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The Ice Bucket Challenge is taking the world in storm. And to those who say “enough already”, I respond: if you don’t want to see it, ignore it.
Here’s what this is about: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS. It’s a devastating disease of the nervous system and simply said: it kills in a slow and horrible way. Patients slowly lose control over their muscles. ALL their muscles. One of the more famous people with ALS is Stephen Hawking.
ALS is not fun. ALS is dead serious. And the ice bucket challenge isn’t making light of it. The challenge is a wonderful way to raise awareness, and it’s necessary because most people don’t even know what ALS is. It’s is a rare disease of the nervous system (approx. 30,000 US Americans have it) and as a result of that, the pharmaceutical industry has no incentive of making any serious investments into finding a cure.
Which is why everybody should chip in for ALS and all the other rare neurological diseases. A good place to do so is the ALS Assocication at www.alsa.org.
This one’s for the German listeners (or for those who live nearby and want to improve on their German).
September ist Fotomonat mit drei spannenden Workshops:
6.-7.9.2014 – 24mm – Der Weitwinkelworkshop. Wir erforschen die Auswirkung von Brennweite auf Bildwinkel und Perspektive. Damit letztendlich auch auf die Bildaussage. In diesem Workshop steigen wir tief ein in eine Mischung aus gestalterischen Facetten und technischen Details.
13.-14.9.2014 – Absolut Analog – Großformat erleben. Wir beschäftigen uns auf diesem Workshop zwei Tage lang mit der analogen Fotografie. Dort speziell mit dem ganz großen “Königs”-Format 4×5″ und seinen Besonderheiten.
27.-28.9.2014, Hamburg – Wahrnehmung und Gestaltung. Wie nimmt der Betrachter unsere Fotografie wahr? Welche Dinge kommen wie beim Betrachter an und warum? Antworten liefern Alexander Waschkau von Hoaxilla und Chris Marquardt.
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