March for Tuberculosis in South Africa

[chopsky]

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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[tnoisaw]

Nice work!

I lost my grandfather to TB and never got to meet him. :cry

[ShepsMom]

Wow, good shots! Very touching indeed. You've got to feel for these people.

[photogmomma]

Very powerful! Awesome shots...

[saurora]

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!

[ArchiTexas]

#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!

[Richard]

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

Regards,

[chopsky]

Thanks guys.

Some more from the day:

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[gefillmore]

Very powerful! Awesome shots...

can't say it better than this-