Jaanus Saat: If we don’t care about nature, then we don’t care about anything. If you love yourself, then you should also love nature.
Espen Wensaas: I agreed to participate in this project because I think the topic is an important one.
100 photos: What are people saying?
Some people living on Earth do not pay sufficient attention to the consequences of humanity’s influence on nature.
The mountains of debris grow and pollute our planet. This worsens life on Earth and diminishes the living prospects for future generations.
At the NGO Planet27, we had the idea to launch a social project aimed at encouraging people to rethink their habits and beliefs in unusual ways.
The topic of our project is ecology.
To increase public interest in the project and attract more people, we have also included such universal themes as respect for others, compassion, animal protection, and human self-development.
Representatives from 30 countries have already participated in the project (more than 90 people in total):
Estonia, Japan, New Zealand, USA, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Sweden, Norway, Turkey, Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Kenya.
Different people from different countries are involved in our photo project, some of whom are famous in their region or country.
They include ministers, lawyers, professors, teachers, musicians, composers, historians, artists, politicians, engineers, students, pupils, and others.
We will soon be ready to present our work.
We invite people to take part in our project and contribute to the development of the movement to cultivate a more caring attitude toward nature.
What is required to participate in the first part of the project?
We were sending participants a photo or a link.
The participant chooses a photo.
The aim is to come up with a phrase in the form of an adage for the photo. There are obviously a variety of different photos with an ecological theme, but our participants have turned them into messages.
The phrase should somehow resonate with the image or elements in the photo, but it should also reflect the topic of the project and implicitly or explicitly motivate viewers to take action.
The phrase can be a philosophical thought or maybe an expression with humor in it. The task is to analyze a photo and think of a title that spurs deep thoughts in viewers.
The outcome of this project will be a photo exhibition (organized by Narva Museum and the Central Library of Narva), a photo booklet, and a website (with associated Facebook and Instagram accounts) where all the photos will be presented.
Moreover, we plan to expand the project globally.
Now we are preparing the second part of the project.
Some participants of first part of project :
Tauno Kangro – sculptor, Estonia
Andres Anvelt – minister, Estonia
Agostinho Magalhães – actor, Portugal
Kristoffer Hellén – historian, USA
Midhat Fetahagic – student, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ilgar Safat – director, Azerbaijan
Giannis Gardiklis – music producer, Greece
Simona Molari – clown, Italy
Denis Morel – educator, France
Mihhail Kolontay – proffesor, Russia
Espen Wensaas– musican and composer, Norway
Enikő Tolnai-Pálóczy – art historian, Hungary
Max Yakubovich – agile coach, Belarus
Ucha Iakobidze – wine producer, Georgia
Leonie Johnson – happy grandmother, Australia
Gedeminas Simutis – personal trainer, Lithuania
Anna Komar – volunteer, Ukraine
Dănuț Stanciu – environment engineer, Romania
Murat Abenov – politican, Kazakhstan
Anas Haouat – project manager, Sweden
Bengu Akkaya – educator, Turkey
Paulina Sawczuk – architect, Poland
Nikola Zhivkov – youth expert, Bulgaria
Katrin Germonprez – sport scientist, Germany
Chris Jones – engineer, Great Britain
Oksana Reznichenko – journalist, Latvia
Tom Main – composer, New Zealand
Sophie Rayan – farmer, Kenya
Tomoe Shimizu – DJ and musician, Japan