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Worldwide Moment 2009 Photos

Posted on September 08, 2009

These photos were taken simultaneously for Worldwide Moment - a global simultaneous photo shoot for peace - when the Moment was September 9 at 9:09am in the +09GMT time zone. (09.09.09+09GMT@09:09)

When the moment occurred the time was 9:09AM in Japan, 5:09AM in India, 3:09AM in Sudan, 1:09AM in England, 8:09PM (September 8th) in Washington D.C., 5:09pm (September 8th) in Vancouver, and so on around the world.

In the first 24 hours since the event we have received photos from more than 1,000 people in 58 different countries who participated. If you took a photo at this moment please upload it so it can be included in our final collection.

It will take some time to prepare the photos for our online gallery. In the meantime, here are 9 select photos we’ve received thus far which were taken simultaneously for Worldwide Moment 2009. Click “more” or here to view.

We intend to publish a book and exhibit the photos in person soon. If you are a gallery owner, producer, or publisher interested in exhibiting this collection please contact us.

If you participated in Worldwide Moment 2009 thank you very very much. We send you so much love. Let this and the final collection of photos be a reminder of what is possible.

Peace,
Brett Brownell
Founder, Worldwide Moment

Photo Descriptions:

1) USA - Toledo, Ohio - Photo by Stephanie Miller
“This is a picture of my 4 year old grandson sitting next to a picture of his dad who is stationed in Afghanistan. He’s been there 6 months and has 6 months to go! He just wants him home!”

2) USA - San Francisco - Photo by Mike Schweizer
“The eastern portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is being replaced due to concerns that the old structure would not survive a major earthquake. Over Labor Day weekend, the bridge was closed to traffic while a section of roadway was re-routed to accommodate the construction. During the down time, the entire bridge was inspected and a major crack was discovered. It was thought that repairs to this crack would keep the bridge closed today, a normal work/commute day, however crews managed to complete repairs and open the bridge in time to carry the morning traffic. This is a shot taken at 05:09:09:09 PDT from the Treasure Island Marina showing the old structure, the piece of roadway moved aside (on the right), and the sweep of the new bridge approach on the left.”

3) Russia - St. Petersburg - Photo by Michael Bravo
“This picture was taken at Marsovo field (literally: Field of Mars), where there is the Eternal Flame dedicated to the victims of revolutions and civil war of the beginning of 20th century. It was 4:09am local time. You can see a small group of people who were standing talking near the flame, and in the background you can see the vertical section of the opened Troitsky bridge, which spans Neva river when closed during the daytime.”

4) India - Delhi - Photo by Debashish Sengupta
“I got up early in the morning and I headed straight towards India Gate, the heart of Delhi to capture the monument as back drop of my theme, but hard luck there was dark clouds all over and it was completely dark. So finally I ended up with this…But It was great feeling altogether. LONG LIVE WORLDWIDE MOMENT OF PEACE!” Note: Debashish’s sign reads “Peace is not only better than war but infinitely more arduous. -Bernard Shaw / Support Worldwide Moment of Peace Wed - 5:39AM - India - September 9th”

5) Cayman Islands - George Town - Photo by Hanah
“This is how I usually spend my weeknights, after dinner. Online, talking to my parents in California and catching up with friends from the Philippines. The No H8 campaign logo on my laptop is a deliberate expression of gay pride during this worldwide moment.”

6) Pakistan - Lahore - Photo by Rehan
“I live in Pakistan and it was about to morning and sky was still dark. Moon was appeared in the sky I look around but didnt find any thing important as whole city was sleeping at that specific time. My friend invinted me to take picture and I dedicate this shot to him. Thanks Rehan.”

7) USA - Chesapeake, Virgina - Photo by Andy Mellon
“The band Mae www.whatismae.com in the studio putting the finishing touches on the (a)fternoon EP.”

8) USA - Indiana - Photo by Tricia McDowell
“As I tried to think of what would mean the most to me in my thought of peace I came to the conclusion that there would be less need for the loss that war and strife causes. I thank the soldiers who have served, I thank them for my freedom and for the ability to know that someday….I hope…the fighting will end and then there will be no more stones added to our Veteran’s Cemetary because of war.”

