Geneva Lake Divers

Mark Hayward

Geneva Lake Divers

Red Bubble’s First Book /// In the Moment /// Overall Winner
I found myself in Geneva for a week for work last year. The only other time I had been to Switzerland was Zurich for 2 nights in the middle of winter, so I was kind of surprised by the beautiful (and hot!) summer weather I experienced on this visit.
The Lake at Geneva is where everyone goes to cool off and I was mesmerised watching all these crazy dudes doing amazing things off a high-dive on the edge of the lake. I took a few shots and managed to capture this moment among them.
I entered this work into the 2007 Linden Gallery Post Card Show in St.Kilda, and was absolutely stoked to have been awarded one of the six entries to be reproduced as postcards and sold through the gallery.

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Geneva Lake Divers by Mark Hayward
Geneva Lake Divers by Mark Hayward
  • Craig Goldsmith

    Craig Goldsmith

    A great captured moment, it looks like they are about to land on the giant walking past.

  • Ian Yang (mitrm)

    Ian Yang (mitrm)

    it’s a stunning photo, no wonder you got awarded. Keep it up!! :P

  • Erin Hagen

    Erin Hagen

    Great shot Mark:)

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    Cheers guys, thanks for the encouragement ; )

  • Panteli Pyromallis

    Panteli Pyroma...

    Woohoo!....Great shot Mark

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    Cheers Panteli

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    This is too sensational for words Mark – Wonderful capture!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    Thanks Paul. It is one of those shots that you look at and say to yourself “wow…I took that!”

  • minoanphotography

    minoanphotography

    and again… everyting about it is beautiful. As you mention above, one of those captures that make photography all worth it! awsum shot my friend!

  • Tanya Housham

    Tanya Housham

    Excellent shot!

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella

    What an amazing capture!

  • SusanC

    SusanC

    I saw this as I tuned in, started laughing and said ‘great shot’...that deserves a comment, great reaction, fantastic photo…. :)

  • Jason Moses

    Jason Moses

    Perfect. Favourite it be.

  • Tiffany Dryburgh

    Tiffany Dryburgh

    Love it!

  • David Sundstrom

    David Sundstrom

    Fantastic shot, so many elements my eye is drawn to.

  • Melinda Kerr

    Melinda Kerr

    Look out belllllooooowwwwww!! This is a fantastic shot Mark. And yeah huge honour getting a gig in the Linden show. That attracts thousands and thousands of entries. Well deserved. Great piece.

  • Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6

    Fantastic!

  • gromol

    gromol

    Well captured moment! Your timing is perfect!

  • Dan Coates

    Dan Coates

    Hey, I saw this at the postcard exhibition, great work getting in!, really good shot.

  • Hagen

    Hagen

    Wow

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority

    Such an amazing capture!!!

  • ch3rrybl0ss0m

    ch3rrybl0ss0m

    Wow, this picture is fun of life! Very well done!

  • ed wong

    ed wong

    Amazing photo; surreal

  • Murray Newham

    Murray Newham

    awesome sense of suspension, its like they’re stuck in the air as life goes on..

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    very cool shot and timing are perfect,well done

  • Lost Lost

    Lost Lost

    Great work, really cool stuff :)

  • shawhouse

    shawhouse

    well done. rare to find an image to admire.

  • paul777

    paul777

    This is so close to my heart, you wouldn’t believe. This reminds me when i was a kid, i use to visit an open air pool with dive stages like this. I had so much fun and it played a large part in my childhood. Sadly it’s no more, it’s been filled in!!!!!! Anyway getting back to your shot, this is great shot because you’ve got three divers off the boards doing obviously different dives, loads of divers chomping at the bit to dive. And you got a great foreground of a bather dripping wet…....absolutely stonking. Love it!

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    love this action shot….so many brilliant details!

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    fantastic shot!

  • Belinda Leopold

    Belinda Leopold

    Great shot!!! Really very good!!

  • anil

    anil

    Great timing, the difference in scale and perspective from the foreground to the background is amazing.

  • Melody

    Melody

    I wish I could find myself in Geneva :) Brilliant, brilliant photo!

