Changing the World, One Photo at a Time - David Cohen

Bestselling author and editor David Cohen presents What Matters, a book of photo-essays that aims to "convert outrage into action."

EG is the celebration of the American entertainment industry. Since 1984, Richard Saul Wurman has created extraordinary gatherings about learning and understanding. EG is a rich extension of these ideas - a conference that explores the attitude of understanding in music, film, television, radio, technology, advertising, gaming, interactivity and the web - The Entertainment Gathering

Bestselling author and editor, David Elliot Cohen has written or co-authored more than seventy large-format illustrated books -- many with Rick Smolan -- that have collectively sold more than 5 million copies. Most were in the hugely popular Day in the Life or America 24/7 photography book series co-founded by Cohen and Smolan.

Four of Cohen's books -- A Day in the Life of America, A Day in the Life of the Soviet Union, Christmas in America and America 24/7 -- have been New York Times bestsellers. Many others have been national bestsellers in the US and abroad, including A Day in the Life of Canada and A Day in the Life of Spain. Cohen also authored a popular travelogue, One Year Off, in 1999.

In 2002, Cohen's A Day in the Life of Africa project deployed 95 photojournalists from 23 countries throughout the African continent. In a single 24-hour span, these photojournalists shot more than 50,000 images and 100 hours of videos depicting Africa's vibrant people, landscape and culture. All publishing profits from A Day in the Life of Africa were donated to AIDS education programs for Africa.

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[Remiss63]

Wonderful talk and presentation on the power of photography to make positive change in the world.

[oresome1]

Eight new babies are born every second today in the world...we are dying at the rate of one person every eight seconds <3

[jam0775]

Great Message, i hope it moves people to act!

[ArkeAngelRevonulet]

I've traveled parts of the world beyond tourist areas that the world sees. Changed my life and outlook on the world. glad you posted this video. As the saying goes a picture is worth a thousand words a photo essay worth Novels.