Mike McCartney's LIVE8 Coolpix [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe]

This work contains Foreword by Sir Paul McCartney. Live8 was one of the greatest days of the year, possibly the decade. Bob Geldof telephoned me, explained the idea of Making Poverty History and aiming the concert at the G8 conference. I was sold. Bob's a great salesman. He asked me if I would open the show together with U2, singing Sgt Pepper 'It was 20 years ago today' ...and close the show with 'The Long and Winding Road' during which they would show pictures of the suffering of the African people and the marchers heading north to the G8 conference. So I said yes and that's what happened. Luckily, my brother Mike was there with his trusty camera to record the day and capture many of the exciting backstage happenings. This book is made from a selection of those pictures and he and I are proud to have been there together and to have been a part of this momentous event. Artist's Statement by Mike McCartney: You'd never believe what happened the day before! but July 2nd 2005 was one of those unique, never happen again days, for me and my wife Rowena. We'd been invited to 'LIVE8', Hyde Park, London. The impossible attempt by Bob, Bono, Richard, Harvey and a myriad megastars, who all believed the impossible was possible, to persuade the G8 World leaders to make African and world poverty, History and, at the same time, have a ball! As it was more of a family day out than a professional photographic assignment, I couldn't take my 'posh' Nikon 100 (plus telephoto lens) but for such an important day I couldn't resist my compact Coolpix 4500, slung over my shoulder like a ladies' handbag, plus the odd 1GB digi film and a billion batteries!...the last, 'backup' battery placed in Ro's silver shoulder bag. All I had to do was snap away all day. It was a fantastic opportunity and an extraordinary privilege. This is what happened. About Band Aid: "The Band Aid Trust was established in 1985 to help relieve poverty and hunger in Ethiopia and the surrounding neighbourhood. Over the years it has funded many projects to provide food, water, sanitation and hygiene education schemes in Ethiopia. It has also co-funded public health, education and infrastructure projects in refugee camps and provided assistance in emergencies, such as the floods in Somalia in 1997 and the recent food security crisis in Niger. Last year the Trust distributed approximately GBP8.8 million to a number of organisations, funding various projects in and around Ethiopia, including water development schemes, food security improvements and other basic needs assistance. In addition, the Trust has granted a further GBP1.9 million so far in 2006." "Mike McCartney's LIVE8" is published in a limited edition of 1000 books and has been presented to the Band Aid Trust to raise money for Africa.