  • chriso

    chriso

    Great shot. I’m amazed there were that many airborne at once. I can see why you had such success with this shot. I’ve never been to Geneva but this isn’t a shot I would have thought you would get there!

  • Michael Lane

    Michael Lane

    Great capture! Really awesome shot

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    What amazing timing!

  • houk

    houk

    Wow!

  • Trace Lowe

    Trace Lowe

    Cool shot—Awesome!

  • willd

    willd

    great retro feel to it

  • Carl Gaynor

    Carl Gaynor

    The lad in the foreground makes this image work – and he is not looking at the camera.

  • Anselmo Pelembe

    Anselmo Pelembe

    nice shot

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    Wonderful work!

  • Claudia Reitmeier

    Claudia Reitmeier

    wow – what dynamic did you catch there ;-)) the cut ist perfect !!

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Thought this was a manip on first look. What a surprising capture, great art!

  • Jemma Bracken

    Jemma Bracken

    amazing…

  • nick board

    nick board

    I thought this was a manip as well, stunningly good. And well deserved as a winner.

  • Enrico Bettesworth

    Enrico Bettesw...

    A great moment in time captured here… Ahhh summer… can’t wait!

  • Christopher Barker

    Christopher Ba...

    Wonderful moment

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    Cheers to those bubblers who recently purchased product featuring this image. Thankyou very much!

  • milja

    milja

    i love the mood…so fun great shot!

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    what an exceptional capture. good fortune to be there at that time and obviously a very good photographer pressed the magic button.

  • kristian94

    kristian94

    great one!

  • groovergreen

    groovergreen

    I remember seeing this in the Linden show but have only just realised why it works so well it’s the contrast between the cool, modernist lines of the high-dive, the silhouetted figures in repose and the contemplative man in the foreground vs the wild, exuberant bods in mid-air that makes this pic so funny and charming!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    Thankyou groovergreen. I appreciate you taking the time to analyse the shot and comment. Thanks for the feedback!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    This is a fabulous capture, and very deserving, congratulations!!!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    Thankyou very much Mel. Cheers!

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    wow what a spectacular image. well done.

  • Andrew Walker

    Andrew Walker

    fabulous. amazing image such fun

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    awesome capture this is fantastic

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Awsome shot!

  • docophoto

    docophoto

    Awesome with a lot of tension. Great pic.

  • Kerry McFarland

    Kerry McFarland

    That’s amazing you caught all of them in the air like that. They look like a bunch of dolls flopping over the side! Great shot!

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Fantastic shot and very well captured – just amazing to see three people so impossibly well captured in midair, with more people still preparing to join them. I also like the figure in the foreground, his positioning connects him directly to the action going on behind him

  • gavolo

    gavolo

    Awesome

  • Bones

    Bones

    What a shot, looks like a lot of fun, congrats

  • elliewinds

    elliewinds

    fantastic capture!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    this is great!

  • Marnie Kirkness

    Marnie Kirkness

    what a capture…how perfect is the composition. you’ve done very well!

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender

    Great capture.

  • Silvia Ganora

    Silvia Ganora

    Beautifully captured!

  • halftone

    halftone

    Wow, congratulations, Mark, this is an amazing capture….a moment in time!

  • Michelle Dry

    Michelle Dry

    That is insane… but soooo very cool. Wonderful shot!

  • Jonathan Russell

    Jonathan Russell

    perfect composition and an amazing action shot – a rare combination.

  • JennySmith

    JennySmith

    love this pic,

  • Matthew Stewart

    Matthew Stewart

    Wow, this shot just feels completely alive. It’s also very inspiring. Awesome, awesome work.

  • Brad Sumner GLP

    Brad Sumner GLP

    What could I possibly add to what has already been said? Awesome capture!

  • orourke

    orourke

    great capture, really fantastic

  • taxiblue

    taxiblue

    Super work. Lot of feeling.

  • Colin Wells

    Colin Wells

    This is an awesome shot, and given the amount of comments, I’m not the only one to think so

  • Yves Rubin

    Yves Rubin

    This is so fun, and an outstanding moment Mark! I am Swiss and have been to Geneva many times, but it would not have occurred to me to check this spot!

