ONCE UPON A TIME ON PLANET EARTH

A project by Ron Modro

Once upon a time on planet earth, on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 AM, the first atomic bomb was dropped on a civilian population in Hiroshima, Japan, killing 80,000 people instantly, at least 60,000 since then, thus marking the beginning of the Nuclear Arms Race.

Sixty-two years later, on August 6, 2007 at 8:15 AM, more than 40 photographers, in more than 25 countries will be taking a single photograph.

ONCE UPON A TIME ON PLANET EARTH is the brainchild   more...of ex-pat Ron Modro; an American who lives in France. Modro is an independent journalist/photographer. The belief that a single human being can make a difference, gives life to this innovative project.

“I wanted to find a venue to exploit the Internet as a force of global change for peace and understanding.” Modro says. “How could we use the blogosphere to change and help re-shape governmental policy? How can the Internet influence the biggest issues of our time? Remembering a single moment in hitory is at the core of this global photographic endeavor."

After spending 15 years in LA working in the Film industry, The Founder worked for six years in Human Rights Education as the Senior Manager of the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. In 2004, the "United Nations Global Tolerance Award," as well as a commendation by the City of Los Angeles for their outstanding work in the field of Tolerance Education.

In 2004, Modro published THE LITTLE BOOK OF A MAN and has received top writing awards from the International Society of Poets in 2002, 2003, 2004 and, in 2005 was honored with EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD and POET OF MERIT AWARDS.

"Once Upon a Time on Planet Earth" is his contribution to today's global dialogue - a literal and figurative essay from the unique and collective perspectives of the photographers who have chosen to participate in this experience with him.

Please visit the "ONCE UPON A TIME ON PLANET EARTH" website at
http://www.littlebookofman.org for updates about the project and to join the Forum with your thoughts and comments, or write to ronmodro@littlebookofman.org  less

ONCE UPON A TIME ON PLANET EARTH


THE IDEA

Once Upon a Time on Planet Earth there was an event so big that it changed the course of humankind, an event that shook the Earth to its very core, an event we are destined to repeat if we do not change the course of world affairs.

The idea is to get people from all around the globe to participate in a single photographic project on August 6 at exactly 8:15am, in their respective time zones (the exact time and date of this historic world-altering event).
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ONCE UPON A TIME ON PLANET EARTH will commemorate the first atomic bomb used on a civilian population in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 at 8:15 AM, which resulted in the beginning of the Nuclear Arms Race.

To participate in this project and to receive a complete list of rules, write to ronmodro@littlebookofman.org Please include your full name, the country you represent, and a link to your web-space (if you have one).





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