with a megaphone. he was raising awareness about skin cancer. australia has some of the highest rates of the disease anywhere in the world. the american photographer brought together a legion of naked strangers in the name of art and health. we have an opportunity to raise awareness about skin checks and i am honoured to be invited by skin checks champions to come here, make my art and just celebrate the body and protection. legislation had to be changed to allow public nudity for the first time in sydney s famous arc of sand. soon the birthday suits were replaced by the usual tracksuits and wet suits at bondi beach, but for the nude participants it was a day to savour. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.
volunteers have posed on sydney s bondi beach for an artwork designed to raise awareness of skin cancer. it s the latest project of the american photographer, spencer tunick. from sydney, phil mercer reports. bondi beach has never looked like this. 2,500 volunteers braved the early morning chill and intermittent rain in sydney for spencer tunick s latest art project. clothes and inhibitions were discarded. at dawn, the participants collectively embraced the sunrise, raising their arms towards the light. the photoshoot lasted about one hour. it is very cold in the morning as we were waiting on the beach from 3:30am. and it lightly rained, but then the skies cleared up and it was beautiful, so. the moment we stripped off, i think the excitement and invigoration of being alive was there and didn t notice the cold too much. spencer tunick orchestrated his
awareness of skin cancer. it s the latest project of the american photographer, spencer tunick. from sydney, phil mercer reports. bondi beach has never looked like this. 2,500 volunteers braved the early morning chill and intermittent rain in sydney for spencer tunick s latest art project. clothes and inhibitions were discarded. at dawn, the participants collectively embraced the sunrise, raising their arms towards the light. the photoshoot lasted about one hour. it is very cold in the morning as we were waiting on the beach from 3:30am. and it lightly rained, but then the skies cleared up and it was beautiful, so. the moment we stripped off, i think the excitement and invigoration of being alive was there and didn t notice the cold too much. spencer tunick orchestrated his latest massive nude photo shoot from the top of a small crane
latest massive nude photo shoot from the top of a small crane with a megaphone. he was raising awareness about skin cancer. australia has some of the highest rates of the disease anywhere in the world. the american photographer brought together a legion of naked strangers in the name of art and health. we have an opportunity to raise awareness about skin checks and i am honoured to be invited by skin checks champions to come here, make my art and just celebrate the body and protection. legislation had to be changed to allow public nudity for the first time in sydney s famous arc of sand. soon the birthday suits were replaced by the usual tracksuits and wet suits at bondi beach, but for the nude participants it was a day to savour. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.
soundtrack, the title song fame and out here on my own. and she performed both at the academy awards. what a platform to launch her career. and the first, i believe, afro latina actress or performer to be nominated for an oscar outside of the acting category. so she did make history and she won for fame. so that already made her quite a, you know, a force. and when flashdance came around, that was interesting. giorgio moroder, the very legendary disco producer worked with donna summer, was hired to write the theme song for that, and they paired him with her, paramount, she was under contract to paramount, and they came up with this song. and, the legend goes, in a limousine ride in new york city. and, well, that one exceeded even fame. i mean, what a classic song. what a feeling. in australia, 2,500 naked volunteers have posed on sydney s bondi beach for an artwork designed to raise