The Beauty of Existence

Paul Vanzella

The Beauty of Existence

Transient time and space float by unyielding beauty in a moment of stillness.

The Quiet Earth is a series devised by
Paul Vanzella and Jo O’Brien

Styling: Jo O’Brien
Model: Jo O’Brien
Art Direction: Jo O’Brien & Paul Vanzella
Photography: Paul Vanzella

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The Beauty of Existence by Paul Vanzella
  • Adrian Jeffs

    Adrian Jeffs

    Thanks Paul…..Love your deeply emotive pics…..cant wait for the next installment

  • Jenny Haskey

    Jenny Haskey

    Fab work – well done Paul & Jo!!

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    beyond being powerful….shocking…dark…sensational

  • tonilouise

    tonilouise

    Very confronting, amazing stuff Paul and Jo..Jo even in death you’re gorgeous

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    it looks so real in a way that I found myself thinking….no Jo….I want you to live!...

  • Catalin Soare

    Catalin Soare

    Fantastic work again Paul

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    Such good work from you two! Wonderful stuff! I’m already looking forward to the next installment. Well done both of you. :)

  • Paul Gibbons

    Paul Gibbons

    Fantastic shot, great work Paul and Jo.

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    Fantastic image,always enjoy your images.

  • Damian

    Damian

    Cool work, love the image!

  • Starr1949

    Starr1949

    Very dramatic! Teriffic work!

  • illicit

    illicit

    have to say WOW again this is fabulous. very cool. magic.

  • michelleduerden

    michelleduerden

    Very emotive!

  • Suzanne German

    Suzanne German

    wow paul! this is like something out of CSI Miami to the power of ten!!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    You’ve really upped the ante here Paul, fabulous work!

  • John Hurle

    John Hurle

    Stunning work again, Paul and Jo. Congratulations to you both

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Great theatrical concept. So much mood. Luv it

  • sandra56

    sandra56

    Just stunning and I love her pose with the one leg bent up that must be difficult

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma

    Great collaboration!

  • Dan Coates

    Dan Coates

    Excellent, I can’t wait for more, that position must be pretty uncomfortable though.

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority

    Wow, I love this series. This is a masterpiece.

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Its fantastic. You two make a great pair for great images. STUNNING

  • hillsrain

    hillsrain

    Another moody interesting shot! Excellent work. Perhaps it should be called “Halcyon Earth” :)

  • Bill Proctor

    Bill Proctor

    Nearly delving into the surreal here…. greatpic. Look forward to seeing more…

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    This is going to be an incredible series, this combination of model and photographer is producing spectacular results! :D

  • mayuphoto

    mayuphoto

    Brilliant Paul – I don’t know what to say anymore. Really unique composition and I love the color!!

  • Byron  Tik

    Byron Tik

    Great shot, this resonates with a painting I am working on at the moment. great work Paul, thanks for sharing and inspiring :)

  • TonyLegg

    TonyLegg

    Strong stuff paul ,, Excellent !!!

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    Stunning!

  • Jacqueline Haberer

    Jacqueline Hab...

    amazing – well done.

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    fantastic! As usual stands out alone – totally original – great work

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Your art keeps on giving. Wonderful

  • Arthur Chambers

    Arthur Chambers

    JUST STUNNING- LOVE IT-

  • shawhouse

    shawhouse

    wow…outstanding work.

  • Loredana Crupi

    Loredana Crupi

    Terrific in the true sense of the word!

  • Michael Alesich

    Michael Alesich

    Great shot Paul, really liking the effect,

    This is one series I’m hanging out for.

  • Jessica  Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    i’m really loving this direction in which you’re heading Paul. A further layer is being peeled away and we get a glimpse of something earthier, true and rawer than what we are used to….

  • Cathie Tranent

    Cathie Tranentcommunity host

    Amazing.

  • Lisa Roberts

    Lisa Roberts

    Disturbing yet beautiful
    Lisa x

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    A very thought-provoking image. The image is beautiful and yet there is some kind of harsh reality that is there. Great work!

  • Carlo Cesar Rodillas

    Carlo Cesar Ro...

    Very beautiful shot!

  • Leigh Ann Pobiak

    Leigh Ann Pobiak

    this is gorgeous. love the slight grungy feel to it!

