On Nelson Mandela's birthday, NY-photographer Scott McDermott captured some of the world's most famous names - Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro, Queen Latifah, Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman, Will.I.Am - each raising their hands to pledge action to improve the planet.
In Frank Kelly's "Raise My Hands," writer/narrator Elliot Kotek poetically ponders the experiences behind their seemingly simple gestures - war, peace, violence, freedom, action, restraint, fame, disease and fortune - and considers the impact these few dozen hands have had on the world in which we breathe.