March for Tuberculosis in South Africa

chopskychopsky Registered Users Posts: 104 Major grins
edited November 10, 2007 in People
Photos I took at yesterday's (8th November 2007) Treatment Action Campaign march for Tuberculosis which took place in downtown Cape Town, South Africa.

The march was intended to coincide with the 38th Annual Union World Conference on Lung Health which was being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Every year TB kills more than 2 million people worldwide. In Southern Africa it is by far the greatest killer of people living with HIV. The march was a call to action for vision, research, funding, action and activism on TB/HIV.

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lenses: 50mm 1.8 & 10-22mm

Grant Shapiro Design & Photography

Comments

  • tnoisawtnoisaw Registered Users Posts: 48 Big grins
    edited November 9, 2007
    Nice work!

    I lost my grandfather to TB and never got to meet him. :cry
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2007
    Wow, good shots! Very touching indeed. You've got to feel for these people.
    Marina
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  • photogmommaphotogmomma Registered Users Posts: 1,644 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2007
    Very powerful! Awesome shots...
    Andi

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2007
    Fantastic shots! Even if you had not told us what was going on, in these 7 shots the story comes across very effectively. Nice work!
  • ArchiTexasArchiTexas Registered Users Posts: 107 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2007
    #3 is my favorite: the diagonal composition, the low angle of the shot, the tall imposing building, megaphones, the back of the truck, how the street continues through the building, the colors...well done!
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,982 moderator
    edited November 10, 2007
    It isn't easy to capture an event like this, but you've done a good job. For me, #5 is especially powerful. Well done. thumb.gif

    Regards,
    My Pics
  • chopskychopsky Registered Users Posts: 104 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2007
    Thanks guys.

    Some more from the day:

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    Currently Using:
    body: canon 400d
    lenses:     50mm 1.8 & 10-22mm

    Grant Shapiro Design & Photography
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited November 10, 2007
    photogmomma wrote:
    Very powerful! Awesome shots...

    can't say it better than this-
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