U2 fans will know what I’m talking about when I say that “The future needs a big kiss” – hint: it’s from the lead single from the band’s new album “No Line on the Horizon.” And at shows across two continents, the band has been asking concert-goers to send the future a big kiss by posing for kiss photos, some of which end up on the big screen at the end of the show, and all of which end up on our tour page.

ONE volunteers have been helping to make that happen by roaming the various concert venues and taking photos of kissing fans. If you’ve been to a U2 show recently, you’ve probably seen the people in ONE T-shirts with cameras. You can see their results from the most recent show here:

But who are these photographers? In Phoenix, I spent some time with two great ONE volunteers who got a lot of people smooching, Mike and Destinee, and found out.

Mike Feyrer

Mike is professional photographer – and it shows in the great photos he took – and three years ago he visited Ghana to take pictures and learn more about that incredible country. He described it as a transformative event in his life: “I saw the incredible impact of economic development and visited many of the same sites Bono did.” Already a ONE member, he came back with an even stronger commitment to be an advocate for the world’s poorest people. He particularly appreciates ONE’s bipartisan approach and openness to all people, regardless of their background.

Destinee Mack

Destinee is a new ONE member who found out about ONE from her friend Hassan Shariff, a longtime ONE member profiled here. In fact, Destinee was the person to sign up at the show, quickly entering her information in one of our (RED) laptops. She was so excited to volunteer with ONE, she spent the entire night before the concert reading up about ONE and our issues at ONE.org, and a had a great time taking photos and learning on the fly.

-Aaron Banks