  • theurbannexus

    theurbannexus

    I like the sense of transience expressed in the almost floating form, which appears in space with the aid of the shadowing. I like the ongoing sense of time-space continuum through the repeating LCD-like, sorta translucent time/location stamps.

    Lots of effort going in to create a very rich work that could be looked at for ages and interpreted on many levels and in multiple ways.

  • Brett Foster

    Brett Foster

    Part 2 is just as stunning. Great creativity guys!

  • BonitoPhotography

    BonitoPhotography

    Very dramatic! Great shot!

  • mickey22

    mickey22

    great shot, I love the creativity in it :)

  • Rany Lutz

    Rany Lutz

    Great work, on all accounts!!!!!!!!!

  • Rich Gale

    Rich Gale

    great work fantastic image, a bit disturbing.

    Rich.

  • SylviaHardy

    SylviaHardy

    This is very thought provoking, well executed image!

  • rippedangelwings

    rippedangelwings

    I like it very much! One suggestion though. I’d put the label (the one that is over her hand) under her hand.

    Great concept and well visualized!

  • transmute

    transmute

    Existing just got that little more beautiful.

  • alexa70

    alexa70

    Amazing work Paul and Jo, This image is Haunting yet Beautiful.

  • Sarah Mackie

    Sarah Mackie

    Yeah there’s a strange beauty to it despite the disturbing nature of the setup. Great collaboration guys

  • Craig Goldsmith

    Craig Goldsmith

    Great to see the next installment, for me the awkward, unnatural pose really drives home the image, the rawer lighting seems to suit this scene, like some of the mystery has been lifted from the earlier image in the series, but you still get a sense that we are only scraping the surive of the theme. Well done Paul and Jo and I look forward to the next in the series when it’s released.

  • mgadise

    mgadise

    Another masterpiece from the “master of the lenses”

  • Jarko

    Jarko

    A BRILLIANT MASTERPIECE

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    Positively disturbing – great impact and thought-proviking work!

  • Damian Drohan

    Damian Drohan

    fantastic image

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    Thanks for the impressive comments – Wanted to float time and space over the body image through the typography depicting longitude and latitude – and tell the story of the power of femininity at any given time can show through….and how wonderful it is to exist in this world and see beauty right in front of you. (hope that makes sense…) Anyway, thanks so much for liking this image.

  • Denzil

    Denzil

    Raw, tough, tender, striking, ... what can I say? Can’t wait for the next one.

  • rodriguez

    rodriguez

    well im just not sure she looks dead and im missing the beauty, im not sure what you mean.

  • Michael Lane

    Michael Lane

    Amazing shot Paul, fantastic tones and great composition! Really nice work

  • Sabine Spiesser

    Sabine Spiesser

    A very moving shot- so well done . The scene and pose is so powerfully disturbing.

  • Alexander Gitlits

    Alexander Gitlits

    Fantastic work!

  • Valli  aka Frankiesgirl

    Valli aka Fra...

    This is stunning! Congrats!

  • Vicki  Snowden

    Vicki Snowden

    When I sited this it made chills run up and down my spine.

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris

    great pose, make-up and clarity! Nice one!

  • lawrencew

    lawrencew

    beautiful work..

  • xanthonyvanzella

    xanthonyvanzella

    wow i dont know who i’m looking at… cindy sherman or bill henson… your photoes amaze me and inspire me thankyou

  • Pippa Russell

    Pippa Russell

    This is a highly striking and surreal image.

    Amazing work and thanks.

  • JayVee

    JayVee

    Your work with expressing people is amazing.

  • Miss Misery

    Miss Misery

    looks like roadkill without the blood well done

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    Very powerful image,it grabs your attention,like a taser shot in the goolies,terrific,Paul!!!

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    This is incredible work,by both of you! Inspirational!

  • Adela Hriscu

    Adela Hriscu

    Ah, such a dramatic piece of art! Perfectly done, bravo!

  • aaria

    aaria

    oh wowie! love the styling, composition and darkness, but the transparent floating indications of time and position really make it for me, just takes it all on another level. Superb!

  • Halcyon007

    Halcyon007

    Fantastic shot Paul – Well done to all involved

  • Paula Birch

    Paula Birch

    stunning, evocative work paul and jo.

