there's blood on your whisper #1

Wow! Beautiful tones in this one. Echoes of ‘Wolf Creek’ for me. Always loved the myth of the highway…..

How can something so disturbing, be so inspiring and so beautiful? But it is and it works so well – very thought-provoking,

Wow – is that road kill? This is a very haunting image, I adore it!

fantastic work,,,and I agree with Deborahs comment,,,, well done

Powerful image……………

Wow…... seriously powerful image. I agree with Deborah. The lighting and tones are amazing. What was the lighting set up for this photo?

is that a road kill? or ur pet?

:(

Spooky!

Beautiful work.
I love how the road line marking leads into the shot also the cross processed style tones.

Mick

Intensely sad and beautiful – completed by the perfect title.

As someone else said – so tragic but so beautiful. Great work!

your art is another manifestation of your poetic mind…...... wonderful seems not enough.. but it is wonderful….....b

oh gosh what a statement here jessica.
real or set up this is so beautiful.
my guess is, it is real?
the red dress has such a significance, ie representing blood.
it kinda reminds me of when we drove to north QLD and passed so much road kill on the way that on the way back home we photographed it all.
so so sad and sickening, yet very common on our country roads.
this has such a strong distinguished feeling to it and such a delicate aesthetic. ;-) xox

fantastic work. brave model.

Wow, so amazing. Is that roadkill? I hope not!

Compassion! It’s either road kill or she just got there in time to save the fox from it.

Very sad, there’s no communicating caution is there…?

Wow.

What a great photograph. This is what high quality art photography.

A wonderful photo, the colour and contrast with the different contrasts of asphalt and gravel. Well done.

Awesome

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Sad and beautiful- there is a bond between humans and dogs like a mother and child sometimes.

OMG this is so incredible.
Love the red dress this is awesome Jessica increidble work.

impressive…

This is great Jess. Another amazingly creative and poignant piece of art. Cheers.

amazing – no matter if setup or “real”. always the right amount of mystic light which creates a subconcious threat in your pictures.

Un-friggin’-believable!!! Most would not even think of a composition like this, let alone do it but… not only did you, you did it so well!! The hand on the fox – the bare feet – the red dress… You’re so good Jess!

Rog

amazing work well done

Great editorial image.

I am speechless (picking jaw off floor)

I agree with those above. How can something that is so utterly sad and disturbing, be so compelling to look at it. It’s like Little Red Rding Hood is devastated by the death of the wolf, once dead realizing it isn’t as ferocious as she once thought.

Your mind never ceases to amaze me.

Hope she’s had her rabies shots.

Such a powerful and thought-provoking image. Incredible…love it.

is that road kill modelling? strange

but really different :) love it

I borrowed Rog’s comment ~ He said it the best ~ ” Un-friggin’-believable!!! Most would not even think of a composition like this, let alone do it but… not only did you, you did it so well!! The hand on the fox – the bare feet – the red dress… You’re so good Jess!”

Excellent Work….ignites many emotions within ….

what a piece, hope the fox was fake?

Incredibly MOVING! So much…. Words fail me.

So much to ponder…
Real or unreal, should we cry or should we be inspired?
One thing is for sure… you always give art 100%
...and art so often reflects life…ù
x

WOW!!!
Beautiful work very well done.

Interesting shot. Like the composition…................ ( I saw more foxes in one night driving cabs in inner Melbourne than I have ever seen while living in the bush )

Moving image!

Wow beautiful and sad and moving work!

Wow Jess! What an amazing image this is!

The hard conservationist in me is glad to see another dead feral animal because it is so destructive to the native environment…..and yet you have engaged my compassion by the tenderness you’ve brought to this with your bare feet and shoulder, soft hand and hidden face.

Such a gift you have!

Powerful eye- and mind-catcher!

An amazing image…draws you in and pushes you away at the same time.

Well you really shocked me with this one, how amazing. Excellent, well done. Wow.

ummmm…. like WOW! – great concept.

A very compassionate gesture…....

my stomach dropped.Wow.

wow! great work

Foxy opportunism.. I love it!

Awwww….poor baby….:(
Wonderful opp shot.

in a word – WOW!

