16 September, 1986 was the International Day of Peace at the UN.
11 December, 1986 was UNICEF's 40th anniversary.
During the 86 days spanning those two dates, two teams carried a flame around the world to events celebrating Peace and Children. Recently, I've been re-examining some of my photographs from that journey. This series of posts is part of that re-examination.
I first heard of the idea for the First Earth Run from the founders as they began articulating the idea to others. I was inspired to contribute time as a volunteer by the idea of doing something positive to remind us all of how we are connected. As I write this, I'm not sure how to reconcile that optimism with the state of the world today, though I think reexamining my experience and looking again at the images of people celebrating peace and children, and the images of this beautiful planet we share, will help me in my process.
I hope you find inspiration and solace as you look at the images I collected during that journey.