Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Kitsmumma, about 1 year ago

Very powerful image. Nice work.

micmac, about 1 year ago

ouf! you did it ,great piece ,one we remember forever.

Paul Louis Vil..., about 1 year ago

Love it! :D

britishphotos, about 1 year ago

Great concept photo.

Charles Dobbs, about 1 year ago

Really great shot Nando and the message is perfectly visible!

Mugsy, about 1 year ago

Brilliant concept!

Andrew Walker, about 1 year ago

thats really effective, well done, love it

Nando Machado, about 1 year ago

Thank you for the comments, guys. Luckily, my dad has a box with souvenirs from his army days (it’s compulsory in Brazil, not that he’s ever been in any conflict).

Helen Bascom, about 1 year ago

Great message.

misschristina95, about 1 year ago

Is that a smashing pumpkins song? ;) Nice.

Nando Machado, about 1 year ago

Thanx Helen.
Christina, you’re right. “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” is the name of a Smashing Pumpkins song (great song, by the way). :)

janik, about 1 year ago

Powerful image.

berndt2, about 1 year ago

Outstanding!

justjulie, about 1 year ago

this is one powerful image – would make a fantastic billboard for a human rights group – if I was you I would contact Amnesty Int and see if they are interested,

Nando Machado, about 1 year ago

Hmm… that’s actually an interesting idea Julie. I might do that. Thank you for suggesting! :)

Paul Vanzella, about 1 year ago

great concept – perfectly executed… love it!

Jen Cannella, about 1 year ago

Fantastic image…brilliant!

Jennifer Vickers, 11 months ago

Wow. great emotion found here. Faith is needed for anyone encountering one of these bullets.

Judith Oppenhe..., 11 months ago

Compelling imagery.

wanda lechene, 11 months ago

very powerful image very nice very well thought

u03ajp4, 11 months ago

contradictive but ace

Snapshooter, 11 months ago

Very creative. Great composition.

Lars

Mardynn, 11 months ago

Love it

Hazel, 10 months ago

Strong image. Fantastic

Bramble, 10 months ago

Very powerful stuff.

dominiquelandau, 10 months ago

muito bom..:)))))))

Simon Mears, 10 months ago

so simple an image, so brilliantly creative. and it does make one think..

jean-michel ma..., 9 months ago

exelent…..!!!

richardfrank, 9 months ago

I really like this Nando, simple and elegant, nice work

Jeremy Harrington, 8 months ago

awesome work and a great song haha, nice shot mate

Tessa Bishop, 4 months ago

Stunning image, very powerful

Vedran Arnautovic, 4 months ago

This is fckn brilliant!!!

Maureen Bloesch, 4 months ago

VERY strong image!

Klaudy Krbata, 4 months ago

powerful concept, well done

Heather Rivet..., 4 months ago

outstanding

MuscularTeeth, 4 months ago

superb work !

Steven Sandner, 4 months ago

Awesome work! love the idea and the spotless processing! A+++

barnsy, 4 months ago

brilliant! one of the most powerful images i’ve seen

Cathie Tranent, 4 months ago

So simple, and yet speaks volumes! Well done!

EvCohen, 4 months ago

Fantastic, Well done and good work

Nando Machado, 4 months ago

Thank you people! I’m glad to see that so many people find this image “powerful”. It’s one of my favourites as well.

betha, 3 months ago

Saw this in the buyer’s booth.. compelled to seek out the original. It is an amazing composition. The simple sybolisim of the piece shows such a depth of the world we live in. Well done

Nando Machado in reply to betha’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanx betha. I suppose it’s an everpresent reality, even when one doesn’t live in a conflict area.

Sylvere, 3 months ago

I saw this in the buyer’s booth too…
Great concept and really well done.

blueeyesjus, 19 days ago

amazing image nando, i don’t have the words to elegantly express the power of this shot, brilliant work

WingsOfAngels, 19 days ago

Awesome Shot.. it would make a great tshirt!!

Nando Machado in reply to WingsOfAngels’s comment, 16 days ago

Thanks WingsOfAngels. This was, in fact, a t-shirt for a while, but it had some problems with any colours that weren’t white, so I deleted it…

WingsOfAngels, 16 days ago

You’re so very welcome Nando.. and that definitely sucks.. it’s too bad that the image couldn’t be saved somehow.. so that when it is transferred.. it highlights it on other colored tshirts.. there has to be someway to do that.. hmmmm

blueeyesjus, 16 days ago

I must agree with wings here, we were both discussing how this should definitely be a t-shirt, is it still possible to buy as a white t?

Nando Machado in reply to blueeyesjus’s comment, 16 days ago

There – It’s in my clothing. Have a look. In other colours it’d show as a white square with the image in it… also, at the moment I’m photoshopless, so I can’t really sort it out now…

Nando Machado in reply to WingsOfAngels’s comment, 16 days ago

Hi, the comment above also applies to your question ;)

blueeyesjus, 16 days ago

Thanks so much Nando, i really appreciate you doing that

WingsOfAngels, 16 days ago

If nothing else, I would see about having a transfer made of it.. then perhaps finding a way to create an image from that.. something that might work .. as for being photoshopless.. um if nothing else you might try this link.. there are older versions of photo programs and they might help at least a little. www.oldversion.com

WingsOfAngels, 16 days ago

can’t help that I love the image.. ;o)

Dylan DeLosAng..., 11 days ago

I haven’t yet read the artist or anyone else comment on the actual significance of this image, if one can be so presumptuous to do so.
The only message I can draw form this image is that Religion kills, i.e., behind every bullet is a faith of some sort. I love it.

Nando Machado in reply to Dylan DeLosAngeles’s comment, 10 days ago

Hi Dylan. In fact, it’s suppose to associate guns/wars with death. However, I like your interpretation on religion/beliefs versus pain/suffering. Thank you for your comment.