Crazy powerful!

I like how the only face we can see is that of the fox…

touching

what a silly place to sleep, don’tya know it’s dangerous near the road!!

Oh, Yeah and a great image by the way.well done!!

Extremely powerful image,Cliff.

DISTURBINGLY BEAUTIFUL!

brilliant

Wow Great composition and tones!!!! Love It !!!
Amazing work !!

What a powerful statement Jess.
I may be going off on some left-wing tangent here, but its always disheartening to see animals left on the side of the road for so long after they’ve been run over. Sometimes weeks go by before they are removed. I guess it just shows how mankind truly values their existence.
This is an incredible piece of work, and an instant fav..

So powerful indeed Jess…..the emotion pours out of this image….wow!!

it’s beautiful in an achey sort of way…....xxxx

wow this is just powerful and amazing!!!

...not much I can add to the abundance of comments. The tone, red dress, composition all add up the a great pic with emotion. Hiding the ladys face has good effect also. The viewer can place themselves in the pic.

In this pic I see a human that morns for the loss of life.

This is disturbing and mesmerising. The soft, dreamy tones combined with the harsh image/concept make it really striking.

you have outdone your self here!!! Congrats what an evocative image

Oh god, oh god god god crying I can’t describe how this has touched my heart and soul..I am shaking.

courageous and beautiful

Beauitiful image, and a very powerful state ment. mans desire for travel and quiter cars. There was a girl in belfast steped out infront of a bus, she thought it was a padestrian zone and the bus was that silent she never heard it, poor girl was crushed.

intense.

This is so amazing! Really Grabs you and makes you think. Excellent Work!!

keep coming back to this Jess….. just the colour tone, the idea/concept, execution… true work of art… your masterpiece in my book! Outstanding thinking and image to justify your thoughts and vision!!

this is absolutely stunning.! i love your work so much!

an instant fav. colors, composition! great work

What a very MOVING and POWERFUL image!!!

Amazing tones, concept and execution. And it really is powerful.

Very powerful image!

What a powerful and emotive image! Excellent work!

beautiful!

Dramatic in a gentle but powerful way.

I really do love this image. It just shows that beauty can be present anywhere, given the right perspective. I wish I had your eye for such things…

Gripping is the first thing that comes to mind.

This is sensational. Truly, beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time.

Haunting, powerful, disturbing, thought provoking! Exceptional composition!

amazing image….disturbing, haunting, but beautifully expressed…..

This is… a for lack of words the most beautiful picture I have ever seen. I love it! There seems to be a meaning I cant quite grasp but its there on the edges of my mind when I see this.

wow! this is fantastic!! I love the composition !! Good work!!

Wow. I can only echo what has been said by a lot of the posts. Hauntingly beautiful.

Horrible and wonderful at the same time. Poor foxy.

so sad. yet so thought provoking…love it

This image scares me on so many levels!

Powerfully tender, best thing i’ve seen for ages. “and i don’t mean dead foxes”.

I love it. Absolutley love it. Beautiful :) well in a tragic inspiring way

Wendy summed this up perfectly, ....”amazing image….disturbing, haunting, but beautifully expressed…..” all I can add to that would be, indeed!

I do the cross every time I pass a dead kindred spirit…..........

Wow…

Sublime…

will a gobsmacked do? I am

Very good storytelling, it reminds me of a book called Spirit Fox, by Mickey Zucker Reichert.

An extraordinary image, it is masterfully composed and heartbreaking!

Jessica Tremp !!

... you’re amazing, this is so incredibly powerful and what a story .. it sets the mind reeling ..

xx

AMAZING…I love this picture SOOOO MUCH… gives me goosebumps….You’re amazing

What a great comment. I hope it was impromptu.

amazing,fantastic,powering its just everything into one.very nice

amazing _

This is such a stunning, powerful image! OMG! Great work! -Kitty

What an amazing composition! Fantastic!

how many times did u drive by this poor dead animal…trying to decide what to do with it? as sad and as heart-rending it is to ME? it is STILL a fascinating image…too bad u couldn’t put it as a message for humans vs nature….....

ok…a dumb question…i didn’t know they had red fox IN Australia? lol

Wonderful image well captured , congrats on a beautiful photo , sad as it is

Had to come back for a second look ;)

Interesting photograph and thought provoking.