9) USA - Texas - Photo by Shaina Sheaff
“With the birth of my daughter, Norahleigh, came an amazing inner peace - unlike anything I have ever experienced.”

70 responses to: Worldwide Moment 2009 Photos

By Arfah on September 08, 09

MAMA I’m on this awesome person’s website! Hehe :P Aww thanks Brett :] So glad we all achieved this! Hopefully next year will be even bigger and even better!

Once again I must say, WONDERFUL CONCEPT :] Keep up the amazing work man!

By Jecca on September 08, 09

Love your picture Brett! Seems like tonight was already a great sucess :)

By Debashish on September 08, 09

It was simply fabulous ! It was actually my moment of peace and now looking forward to see all the entries.. Thanks Brett for this wonderful opportunity.

By Sandee on September 08, 09

I am excited to see what we all have, I didn’t have time to get ready for mine since I was at work but hey I got it done just in time! Something is better than nothing, even if its just landscape!

By Sandee on September 08, 09

I am excited to see what we all have, I didn’t have time to get ready for mine since I was at work but hey I got it done just in time! Something is better than nothing, even if its just landscape!

By Ablaze Sara Moisan on September 08, 09

I had a beautiful peaceful moment on the beach, and felt very connected to the world. Can’t wait to see everyone’s shots!!

By Stephanie Miller on September 08, 09

Great picture Benji! Definite success! Can’t wait to see the rest of the pics! :)

By Stephanie Miller on September 08, 09

Great picture Benji! Definite success! Can’t wait to see the rest of the pics! :)

By colleen hedtcke on September 08, 09

This is a great idea and I am so happy to be a part of it!! Peace and love be with you all! :)))

By Anthony on September 08, 09

Promoting Worldwide Moment at The Lives and Times… and I’m already having people ask how they can get involved next year!

By Anthony on September 08, 09

Promoting Worldwide Moment at The Lives and Times… and I’m already having people ask how they can get involved next year!

By Debbie Jacobs on September 08, 09

Peace to all, so happy to be a part of this awesome event

By Debbie Jacobs on September 08, 09

Peace to all, so happy to be a part of this awesome event

By Michael Scarmack on September 08, 09

for many years it has been a question, “what would happen if we all in the world just stopped for one minute and thought of peace in our respective mind set ?” A momentary second may be only a 60th of that time via a photographic shutter, yet what an awesome second.

In a world that needs all the collective support it can muster for each other is worthy of our interest and the world wide moment …. for peace … is absolutely the useful moment…. may humanity receive the Divine Love where all peace must lead, ya think ? !

peace and love my friends |:-)

By Samica D. Coulter on September 08, 09

I hope you all enjoyed participating as much as I did. Peace to all of you and to the entire world! Peace be with you all!

By Solomon Freeman on September 08, 09

Congratulation to Worldwide Moment & thank you to all the participants for making this worldwide phenomenon possible.

Here’s a short dance clip accompanied with my submitted photo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-1gwX50340

To World Peace y(^_^)y

By Justin Howe on September 09, 09

I only found out about this event two days ago, but I’m glad I did!! I just submitted my photo, and it was a wonderful experience to take that moment out of my day. Fantastic concept. Can’t wait to see the other shots. Can’t wait for next year!

By Yuko on September 09, 09

Benj, you did a great job and we did it! Thanks to you, we could share the same moment. I really enjoed that moment.

By Worldwide Moment on September 09, 09

A sincere thank you for believing in this project and believing in what we can peacefully accomplish together. Please be patient as we sort through more than 800 photos and stories. More photos will be posted each day. Peace, Brett

By Guy McLaren on September 09, 09

Where is the more button? Awesome job… Mine was added a few minutes ago

By allan reyes on September 09, 09

It was really unfortunate for my case because I became sick and had a high fever. All I can do was grab my phone and take a photo of me in bed.

But it was great to think that at that very moment more than a thousand of people were doing the same thing for the same cause.

I’m glad I was part of it.

By Nadya on September 09, 09

It is a great venture and I trust it will grow more and more year after year. This project makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, what with being a part of something so grand and global :D

Love and blessings to all who participated: May your world become the Peace of your heart.

By charles howse on September 09, 09

Great event! I’m happy to have been a part of it. Can’t wait to see the pictures!

