“Since being conceived in 1992 during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, “sustainable development” has become a buzzword that has helped guide development around the world. The goals have followed a steady trajectory of increased emphasis — from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, strengthening the world’s new development Paradigm.
“At the heart of the SDGs addressed by the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are 17 key goals that call for action by all countries to end poverty and other deprivations. These must go hand in hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality and spur economic growth — all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests, according to the UN.
“The only challenge is: how to translate all those goals into a strong commitment and action.
“To flesh out the ideas so that people can understand them easily and therefore take action, Bangkok Tribune has come up with a project: “SDGs I The Depth of Field”, using its signature style of photojournalism — storytelling through photo essays — to interpret and translate the ideas and challenges behind the goals into powerful visual stories told through the lenses of noted photographers.”
It was 2022 when the world was approaching halfway through the deadline set for all SDGs to be accomplished that we at Bangkok Tribune too seriously started to question: Whether these global goals would be achieved, given the ideologies and complexities of critical global challenges the world was facing.
So came the project; first as the Photo Essay series, and then this book, SDGs l The Depth of Field.
Spanning over those three years, we took the audience through text and photographs depicting various landscapes, development paths, and communities, as well as a glimpse into the lives and personal experiences influenced by the challenges and hopes brought by the SDGs.
Global aspirations and local realities were brought closer with our same intention at the news agency: To “bridge the gap” and “connect the dots”, informing and inspiring people so that they can have more knowledge and understanding, and thus, more power and role in decision-making over issues of importance to their lives.
Hundreds of hard copies of the book, SDGs l The Depth of Field, have been distributed to university libraries, institutions, and organisations working in the field nationwide as part of our social contribution: giving back to society.
This month, we are also proud to launch an E-book version of the book for the general public to read. Please check it out on this page.
Best Regards,
Bangkok Tribune
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