One in a Million

Artist: Mark Hayward
previous browse art next

Card: US$3.42
Print: from US$17.10

One in a Million

_{A difficult dichotomy.This image is about the search and struggle for identity of the individual, and of the Chinese Nation as a whole. Having (relatively recently) opened their doors to the world, and seemingly having embraced western notions of capitalism and individualism in an attempt to ‘modernise’, still maintain a staunch communist political idealism, with demanding expectations placed upon those living under it’s rule.}

One in a Million belongs to the following groups:

Candid Photography, Emotive Art - Not Happy Campers, Street Photography and Photojournalism and The Urban Environment

Jean M. Laffitau, 7 months ago

Fabulous capture!
docophoto, 7 months ago

Great feel, she looks like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Geir Floede, 7 months ago

Great title to this pic. yes we are all of us individual. Great reminder of that you presented here.
Forest Friends..., 7 months ago

very nice life shot Mark!
Maxhamish, 7 months ago

Mark, you have a real good eye for really great shots. Keep them coming…...........
halftone, 7 months ago

A very difficult problem, I like the way you’ve illustrated it here. Very evocative!
Ellie Winds, 7 months ago

great image. perfect title.
Mark Hayward in reply to Jean M. Laffitau’s comment, 7 months ago

thanks Jean
Mark Hayward in reply to docophoto’s comment, 7 months ago

thankyou docophoto…appreciate the comment
Mark Hayward in reply to Geir Floede’s comment, 7 months ago

cheers Geir, thankyou very much
Mark Hayward in reply to Forest Friends Photography’s comment, 7 months ago

Ta FF
Mark Hayward in reply to Maxhamish’s comment, 7 months ago

Mr Max…your work is really good mate
Mark Hayward in reply to halftone’s comment, 7 months ago

thankyou for your great comment halftone.
Mark Hayward in reply to Ellie Winds’s comment, 7 months ago

Thankyo elliewinds. Yes the title here is certainly meant to be a play on the usual expression. cheers
Juliette Steen, 7 months ago

i really enjoy this, great work
such a good shot
Mark Hayward in reply to Juliette Steen’s comment, 7 months ago

thankyou so much Juliette
SkyFox, 7 months ago

Great work, amazing how you were able to set her apart from all the madness going on! Very well done!
stephani, 7 months ago

Awesome work, really like the way you captured the emotion in this shot, great explanation to go with it too.
Mark Hayward in reply to SkyFox’s comment, 7 months ago

Thankyou Sky Fox
Mark Hayward in reply to stephani’s comment, 7 months ago

cheers steph
Zachary Morrison, 6 months ago

I like this shot. I probably would have opened up my aperture a bit just to blur the background a bit more. But that may not have been an option on the lens.

I like your work. I wish I had the money to travel right now.
Mark Hayward in reply to Zachary Morrison’s comment, 6 months ago

Appreciate the feedback Zachary – your spot on, the lens was 18-135mm which max’s out at f5.6. Although I could have exaggerated the blur in p.s, I did want to have the background ‘throng’ clearly identifiable but not so much so that they fight for importance. Cheers mate.
Filipe Goucha, 6 months ago

Love this one, great concept.
Jonicool, 6 months ago

Fantastic image!
Mark Hayward in reply to Jonicool’s comment, 6 months ago

Thankyou Jonicool
Paul Vanzella, 6 months ago

wonderfully captured and presented back to the viewer! Great impact!
juljules, 6 months ago

nice shot, she seems inward. – within her own thoughts.. I also enjoyed reading your description of the image.
Mark Hayward in reply to juljules’s comment, 6 months ago

thanks so much for stopping to look juljules…and good to hear from you! cheers. Mark.
ed wong, 6 months ago

fantastic & real; very very nice photograph
Mark Hayward in reply to ed wong’s comment, 6 months ago

thankyou allegedfilm
Zaldy Infante, 6 months ago

a sombre examination of the chinese culture. the two red traffic lights looks like eyes staring at it’s people. the hope to move forward is captured in the blurred figure in olive green in the middle of the frame. he is in my opinion the ‘one in a million’ in this capture! amazing visual..
Jennifer Woodward, 4 months ago

A really amazing shot… you have a talent! :-)
Jennifer Woodward, 4 months ago

That was MEANT to read, ‘you have such a talent! :-D
Glen Sun, 3 months ago

great shot! I like it.