An unusual image! and attention grabbing. I have mixed emotions about this image but I guess that is what art is about.

oh yeah? well, i’ll bet i’m the first to favorite this!

haha. the best take on little red riding hood and the wolf! its a reversal and trips out the mythology. so many people do unoriginal takes on it on here. retitle it!! :)

Wow, I really love the message that I’m getting from this piece.

a wonderfully poetic image.

encore encore

so love this image.
tis gallery material, me girl! ;-) xox

woah! very moving image!

Very interesting photo. A couple of comments.

1) If the fox is actually roadkill (and I believe it is) then I only hope it was ‘fresh’ and in cool weather. The model would have really been ‘uncomfortable’ – to say the least! – in that position.

2) The fox appears to be a ‘vixen’ (female) and in whelp (given birth). The nipples are very visible and look to have been nursed recently. The distended belly is more evidence that this is very likely a real ‘roadkill’ and had been dead for over 24 hours. And another piece of evidence for expecting the model was, hopefully, ‘well compensated’ for her efforts!

3) Another feature that points to actual ‘roadkill’ is the condition of the front right leg. It is rotated awkwardly; distal to the median of the foreleg; obviously compound fracture from blunt force trauma. And there is an ‘odd flap of fur’ between both front legs. This would suggest the front right leg is broken and that the right side of the body was badly torn in the hit.

4) The facial ‘grimace’ is the look that sets in with rigor mortis; muscle stiffening following death. The teeth are bared in a way that is completely unnatural to a resting animal. Again, rigor mortis in the upper lip muscles, causing contracting.

If the model was not compensated well for this effort, then she must have been moved by ‘artistic or social’ zealousness. She is however, quite alive. Her 3rd digit (middle finger) on her left hand is ‘lifted’. That muscle reaction only occurs in a ‘living specimen’. Once again -pointing (no pun intended) – to the very likely scenario that this was NOT an easy model gig!!! Wow!! Those Aussie Sheilas really are something ain’t they?

Now, I really suspect this was a ‘self-modeling’ job, too. Why ask – or even pay – someone to do something you could just do yourself. Eh? ”. D

All-in-all, as many have said, this is one very powerful image. Moving on many planes of social interest, it is haunting. Very nice work.

Hehe, it’s funny all the people wondering if it was your pet.
This image is so sad. Just as I looked at it I saw an ant on my drawing pad thing for the computer and I was about to kill it with my cup but instead I let it crawl in and now it’s drinking the rest of my tea hehe
It’s just so sad that nobody cares about roadkill, in fact like people here have just referred to it as a ‘roadkill’ instead of a fox. I just saw a haunting thing the other day when a bird ran into this guys tire and it got flung around and came towards me completely stunned with it’s wings outstretched and I could just see something in it’s eyes. Very moving and this just reminded me of that.

Congratulation (for lack of a better word) for laying next to this fox for a very moving and meaningful photograph. This should be a national poster.

The mark of an artist…..visualizing what can be beautiful in a traumatic event. This is poignant yet uplifting…...in terms of the human compassion that is shared for all life…...you have created a collector piece with this image…...take care and warm regards…..

Rest in peace little fox.

I keep coming back to this picture… Its super heavy duty.

hey, great work. i think it’s safe to say we’ve all ended up in this position after a big night out. i know i have….

you have some really stand out stuff. look forward to seeing more.

Well done Jessica….I very stunning and moving piece of work!!!!!

This is absolutely breathe taking…. Great job

So many emotions conjured up by this image. Brilliant work!

emotional and very symbolic colors!

this is amazing.
very well done.

Incredible shot, very moving, so many people hate foxes and try to kill them, this shot is so moving and powerful.

brillant shot, well done

This is one of the most beautiful and sad creations I’ve seen on Red Bubble. Such a huge emotional impact!! Fantastic.

brilliant. great concept.