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    fabulous shot !

  • Tracy King

    Tracy King

    Wow, they do look a bit crazy, especially the guy upside down. Fantastic timing, brilliant shot, well done. and congratulations on your award.

  • christophe

    christophe

    It seems like they’re going to kill themselves & that they’re pushed into the airs by a invisible force. Great timing and composition. Congrats for the award Mark.

  • John Goldsmith

    John Goldsmith

    Amazing shot! It would be cool to see another version without the context of the platform. But anyway… nice work!

  • peterhoenderdos

    peterhoenderdos

    Yeah. I like these kind of shots. I have something similar. But with old people and they don’t dive. But the atmosphere is the same.

  • masterpiececreations

    masterpiececre...

    great capture!

  • XxKikixX

    XxKikixX

    this is so crazy!!! lol love it

  • Adrian Donoghue

    Adrian Donoghue

    Fantastic capture the foreground subject makes the picture.

  • chilloutbuddy

    chilloutbuddy

    Not surprising it got awarded. Makes you wanna go out and do crazy things!

  • Lukas Carruthers

    Lukas Carruthers

    This is very cool … great capture well done.

  • Samuel Pevehouse

    Samuel Pevehouse

    great action!

  • Naomi Frost

    Naomi Frost

    Congrats on being the winner for the “In The Moment” comp. Well done.

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Congratulations on the ‘In The Moment’ victory – very well done, and such a cool shot! 8))

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris

    Congrats on this great winning shot!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    a great image! outstanding work !

  • KimmyEvans

    KimmyEvans

    perfect timing! this is great!

  • Lee Wilde

    Lee Wilde

    Congratulations Mark on winning the overall prize for the In The Moment competition. Well deserved. Magnificent photography. A one in a million shot.

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Great capture, perfect timing. Glad you resisted the urge to crop out the passer by …

  • Douzy

    Douzy

    Congrats on your win !!!! Great “in the moment” pic indeed :)

  • popescucalin

    popescucalin

    good capture!

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow

    Fantastic action… How much crazier can you get…

  • ElRobbo

    ElRobbo

    This is very funny, Mark! Excellent!

  • Bianca Stanton

    Bianca Stanton

    Congrats!!

  • Devika Fernando

    Devika Fernando

    love the motion and energy you’ve captured!

  • QUAILandCAT

    QUAILandCAT

    very much liked

  • JosepReyner

    JosepReyner

    Fantastic shot !!

  • Jodie Carruthers

    Jodie Carruthers

    How fun! Great shot

  • KristaLynn1807

    KristaLynn1807

    Great Shot I Love It!!

  • spice

    spice

    they look like toys in the air….....brilliant!

  • Sam Mortimer

    Sam Mortimer

    well done for winning!

  • Yonmei

    Yonmei

    Fabulous “in the moment” capture – luck favours the prepared mind!

  • chelsgus

    chelsgus

    I signed up yesterday and this is the first image that really caught my eye. A very worthy winner – don’t know how I missed it in the exhib last year. (Coincidentally, Linden have been using my image to promote this years exhib.)

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Cheers chelsgus!

  • Michael Brownjohn

    Michael Brownjohn

    mazing…mind blow crazy kids on diving platform flordadsf

  • iman

    iman

    Summer fun, great capture

    Iman

  • Marvin Tunstall

    Marvin Tunstall

    nice capture!

  • Ozcloggie

    Ozcloggie

    Some people DO have interesting lives! Just found yourself in Geneva eh!? Like the capture. Did something similar with slides I took at the Bourke municipal pool, in 1968. Unfortunately, not so many of them jumping at the one time. Well done!

  • David Haworth

    David Haworth

    Bravo Mark.. the photo would have been interesting without the forground wet boy but with him its is a winner!

  • PixelProtest

    PixelProtest

    cool shot. well done.

  • Kathy Kuzma

    Kathy Kuzma

    Great capture! Congratulations for being ‘In the Moment’ !

