The Deal

WOW!!! this is way way way COOOOL!! !!!!!

awesome light. great work!

magical image with a very interesting tale unravelling. You create a surreal environment for your characters to pay out their story.

sorry meant play! gorgeous by the way =)

Amazing alright the light is fantastic. Was that balloon, if that is what is, in the shot when you took it?

Such a story being told here Paul and as usual you do it in your very unique way.
A fine image indeed.

Way cool….......we are not worthy!!!

great shot, there is something about it that amazes me, well done

The light-master takes the stage. Wow, Paul!

there is something really special about your insanely flat yet amazingly heightened tones…. your signature tonal range…. truely unique and very very incredible in the way it produces tension in the image…another true vanellaization…... well done you

genius at work….. your shadows are as good as your light captures….. this is like reading a mystery…. a living one….................. bravo…...........b

A incredibly composed shot with your signature lighting and tones. Love it a lot.

sensational !

another true vanellaization

HOLY MOLY! Totally agree! _{julie needs to copyright that word}

I love your work, it is minimalistic but contains such depth …

Brilliant work as always, love the intense shadows

Great stuff! I love this almost plastic feeling you give your images sometimes :)

Wow love the light, the processing and the whole image, awesome as usual Paul!

stunning image! just love the way you process your photos…

This masterpiece has only been up for approx 15mins and already I’ve had to scroll right down the page….that say’s it all really. =-) Oh and I love it too.

Paul….I’m speechless….one of your best works….LOVE IT!

wow, how do you make a new car like that and two trendy young dudes look sooooooo stylish??
so love the light and shadows even more, ohhhh and those wonderful muted tones get me every time!
sensational work!!!! ;-) xox

You and your locations :P Great shot what is that yellow thing?

Paul this is exceptional ,the tones you have achieved… the way you have managed the light… first class.

cool – as surreal as always. i truly love your style, paul.

This is such a great image Paul – just love what you have done with the light/shadows – beautifully composed and so creative!

Love to hear the story about this amazing image….speaks volumes and such a cool shot.

Fantastic tones and negative space Paul, love it!

very cool paul

DO NOT OPEN THE BOOT!

oooh – now that’s awesome

It’s okay I suppose…............. just kidding everyone – It’s really cool, nicely captured and great treatment.

A Magic Image, Paul !!!! Your lighting and shadows are brilliant, the foggy atmosphere, almost spooky and the whole thing look like a scene out of a sci-fi movie !!! WOW !!!!

This is insane.. the way you have handled the detail is fantastic.. I didn’t think it possible but you have improved the pvz style!.

brilliant love the treatment

Your work looks fantastic here.. I look at it and wonder if everyone you hang with has to wear sunglasses. And at the same time I get thirsty.. Bravo..

Wonderful work Paul, love the long shadows;)

Fantastic job, well done!

Very cool – love the light!

Very cool Paul, Love the movie feel about it.

cool scene

Great title!

Amazing job, I don’t know how you do it but man you do it well :)

You are amazing!!! Even the way the beam has come down from the sky as if to say “Busted”!!!!
You are incredible

Wow! Love the washed out landscape, the beam of light, the long shadows, and everything everyone above has said. I want to read the ending of this story – great drama!

beautifully surreal Paul – love it :)

outstanding work Paul..speechless on this one

Ooooh, nicely done!!

awesome work well done

haha very cool love the tones and the title

grate! as usualy

i wanted to say GREAT! :)

beautiful, beautiful work!!

Paul, with your stuff it`s like we`re witnessing things happening after the world as we know it is finished. What are these guys dealing in? Obviously something in another dimension of which we`re not yet aware, but of which you are giving us a tantalizing taste.

So what do we got? 2 dodgey dudes…check. Car with undoubtably fake plates…check. Gas station in the middle of Arizona desert…check. Weather balloon… check. Hey wait a minute! something`s wrong here… that weather balloon is hovering over Roswell, and those shadows aren`t coming from the sunlight. In fact, the sunlight isn`t even coming from the sunlight… There`s def some strange shit coming down, and I don`t even know now if those dudes are human!

Paul, I don`t know where you get this stuff from… and you are everywhere, and you show us things we`ve thought about but have never seen, and you`ve been here since the beginning of time. I don`t actually think you`re from another planet… I think you are the second coming of Christ and we are simply your desciples.

Now if anyone out there can come up with a better explanation why Paul`s work is so amazing, I`d love to hear it!!

so, what’s the deal? lol, i had to… great piece!

I do not know why its so good and even how he gets there …........... would love to spend the day and to get in your head

I love your work . . . thanks A

This reminds me of a favorite Gary WInogrand image…
http://www.mocp.org/exhibitions/2003/07/garry_winogrand.php

Love it!
Kathryn

Very Paul Vanzella imagery! Mystery, surrealism, theatre, enigma, technical wizzardry and unparalled artistry! You put it all together so well!

great photo, like the long shadows and colors

I totally agree with Mark. It is a superb image again Paul. Perfect light, composition, shadows, everything…
Love the tentioned atmosphere ! Makes me think of a dangerous kind of deal !!