Your portfolio is stunning – powerful beautiful art

Your work is amazing, i love the comment someone made in referenece to little red riding hood.
The environmentalist in me doesn’t get that sad when I see a dead fox, but they are beautiful creatures in their natural environment.
On a lighter note, it reminds me of a friend who was visiting from sweden and she saw more dead kangaroos then live ones so she made us stop the car at every road kill so she could lie down next to one and get a photo.

superb!

What a wonderful and disturbing picture. Wow.

so sad, but beautiful

The red in your dress, makes me think of the blood that has spilled. The image is truly haunting and yet so powerful. What a great job you have done with this one.

Stunning image full of compassion.

Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I kneel before you and say “Thankyou”

This image has such a cinematic beauty. Highly emotionally charged, great composition and colour. Endless Sleep.

Jess – I think this is the best shot I’ve seen from you yet! Very moving and provoking. Very contemporary.

Wow, just wow! Love this, Jessica – well done, indeed :-D

I shed a tear when I viewed this image. Beautiful and haunting. I think this one will stay with me.

Excellent work!

wow, beautiful shot.
great capture

impressive… ..............

This is a very meaningful photo with a like message!

This is such a heart rendering image , wonder work

Wow Jessica what a moving image. I love this you have talent and soul.

Exceptional and thought provoking!

Wow!

so much emotion..

great !

How sad, so very sad :(

It is hard to say something that has not already been said of such a powerful image. It sure does make one think. Fantastic work!!

a killer one!!!

Poor little Fox. Touching conceptual photograph.. truly well done.

so touching. great photography.

Unreal! beautiful pic… :)

touching raw beauty

a very powerful and beautiful work…your best I think. sublime art direction.

WTF!
are they dead?

she’s pretty clever this one.
Highway romance, Chechnovia approves.

That´s the kind of picture which gives inspiration for stories.

brilliant wrk

Outstanding shot

Woah! Intriguing

I was not sure what I thought of this image, but I kept coming back to it so I think it is great, very moving. I am not sure I could either take the photo or be the model but it is fantastic to look at
:)

Wow. Amazing!

Super spooky. It raises lots of questions. Is the woman grieving for the little fox? Is the soul of the fox taking the form of a woman in a red dress? Did they die together? Are we being asked how we can turn our back on a dead animal on the side of the road? Very intriguing to say the least.

This is so beautiful and somewhat haunting at the same time.
If only I could dare to take photos like this.
I’m very inspired.

There is always an end. A touch of anti-denial. In sight, in mind, in our face. Genius!

very nice. I like it.

Very emotional piece. Amazing work

I live 45 minutes outside of the city…and I am constantly being told by other drivers that I should not swerve to miss anilmals on the road. I work in the city and make this drive every day.

I have slammed on my brakes for foxes, a baby bear, and multiple deer.
I can honestly say that I think I would have been the first out of my car, and in tears, much the eway this art depicts(yourself) greiving for the lost life of the fox.

I love this. Truely…..love it!.
Actually held my breath for a moment when I stopped to see this!!!!

wow

oh dear this is so touching. the most emotional thing i have seen in a long time. i love it. well you know what i mean. this is totally me and my daughter. we’ve even been known to say as we were driving along ohhhhhhhhh no only to discover it was a piece of tire. and i have discovered that you cannot help but slam on the brakes. its an automatic reflex. i grew up hearing not to do that also. i think it may be impossible. that photo is so touching. really thats the most amazing real emotion that i have seen in a long time. your thoughtfulness in the piece touches me to the core.

excellent work! vivid.

how true. beautiful. I felt a pang, so it’s worked for me. x

Wow…there is so much feeling in this. I hae lived on a many a road were the kill makes you hold your breath when you see it. I have been fortunate enough to have never had a close call myself, but once when I was small I remember my mother bursting in the house sobbing….she had hit not one but two stray kittens and was begging my brother to go back with her to get them. We burried them in our backyard that night. This photo makes me think of that. Nice stirring work.

Incredible statement through this image…very well done!

amazing story telling shot

your pictures have so much passion in them,
they’re truly amazing

wow . . . what a powerful image . . . amazing work jessica
xXx

bold and original and heartwrenching

WOW, what a powerful image, stunning photography!

Powerful story. Or the 1st act of a story.

