This day of CHANGE
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Clause Bjorn Larsen
Artist's Statement:
ABOUT the Project
“This day of CHANGE”
On January 20th, 2009, Barrack Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America. This inauguration of the first African American President marked a CHANGE in history. On that very day, News magazine COURRiER Japon decided to give out an assignment to some of the best photographers around the world, to capture what “HOPE” means to them. From Washington DC to a new-born baby in Palestine, environmental issues, each shared their vision of “HOPE”.
At the end, 132 photographers from 79 different countries participated and submitted their work. A photo-book, “This day of Change” was published by Kodansha in late April 2009.
Website : http://www.courrierjp.com/120/
About COURRiER Japon
The monthly news magazine COURRiER Japon was launched in 2005 by Kodansha Ltd.. As her sister magazine Courrier International (France), COURRiER Japon picks out the best stories from over 1500 newspapers and publications around the world.
Credits for slideshow presented in Toronto
Photo editors : Yumi Goto, Ayumi Nakanishi, Ko Sasaki, Anna Mika Sato
Artist's Bio:
Born in 1963, in Holbaek, he is a photojournalist since 1986. After graduating from Danish Journalistisk Hoejskole in 1989, he worked for leading Danish newspapers like Ekstra Bladet and Berlingske Tidende, where he was Chief Photographer for eight years, before turning freelance. He has worked all over the globe, mostly in conflict areas like Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans.
Contact Info:http://www.photobyclausbjoern.com/
