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Re: WWP 2012 year-long event theme and shooting dates ...
emad butt 2012-Jan-17 08:38:00
Pat, I really liked this year long even theme. It would be great to see cultres from around the world. Its really an excellent theme.
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From: Pat Swovelin <#removed#>
To: WWP Yahoo group <#removed#>
Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 11:45
Subject: WWP 2012 year-long event theme and shooting dates ...
The theme for the WWP 2012 year-long event is "Culture".
"Everything started in Greece..." said the spokesman at the opening
ceremony of the European Capital of Culture 2012 in Maribor, Slovenia.
There was a short silence in the audience then the spokesman continued
"...and thanks to Melina Mercouri, former actress and Greece's Minister
of Culture, who got with her French counterpart, Jack Lang, in 1985 and
formulated the idea of cultural capitals by designating an annual
Capital of Culture to bring Europeans closer together by highlighting
the richness and diversity of European cultures." In 2012 the Capitals
of Culture are Guimarães, Portugal and Maribor, Slovenia.
But culture didn't start in Greece, it has existed since the start of
human society. Culture is the product of the relationship among the
people of an extended group, how they treat each other and themselves.
How polite they are or how merciless they can be. As much as human
societies are varied around Gaia so are the various cultures and culture
is changing with time, faster in some societies slower in others.
Street photography can very quickly capture what kind of culture is in
certain geographic area, but is that true? Not very much anymore. Now
we can find people wearing Nike or Adidas shoes or T-shirts everywhere,
even in tropical forests on the equator or in the deserts of Arabia.
Yes, globalization is hiding the street culture and making it uniform.
It is the same way with food. The way we prepare and consume food is
also a part of our culture and that, too, is being changed by globalization.
Confused, about my not mentioning art, museums, rock concerts, the
classics, libraries, architecture, heritage, or cemeteries? The way we
treat and respect our ancestors is a big part of the world's culture
too. Culture has many different meanings, so feel free with your
interpretation of it. Try finding the lost cultures in your area or
find the same global culture across different geographical locations.
This is a year-long event and you have a opportunity to find 4
"cultures" and present them to the world. Culture is in your hands ---
panography is a part of culture too.
Because this is a year-long event you can submit up to 4 different
panoramas. You may upload any or all of them during any quarterly event.
The official shooting period started Sunday night/Monday morning January
1st at 00:00 (technically 00:00:01 since there is no 00:00) and ends
Monday night December 31st at 24:00. The open editing period coincides
with each of the 4 quarterly events' editing period. All times are
local to where you are when you shoot it and where you are when you edit
it (if you happen to be traveling across time zones).
Pat Swovelin
World Wide Panorama Event Coordinator
Get out there and shoot some panoramas!
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