I feel privileged and inspired through it.

Yvette, New Zealand - 15 February 2008