EXHIBITION ‘4 CONTINENTS 4 CHANGE’ at 15 White Street (Manhattan’s TriBeCa district), New York.

After the great success in Italy, the Shoot4Change photo tour stops in New York with an exhibition at Soho Photo Gallery. The images are from the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas and aim to raise public awareness on social issues by shining a light on events occurring in forgotten regions of the world.Over thirty photographers involved, including children, students, amateurs and National Geographic professionals.

Shoot4Change photographers from Asia tell the story of “Those Who Remained” with images from the streets of Fukushima after the 2011 Tsunami. Images from Myanmar show a world rich in color and texture, despite widespread poverty. With thousands fleeing this region, viewers begin to understand what life is like for the Muslim communities in Myanmar who are suffering persecution.

From Africa, viewers will see “City of The Dead,” in Cairo, Egypt, with its haunting scenes of villagers who live in a monumental cemetery. And in Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, the natives are captured in gritty, mesmerizing images by a 15 year old photographer.

In Europe, you find the story of “The Mud House,” where traces of the memory of the land and its history remain etched into a house and the family that inhabits it. Images from Ukraine provide an unflinching look at the cancer epidemic among children from Chernobyl.

In the Americas, viewers will come face to face the griping topic of “Mental Illness in American Prisons;” poverty and violence in low income communities of NYC and life in the Amazon, where medical missionaries bring treatment to impoverished coastal communities.

An installation of images from the Occupy Movement unites Europe and America with photos from both the Rome and NYC actions, and the work of Next Generation, the Shoot4Change international project to teach social photography to children around the world demonstrates the global alliance that unifies the organization.

4 Continents 4 Change opens July 5th 2012 in conjunction with SOHO Photo Gallery’s annual National Photography Competition winner’s exhibition. Workshops and other events, including a Shoot4Minutes portfolio review will take place during the month. All proceeds generated from sales of the 4 Continents 4 Change collection will be used to assist in funding local projects and/or other charitable causes.

Following New York, the tour returns to Europe with an exhibition scheduled to open in Rome, December 2012.

SOHO Photo Gallery: 15 White Street, NYC Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 1 – 6 pm Free entry

For further Information: www.shoot4change.net Founder/President: Antonio Amendola [email protected] Press Office: Serafino Rescina, [email protected] Matteo Minasi [email protected] Curated By: Grace Roth [email protected] Yelena Futeran [email protected] Visual Design: Carla Ciatto, [email protected]