The OpenShutter Project works to represent the mission of the Global Engagement Summit through art. We strive to move beyond simplistic narratives of people, problems, and places by creating immersive media environments based on the principles of responsible media creation. By increasing awareness of the world around us and transcending barriers of language, we hope to inspire positive social change.
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- Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan – A maiko, or apprentice geisha, warrants a fierce presence with her colorful dress and pronounced makeup.
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- Cuzco, Peru – Dancers don traditional outfits to celebrate Inti Raymi, the Incan festival of the sun god.
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- Kurdistan, Northern Iraq – A young girl, Ashti, and her brother walk towards home in the Zhawara IDP camp.
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- Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China – An eighteenth-century five-pagoda Buddhist temple is reflected in a donation pool in the capital city.
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- Mexico City, Mexico – A young man stands in protest at the center of a Mexican flag during the presidential election fraud campaigns of 2006.
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- Jerusalem, Israel – Former Sudanese slave, champion long-distance swimmer, and human rights advocate Simon Deng delivers a speech from atop a hill near the Mount Scopus campus of The Hebrew University. Deng highlighted his experiences in an effort to educate the world about the ongoing injustices in Sudan and inspire change.
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- En route to Sur and Wahiba, Oman – A man walks past a wall containing sayings that invoke the power of God.
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- En route to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala – Four young girls bask in the beauty of the scenic Lago de Atitlán, or Lake Atitlán, in Guatemala. Unfazed by the local passersby, the girls share a quiet moment.
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- Kotra, Rajasthan, India – Women in the literacy program run by the Education Unit of Seva Mandir, an Indian NGO, cram for a test.
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- Uprising School, Hyderabad, India – Three boys gaze with confident and mischievous eyes during break time at the Uprising School.
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- Siem Reap, Cambodia – Two visitors to the Temple of Angkor Wat light incense at the foot of the Buddha.
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- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India – On his way to a floating vegetable market held each morning on the Dal Lake, a man pauses to pick up a plant slug.
