New celebrity ambassadors revealed for 'Hear the World' campaign
Mischa Barton, Billy Idol and Maggie Gyllenhaal are the latest celebrities to be photographed by musician Bryan Adams for the Hear the World campaign, an initiative set up to raise awareness about the issue of hearing loss.
As official photographer for the campaign, Mr Adams has photographed a number of celebrities including Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger, Amy Winehouse, Dionne Warwick, Joss Stone and Annie Lennox. Each individual is captured holding the Hear the World pose, with a hand behind one ear, symbolising conscious hearing.
While hearing loss is one of the world’s most preventable disabilities, it is also one of the most common. 500 million people worldwide, more than 10 percent of the world’s population have a hearing loss and the number is expected to increase to 700 million by the year 2015.
In the UK, a staggering 1 in 7 people experience some degree of hearing loss and studies have shown that a hearing disability can have a significant negative effect on a person’s social, emotional and physical wellbeing.
Hear the World is a non profit initiative launched by hearing device manufacturer Phonak in 2006. The campaign educates the public about the importance of protecting their hearing, the social and emotional implications of hearing loss and the available solutions for those with hearing loss.
Many of the images have appeared in the Hear the World magazine, a quarterly lifestyle publication that is devoted to the culture of hearing. Focusing on hearing and sound, the magazine covers a broad range of topics, from music, to art, nature, and everything else that makes life more beautiful.
Readers can order a free copy or subscribe to Hear the World magazine by visiting www.hear-the-world.com. Net proceeds of the magazine benefit the Hear the World Foundation that supports charitable organisations and projects focused on helping people with hearing loss.
Click on the links to see photos of the following celebrities:
Bryan Adams
Michael Bublé
Common
Dionne Warwick
Josh Groban
Jerry Hall
Joss Stone
Chad Kroeger
Lindsay Lohan
Kelly Osborne
Rod Stewart
Annie Lennox talks about her role as a Hear the World ambassador, here.
Comments
I got the last issue of the Hear the World magazine free from there website - its a really good read.
Posted by: Michael Taylor | January 7, 2009 07:43 PM