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  This section is fundamental to the significance of the entire Week of Life project. In the form of interviews, we introduce individuals who live in places that are not at the center of the present fast-paced lifestyle. In places that are perhaps not at the forefront of world interest, but where the quality of life and awareness of one’s own identity comes long before career and financial prosperity. Perhaps these are the very places where the term “quality of life” still has its place.
 

 

Remote places - Belize 24.08.2010 More


The unspoiled nature, the diverse fauna and flora, the rich underwater world – all of which can be found in Belize, a small country on the eastern shore of Central America that can be passed through by car in a single day. Its territory is home to the remains of the Mayan culture dated back to the times between the 3rd and 8th century, when Belize was part of the Mayan Empire. Colonizers were present in the later era of the country as well. In the 16th century, the territory was under the rule of the Spanish and subsequently, British lumberjacks settled in. Belize is a country, where on one side you enjoy the beauties of nature and on the other, turn your head in disbelief looking at the living conditions (high number of citizens, primarily children infected with AIDS, poor hygienic conditions) the citizens live in during this advanced age.		    

Belize


Remote places - Costa Rica 24.05.2010 More

Costa Rica, Pura Vida. This phrase (often used when greeting someone in Costa Rica), translated into pure life or an expression of utter well-being, immediately makes a strong statement about this ‘rich coast’ country. Even the happiness index, which identifies the level of satisfaction of residents living in a given country, ranks Costa Rica amongst the top countries in the world, portraying it as a so-called wonderland and one of the happiest places to live on earth. We had the chance to find out what life really is about in Costa Rica while interviewing Toh Gouttenoire, a French photographer who settled in this country and started a family a few years back. Why and how had Costa Rica influenced him the way it did is only a small part of the following interview.		    

Kostarika


Remote places - Vietnam 28.12.2009 More

Hoang Thao, a young lady living in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, gave the first interview from this part of the world, in which she openly expressed feelings that are held by the younger Vietnamese generation of today. She even openly answered questions regarding the current problems of her country. A country where people are closely tied by tradition and where the family stands at the forefront of life. Read the interview with this young lady who represents the young Vietnam generation.		    

Vietnam

Remote places - Samoa 11.12.2009 More

Samoa, certainly a remote country for many us. Its very name and the beautiful way it sounds invites one to explore it. Nadya Domashneva is not a native Samoan yet for this very reason you have an opportunity to discover this land through the eyes of someone who fell in love with it while at the same time kept a realistic outlook. Let yourself get carried away by the words of a woman who decided for a life in a country, which is in many aspects very different to her homeland Russia.		    

Samoa

   
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The goal of the Week of Life documentary project is to document the lives of people on planet Earth. Through the unique medium of photography, we have an opportunity to share our lives with the whole world and thereby overcome many barriers. All that’s needed is to take a camera in one hand and press the shutter button. And thanks to the advent of digital photography, sharing one’s photographs in the largest documentary project is a matter of minutes. Every individual week of life is like a small documentary, which together with others helps to create a truly unique photo library of humanity.
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