  • Maxhamish

    Maxhamish

    Well deserved Mark, a brilliant image….........

  • Enrico Bettesworth

    Enrico Bettesw...

    Brilliant… sums up the theme perfectly… well done – congrats!

  • Geir Floede

    Geir Floede

    I want to congrats you so much.
    I also look forward to see our photo in prints.

  • panda65

    panda65

    I love this photo – they look like thoughts coming out of his head, or memories. The lighting is great too.

  • BeckyJean

    BeckyJean

    cool capture :)

  • Dave Hiskey

    Dave Hiskey

    great pic..

  • Stephen Forbes

    Stephen Forbes

    killer shot…...

  • stephfine

    stephfine

    awesome! congrats on the final win! :-) This picture make you wish pictures had a play button.

  • Mark Hayward replied

    love the comment…cheers!

  • Meiko Janke

    Meiko Janke

    this is cool! awesome piece – bit like a postcard – is it Melbourne?

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thankyou Meiko. This was shot in Geneva at the Lake, however it is being sold as a postcard in Melbourne @ Linden Gallery in St.Kilda…so you were nearly right!

  • kookookajoo

    kookookajoo

    great split-second capture…cool composition

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thanks for stopping bt kookkookajoo!

  • Martie Venter

    Martie Venter

    This is a such a superbly composed image, wonderful juxtaposition of energy and contemplation, powerful storytelling – a very well-deserved win, congrats!

    Thanks for your comment on “Evening Light” – I consider it a great honour that you like it!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    My pleasure Martie and thankyou too for your wonderful comments..cheers, mark.

  • Andrew James McNulty

    Andrew James M...

    id half agree with David Haworth this image is deffinatly a winner with the wet person walking through the frame. you truley caught the moment..

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Andrew, thanks for your comment.

  • Jen Arthur

    Jen Arthur

    What a fantastic, action-filled shot!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thanks Jen

  • Anette Tyler

    Anette Tyler

    Brilliant shot.

  • Mark Hayward replied

    cheers Anette

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Wonderful capture !!! Congrats , well deserved !!!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thanks so much Global…

  • greenfrog153

    greenfrog153

    Great capture Mark.

  • maayana

    maayana

    its interesting,my eyes immediately translate your images into black and white, its so rare images work well both ways.

  • Mark Hayward replied

    That is such a great comment maayana! How interesting that you do that automatically, I’m guessing you are a big fan of b&w then?...
    thanks so much for your feedback.

  • Lila Alias

    Lila Alias

    FANTASTIC WORK!!! truly awesome!!

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    well done on this image congrats on being the winner

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thanks so much Christine..

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    I’ve just received a copy of “In the moment” looks fantastic in the book

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thanks again Christine..I’m pretty happy with it too I must say!

  • Lulabell

    Lulabell

    that looks like sooo much fun lol..
    brilliant image.

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thanks for your feedback Lulabell, cheers mate.

  • jim1307

    jim1307

    Super action image, well done

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thankyou jim

  • augz

    augz

    Awesome image and timing!!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    cheers augz

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    you have some truly amazing photos!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    Thanks so much Rosina!

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    Congrats on In the Moment! This is truly an exceptional work of art! Brilliant in all ways!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thnaks Stacy. cheers very much!

  • Mohammad Khaksar

    Mohammad Khaksar

    you have wonderful folio!
    really well done!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thanks so much MhDkHr.

  • Beatrix M Varga

    Beatrix M Varga

    This shot is hilarious! No wonder that it have been awarded :) Super duper shot! :)

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thankyou Beatrix

  • Tracey-Anne Pryke

    Tracey-Anne Pryke

    great action shot

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Cheers traceyanne..

  • Elodie

    Elodie

    Excellent!!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thankyou Elodie

  • Lu Collazo

    Lu Collazo

    I feel a belly flop comin’ on! ;-)

  • Mark Hayward replied

    lol…

  • EmilyWinter

    EmilyWinter

    Hy Mark.
    This was one of my greatest hobys swiming at granval pool sydney.And jumping of
    the 2 tower not the top.Emily Winter.

