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Oct 19, 2006

"Insight, I believe, refers to the depth of understanding that comes by setting experiences, yours and mine, familiar and exotic, new and old, side by side, learning by letting them speak to one another." --Mary Catherine Bateson

New York, Melting Shot

New York City may not be the center of the world, but NYChildren, a new photo series, is beguiling proof that the Big Apple sits at the world's crossroads. With 192 countries out there, the project aims to capture an image of a child from each. The caveat? All the children must now live in New York. When it started, the project, headed by photographer Danny Goldfield, was about the pictures. Now Danny finds that it is about something much bigger: celebrating our diversity while building bridges in a cross-cultural community. The project is 67% completed and Danny has no idea how long it will take to finish -- he's simply enjoying the journey one snapshot at a time. An inspiring video catches the spirit of the project while providing great photos of children being children.