Fantast Image. Love the shadows and the solitearyness of this great work.

great image paul, you really have worked the light here, great tones and as always you have found a stimulating visual image were most people would not.

Wonderful! Like how your colours are from the same palette- the crispness and mystery of the image and I love those long shadows

Your the Bomb Paul! Your portraits always are unmistakable to recognize with your own style!
Good luck, someone should discover these canvas’s of yours…

What can I say that hasn’t been said already – favs

great composition, amazing colors

You are the Master of Composition Paul,I think it’s a shot of a road side loo in 2030 the dude on the right is having a pee lol

Another recognisable Vanzella thumbnail!!! Totally amazing work Paul.

This is so surreal. It looks like you’ve shot in a film studio against a spagehetti western backdrop. Everything looks out of place and yet very much part of the scene…..don’t know if I’ve quite expressed my self that well but I am not being insulting. I just love the contradictions you’ve created – in my mind anyway :)

superb title to go with this image…love the isolated feel to it…makes you ponder what this deal includes

awesome!!

xx

wow stunning, great great shadows

Excellent work Paul, very nice

Once again…your picture paints a thousand words… awesome Paul! Wen xox

Fantastic piece of surrealism – great composition and subtle use of colour makes this a very special picture. Thanks for sharing and well done – AK

oh yes /now you know this is the kind of body I really like

BRILLIANT and BRILLIANT again. YOU are talent plus

stunning.

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Really great so you working withsoft tones…
thanks for sharing paul…
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wonderful paul

Great shot, love the balloon and fading background

Outstanding piece, Paul! I love the light and the shadows work very well!

such spirit with in this image- it has impact me on an creative level, with form and color and light. You are a superb photographer. best regards Alf

Excellent asymmetrical composition. The shadows just do it for me.

great atmospheric shot, well captured

AWESOME Paul!

definitely cool – and great colors

Amazing – seriously impressive.

babe this could be a poster for a movie…brilliant…you can sense the tension about to fire-off at any moment

Just so instantly recognisable as another Vanzella classic. The way you control the light is just incredible. Everything just seems to sheen and shine in all the right places.

AWESOME capture!

WOWOW!!! Stunning, fantastic image!!

incredible work!
:)

i love this, the lighting seems particularly appropriate here. You put some hard work in it and I can say that it was worth it. seriously cool pic. The editing is very well done too

Very well doine. Very clver indeed

like the story

You must get soooo bored with the constant adulation….......

I guess paul you could almost say that.you have a second job ‘checking the comments on your images’......lol….and of course commenting on others….

very beautiful image, I love the lighting :)

So surreal! Great job!

I need to travel to this universe that you have created Paul.
Sensational image!!

Excellent imagery, Paul

Err can I get a “WOW” there is something about this that really makes me think..well done

Your work just amazes me Paul…no matter what you do it always has a strong story line to it, brilliant as always!

ditto to what was said…exceptional work Paul

good stuff….

fantastic image….............

Mate !!!! Truly a sensational piece , only pvz could do such a piece of art

Great work – particularly the ‘floating’ ball which makes the image so fresh and dynamic

Another brilliant piece Paul .. so ambiguous .. the deal? Ah, yes .. could be one of many.

.. this looks so sensational.

the soft shaft of light and shadows…the gleaming car, the isolation – fantastic!

most appealing and surrealistic work

Brilliant work love the shadows and lighting. The colors are spectacular.
Beautiful Work

I have an exam today and I can’t stop looking at your work :-P !!! What IS that in the air….??

This is beautiful work and treatment!

You are such a storyteller Paul… utterly bloody brilliant.

Stunning mate…stunning.

wow – another marvelous shot Paul… great comp, lighting etc etc etc…!! Super work!

Reminds me of Mad Max big time…..except the car is better lol
Great work here, love your mind :)

Lovely…now i want a desert shoot.

Lost for words – amazing!!! Love the tones.

this is a fantastic image. reminds me of the sun-bleached landscape of arizona, where i live. Sometimes the sun becomes so bright that it makes the landscape seem strange and dreamy. You capture that sort of quality here.

Exceptional work; quite stunning!!

Now this one would be interesting for someone to START and story and for someone else to add a line and then another add a line etc, etc.. just to see what kind of story develops here!

Ditto Billyboy! Well what can I say that everyone else has not. Truely awesome Paul!!

all your photos are so amazing.
especially this one. the light and shadows look great.

Wow!
it looks so perfect i thought it was set up.

Oh Yes! This is fantastic. Looks like it could be from a video clip or movie.

Great story telling photo!

stunning ! awesome ! well done :-))

This is cool.
The light from the top left, shining into an empty left-of-image, the shadows long and drawing. The eyes wander to the right – the shelter – what’s going on? Who are theyt and what are they doing? What IS that ball? So much in this image to try and figure out – so it is what it is to whoever views it.
And I like it.

Sinister…

curious and curiouser

you are so cool.

went thru your whole portfolio and kept coming back to this again and again – love it!