Saw this on the Moran prize site…. so that’s ace :)

Reminds me of a recent trip around Tasmania. The roadkill was everywhere and sad and beautiful and sad again.

This is a powerful and beautiful image. Well done on all of your recent great news, too. An instant fav. Cheers Elana.

I love this, I always want to cuddle when i see road kill 8(..haha

what a fucken amazing photo! excuse my language but this brought tears to my eyes… WOW!!

What a beautiful, powerful, tragic image. Great job.

I once saw a fox on the road that had been hit, struggling to get away, but couldn’t move it’s back legs. So sad. Your image really captures the mood.

Brilliant !!! It’s amazing what some people do in the name of art…..must say this one was worth it !!! Great image !

super!

one word

MASTERPIECE

Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss

this is way out there,, there’s a symmettry here between the two bodies,, are they both dead, are they both sleeping.. the red dress and that of the fox…it IS cinematic.. superbly composed. I ;m going out looking for dead badgers tonight…

Incredibly sad and really well done… this piece reminds me of a story I was working on a while back…

All I can say is wow. That is exactly how I feel when I see that some poor animal has been demolished by someone not paying attention…worse yet maybe trying to hit it. If I would have happened across that I would have bawled my eyes out.
Thank you for bringin such a horrid event to a beautiful treasured photo. You rock!

You are amazing. Love this

love this!!!
are you from melbourne?

what an emotive piece. despite the raw confronting nature there is also an element of peace – a beautiful capture ~

oh man your shots are on another level !

ohhh I adore this…

Saw this at the CCP. An amazing image. Really stood out.

so much emotion in this!

Foxes are my favourite animal so this brings a tear to the eye.
I can just picture that girl being me.

Pure emotion feeling !!

Hey Jessica,

I just wanted to say I saw this at the kodak salon exhibition and was blown away.
It was by far the best shot there, I even wrote a small description of it for a photography class, gallery analysis :)
The image just really moves me, it’s so very beautiful and melancholy at the same time. I also really appreciate the colour adjustments too, they really add to the mood.
I’m glad i found you, i’m looking forward to seeing some of your other pieces :D

Please visit our NEW group Road photography HERE

Wow, that makes it even more amazing knowing it’s real road kill, not something fake! Fantastic job! I really do like it =D

absolutely so beautiful & heartbreaking. very moving masterpiece!

lovely

this is such an amazing shot! love it

Wow. this is super amazing. Perfect for Touching Moments

wow…. AMAZING work…. beyond words. I’m so glad I found your profile!

this is unbelieavable

I’m guessing that is a dead fox…so, the set up for this and patience is amazing. Profound image, Jess.

really moving image

I keep thinking about this. it is so passionate and sorrowful.
so so sooo good.

Foxy Lady.

Jessica y love your art!,j aime beaucoup,bravo

wow

Wow – this is so moving. Really powerful image.

Great Shot, looks as though the wolf is sleeping rather than in pain

AWWWWWWWWWW! I’m crying it’s so sad and pretty at the same time!!!

shame.. that poor fox has had it….

strong picture!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is so strong
Love your work :)

I don’t know you but I adore you! How long did you have to hold your breath? The sacrifice for art!

Jessica, i must say this is awsome. Well done!

.. And tears in the wind … This is by far the most precious image I have seen in a very long time. I feel the disconnected connection so deeply it aches inside and at the same time makes my heart sing. Tears and smiles here. :)

Jes, amazing. Well taken.

Richard

I saw this at CCP!!! Amazing!

Beautiful! I saw this featured on the email invite to the ‘BSG Picture This’ exhibition, congrats :D I’ve got a photo showing there too, I might see you at the opening on friday.

Outstanding image

how moving and so sad….

incredible work

image suggesting power and the women

Saw a dead fox on the road side the other day, and this image immediately came back to me – clearly still haunting my imagination after all that time …... powerful stuff.

wow – beautiful, terrifying, melancholy . . .such an incredible artwork

So amazing.

wolf creek comes to mind in a slightly distorted perspective…
very cool piece!!

This always tears my heart…....:(

The vulnerability of this is breathtaking. Just beautiful.

delicately touching, quite eerie and thought-provoking yet mysteriously beautiful.