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Cheers Emily..happy this brings back memories for you!

  • TonyLegg

    TonyLegg

    bravo !!!!!

  • susi lawson

    susi lawson

    superb!

  • Lara Allport

    Lara Allport

    just brilliant ; )

  • jase8812

    jase8812

    Great shot!

  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward

    Yes, I remember this one… three words: IN THE MOMENT!! :-)

  • Ryan  Fisher

    Ryan Fisher

    this is an awesome shot!

  • Photomojo

    Photomojo

    Oh my! Now that is an amazing catch, right place right ‘moment’

  • JaredJames

    JaredJames

    Killer shot ….what a great feeling!

  • Tollwut

    Tollwut

    hehe, people falling from the sky…

    GREAT SHOT!

  • Megan Eckersley

    Megan Eckersley

    I am a springboard and platform diver!
    This is awesome!! (Except we are never allowed to jump at the same time unles we somehow land on each other. Haha.
    Great shot.
    Good memories for me. =]
    God Bless,
    Megan

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thankyou Megan..so glad this reminds you of good times!! cheers ;)

  • ktlady

    ktlady

    amazing, they look like birds

  • CassPics

    CassPics

    It took me an hour to scroll down to comment..ha…and I can see why! Fabulous photo! Ultimate pic of uniqueness. Very well done. Instant Fav.

  • hangthisphoto

    hangthisphoto

    Great shot

  • aprilmacdee

    aprilmacdee

    This is fantastic!

  • tgsdarkroom

    tgsdarkroom

    great shot..
    It is very unique. I have never seen an image like this.. well done!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thankyou for that tgs, appreciate your response to this image.

  • David Reid

    David Reid

    Awesome!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    cheers david

  • Fiona Ayerst

    Fiona Ayerst

    Well done! Great moment

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thanks!

  • sami al-haj

    sami al-haj

    what a cracking timing and amazing capture.

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thanks sami

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    What a fabulous capture and congrats too. Well done. An instant fav.

  • Fiona Christensen

    Fiona Christensen

    this is a preet sweet phto!!! i love the action, brillianT!!

  • J D

    J D

    i really love this.

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thankyou deepsha

  • SaRaHKnOwDoG
  • Mark Hayward replied

    short and sweet..thankyou

  • Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    Great shot and story!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Thankyou Brian, cheers mate

  • Jesse Price

    Jesse Price

    Awesome photo! crazy kids!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thank you Jesse…appreciate your words

  • BrookeJanis

    BrookeJanis

    LOL freaken awesome, really made me giggle

  • Mark Hayward replied

    hey..thanks!!;))

  • Angie Muccillo

    Angie Muccillo

    Wow brilliant shot!!!

  • Gabby87

    Gabby87

    WOW…...................................... That’s look’s like fun and nice shot and nice work too!!
    =D

  • Jodie Johnson

    Jodie Johnson

    cool cool cool shot. amazing capture, a perfect example of how photographs document a split second in history.

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  • Mark Hayward replied

    cheers aa

  • Tenee Attoh

    Tenee Attoh

    That is so amazingly good!!

  • Mark Hayward replied

    thanks Tenee!

  • poupoune

    poupoune

    FANTASTIC!!!
    Thanks for putting the Bains des Paquis in bright light to the world!
    You should see it when there’s the Xmas cup and a bunch of looneys dive in the lake and swim …

  • Mark Hayward replied

    Hello popoune…finally a genevan visits my picture! glad you like it! Had a truly memorable and awesome time in Geneve…and this will always remind me too! Cheers.. Mark

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    great work of art, mark…. you are amazing… : )

  • Mark Hayward replied

    well…I dont know about amazing..but thanks for thinking so! just another guy with eyes and a camera and a bit of an active imagination to present my point of view to the world. Cheers mimi!

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    Fantastic shot! Love it!

  • joannemaree

    joannemaree

    great summer shot, i love it!

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth

    Poetic

  • Jack Toohey

    Jack Toohey

    wow fantastic moment in time! brilliant capture!!!

  • dkspecial

    dkspecial

    need I say this is outstanding?

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