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Foreword
A picture is said to be worth more than a thousand words. We live in a world where we
are bombarded with words and pictures - a fickle world with which it can be difficult to stay in
tune, difficult to feel a sense of belonging, and difficult just to enjoy the moment at hand.
Photography can help us tackle these difficulties. It can freeze a moment and re-
mind us of a time gone by. It captures decisive junctures in our lives. It reminds
us of people and places. In this way pictures tie people and generations together.
Our clubs and associations do likewise. We often use the concept “Association Den-
mark”. Nowhere else in the world is there found such a number and variety of associ-
ations per capita. An association is a gathering of people with a common interest. As
long as the interest is lawful, the Danish Constitution guarantees the right of every-
one to form an association. In Denmark this is a fundamental right to freedom.
Many avail themselves of this freedom. This book demonstrates in pictures how many associations we
have - and yet these are but a handful of the more than 500 registered associations found in Aarhus.
It makes me proud and glad to see how much joy and companionship is created in our associ-
ations. They bind people together in wholesome communities. They shape a framework around
being together both within and outside of the associations. We have political, cultural and athletic
associations. This is where people with a common interest meet. But there is more to it than that;
an association offers the opportunity for people to get to know one another, for new friendships
to form and for a platform for the exchange of experiences, opinions and points of view to devel-
op. In associations we develop a mutual understanding, and better ourselves as human beings.
It is therefore my wish that even more will become active in our associations. We all have some-
thing to contribute to the community, and the associations have in turn something to give back
to all of us. I therefore want to thank the three members of the Association of Aarhus Amateur
Photographers for this lovely book. It is a testimony to the life which flourishes in the associa-
tions, and an inspiration for all of us to participate in the community spirit the associations foster.
Rabih Azad-Ahmad
Alderman, Department of Culture and Citizens’ Services, Municipality of Aarhus
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Det siges, at et billede siger mere end 1.000 ord. Vi lever i en verden, hvor vi bombarderes med
ord og billeder. En omskiftelig verden, hvor det til tider kan være svært at følge med, svært at
føle sig rodfæstet og svært at nyde øjeblikket.
Det kan fotografiet hjælpe os med. Det fastfryser øjeblikket og minder os om en tid, der var.
Det fastfryser skelsættende tidspunkter i vores liv. Det minder os om steder og mennesker. På
den måde binder billedet mennesker og generationer sammen.
Det samme gør vores foreninger. Vi taler ofte om begrebet ”Foreningsdanmark”. Intet andet
sted i verden findes der så mange og så forskellige foreninger per indbygger. En forening er
en sammenslutning af personer, der har et fælles formål. Så længe formålet er lovligt, sikrer
Grundloven, at alle har ret til at danne en forening. I Danmark et det en grundlæggende fri-
hedsret.
Det er en frihed, som mange benytter sig af. Denne bog viser i billeder, hvor mange forskellige
foreninger vi har – og så er det endda kun et meget lille udpluk af de flere end 500 registrerede
foreninger, vi har i Aarhus.
Det gør mig stolt og glad at se, hvor meget glæde og fællesskab, der skabes i vores foreninger.
Foreningerne binder mennesker sammen i sunde fællesskaber. De er ramme om samvær både i
og uden for foreningen. Vi har politiske foreninger, kulturforeninger og sports- og idrætsforenin-
ger. Det er her, at mennesker med en fælles interesse mødes. Men det er mere end det. Det er
i foreningerne, at mennesker lærer hinanden at kende, det er her, at nye venskaber opstår, det
er her, vi udveksler erfaringer, meninger og synspunkter. Det er i foreningerne, at vi udvikler
forståelse for hinanden og udvikler os selv som bedre mennesker.
Jeg har derfor et ønske om, at endnu flere bliver aktive i vores foreninger. Vi har alle noget at
give til fællesskabet, og foreningerne har noget at give igen til os alle. Jeg vil derfor gerne takke
de tre fotografer fra Aarhus Fotografiske Amatørklub for denne flotte bog. Den er et vidnesbyrd
om det liv, der er i vores foreninger, og en inspiration til os alle om at tage del i foreningernes
fællesskab.
Rabih Azad-Ahmad
Rådmand for Kultur og Borgerservice, Aarhus Kommune