Thirteen photographers from across the world watched images of the Indian Ocean tsunami with the same paralyzed horror as did the rest of us. They wanted to help raise money, and did so by producing a book called, "Images to Brighten Our World", a 110-page full-color book of stunning images, with all proceeds benefitting tsunami-related charities.

Photographer James Geddes of Seattle, Washington (www.TakeYourBestShot.com), co-edited the compilation with fellow photographer Trine Sirnes of Norway (www.sirnesphotography.com). 'As an artist deeply touched by the recent tragedy, I was searching for a way to make a difference," explains Geddes, who founded the online photographers' guild Digital Photography Internationale (DPI). "I wanted to do something more to help than just put links to tsunami relief agencies on my web site."

Geddes reached out to fellow digital photographers across the globe to donate their work for what would become, over the course of three weeks of online collaboration, Images to Brighten Our World, a full-color coffee table photography book available through the publish-on-demand technology of Lulu (www.lulu.com), a company founded by open source entrepreneur Bob Young.

Young took a special interest in the project. "It is the combination of instant communication and visual images our modern technology makes possible that has created bonds around the world," writes Young in an introduction to the book. "We do not need to know what he is saying when we see a picture of a father holding an injured child. In an instant - in a moment faster than the fastest speed reader, or more clearly than the most sympathetic radio voice - we understand this could have been us."

$25.00 of the book's $34.95 jacket price will to go three charities doing work in tsunami-affected countries: Save the Children, The Humane Society, and Sarvodaya in Sri Lanka. To purchase the book, visit: http://dpinternationale.com/