By charles howse on September 09, 09

Great event! I’m happy to have been a part of it. Can’t wait to see the pictures!

By Erlin on September 09, 09

well done ;D

By J-Bird on September 09, 09

Great idea - proud to be a part of it - can’t wait to see the pix!

By freed on September 09, 09

Via the Yoko Ono group i was made aware of your wonderful initiative. Today 09-09-09 was also the begin of my first Flickr album, with another photo made for www.millenniumphoto.com to celebrate the millennium switch to New Year 2000.

By Dallas Arts Salon on September 09, 09

What a great idea & was thrilled to participate. Can’t wait to see all the photos. Greetings & peace from Dallas TX.

By Diana Lee on September 09, 09

Thanks for doing this, it was great fun! Looking forward to the gallery :-)

Diana Lee

By Kailee Jeon on September 09, 09

I was really pleased to be a part of this event ! I could feel the genuine meaning of “peace” while taking pictures. It was peaceful :)

By lani on September 09, 09

IT WAS FUN! CAN’T WAIT TO VIEW ALL THE PICTURES.

By Mia Karas on September 09, 09

Mission accomplished! Some people stopped by to ask me what I was taking a photo of at 8:09pm. And from there came the stories… A camera and a story bridges the gap between strangers on a street. Wonderful idea! Peace.

By Worldwide Moment on September 09, 09

Again, thank you so much for your support everyone. We’ll let you know when the gallery is up and running. Stay tuned! Peace!

By Gailsman on September 09, 09

I wondered what sort of image I would find this morning and where on my route into work it would be. Fortunately I found something worth showing the world. I got stopped by a policewoman who asked me what I was doing. I explained, and she said that she would look it up on the Internet. can’t wait to see all the different photos from across the globe.

By charles howse on September 09, 09

Great event! I’m happy to have been a part of it. Can’t wait to see the pictures!

By lauren on September 09, 09

wooo mae! THE BEST :]

By Jennifer M McConnell on September 09, 09

You know, when I first heard about this I figured it would be something small, more likely to be participated in by pro photographers in the USA. The actual outcome is unbelievable!!! This was a great experience, and I look very much forward to next years event.

By Jennifer M McConnell on September 09, 09

By ijil Rainbow Hawk Giver on September 10, 09

i am struck by all the comments hoping for an end to war and fighting, and remembering that for me when i feel the most PEACE is when i am actually doing something that makes me happy and smile - something that furthers my passion in life - something way deep down inside. Maybe if we all do what we LOVE then there would be no place for hate to be. ~ ijil Rainbow Hawk Giver ~

By Barbara on September 10, 09

This was so much fun and we at Peace Planet Project and Peace Planet Foundation are 100% in support of you, Brett! Just a comment…. it would have been 8:09 pm in D.C. (the East Coast), not 7:09 pm. Peace!

By Barbara on September 10, 09

By viry on September 10, 09

Greetings from a former reader of your blog and fellow trojan.. I am so proud of you and your project.. it has grown enormously and it’s proven to be of great success. Kudos to you, you’ve gone through a huge effort to get this movement going.. This is happening, and it is good. We need more people like you :]

In full support.. -Viry

By Hanah on September 11, 09

I’m so glad to be part of Worldwide Moment 09.09.09. I think one step to global peace would be to cast aside racial, sexual and social discrimination. There is so much space in the world to fill with love, and I don’t get why some people would rather fill it with hate. Xenophobia means ignorance. It’s time for people to open their minds and hearts. Thank you for giving everyone this opportunity to be heard.

By Deepesh Kumar on September 12, 09

Egarly waiting for the pics. I want to see when I clicked WWM pic (India @ 5:39 am) who all were there with me clicking pics for this amazing event. I really want to thank today’s technological advancement that allowed all of us (who participated) to share our moment for world peace. Cheers to all of you for success of this event, especially to Brett.

By Tricia McDowell on September 15, 09

I am SO honored to have been included in this blog….what a wonderful gift this idea was and it means so much to so many.

To all who participated….thank you!

By Ryan Miller on September 18, 09

The first picture is of my son, who I miss dearly. I am in Afghanistan right now, with six months remaining on my deployment. I hope one day peace can be attained so that my brothers and sisters in arms will not be in harms way.

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