  • Lindsay Blamey

    Lindsay Blamey

    I smell Double Bubble!... These pieces leave me typeless.

  • 5* INDUSTRIA

    5* INDUSTRIA

    haha…. Double Bubble.. I Iike it Blamey!. Congrats Paul and Jo. This series is really on another level. What I like most about these images is what is happening outside of the image… So many questions to ask… why, how, what… Brilliant work, absolutley brilliant.

  • Siafu

    Siafu

    Great job, like it a lot. Cheers

  • Lisa Defazio

    Lisa Defazio

    Ohh – like this for so many reasons, beautiful image.

  • Heather Meadows

    Heather Meadows

    wow…amazing piece, leaves you to wonder

  • Joyce van Dijk

    Joyce van Dijk

    I REALLY REALLY LIKE this artstyle of yours!

  • Jelena Mrkich

    Jelena Mrkich

    Awkward elegance, very moving!

  • WitheringMoon

    WitheringMoon

    Such a beautiful, thought provoking image!!!

  • Horia Zaraza

    Horia Zaraza

    amazing work…
    disturbing as well…
    strong and dark…
    I love it…

  • trickyruby

    trickyruby

    brilliant image, carefully composed, deep and sinister, amazing work.

  • Charles McKean
  • tassj

    tassj

    all your images are amazing! :)

  • Per E. Gunnarsen

    Per E. Gunnarsen

    Amazing art work

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    Superb Artwork Paul!Bravo

  • ChrissyB

    ChrissyB

    You have awesome work!!!!!

  • lisaraejohnston

    lisaraejohnston

    This is amazing. She is so beautiful & seems so vunerable. Great, great shot.

  • lollipopdropper

    lollipopdropper

    I love this.

  • lucymay

    lucymay

    ohh gosh, this is amazingly scary! i love the colour, mysterious!

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner

    Wonderful shot. Perfect lighting. I love this series.

  • nancz

    nancz

    This whole series is amazing. The distortion of her body just flows with the clouds and latitude and longitude and it’s in fact life and well done! This is really a favorite…..... You both work well together.

  • BRavelich

    BRavelich

    Great Work!!!! so dramatic and deep, love it!!!

  • Andy73

    Andy73

    Disturbing, dark, confronting, and very emotive. Love it, awesome work!

  • Steve

    Steve

    Beautiful composition. I hope the girl is alright!

  • Gerard Rotse

    Gerard Rotse

    Excellent Paul

  • jjweston

    jjweston

    Great shot and it seems everybody else thinks so to.

  • shadowzone

    shadowzone

    wow!

  • SIGRUN

    SIGRUN

    Love the colours, the styling and the layering effect.
    It is a beautiful image….

  • Ross Krambergar

    Ross Krambergar

    Well done, a very compelling image

  • peterpan

    peterpan

    Yeah,I really dig it.
    Lots of layers to it to discover…well done!

  • Mohsen Bayramnejad

    Mohsen Bayramn...

    Very creatively done…

  • Lidiya Filipova

    Lidiya Filipova

    faboulous image of the mother earth, disgraced… should it be different?

  • Chris  Kuck

    Chris Kuck

    really really well done..sky and floor fool the eye big time

  • Von McKnelly

    Von McKnelly

    Loads of settle details to view in this work. I had fun finding them all.

  • John Arkleton

    John Arkleton

    That is truly awful. Well done.

  • Lloyd Harvey

    Lloyd Harvey

    That looks uncomfortable…

  • Tony Ryan

    Tony Ryan

    Fantastic shot Paul. You have captured the moment beautifully imo.

  • Scott Moore

    Scott Moore

    this is fantastice!

  • MrLovelace

    MrLovelace

    Dead sexy

  • Paul Vanzellafounder replied

    ...so glad you get it… You have such amazing work Simon…

  • Peter Hall

    Peter Hall

    This dramatic shot reminded me of a film clip I saw on rage, where a young man can see timers floating above the heads of of people. When their time was about up you could see the time running out at an accelerated pace, and he save a woman from certain demise, and her counter resets and starts running at normal pace.
    This image reminds me that everthing has to happen somewhere at a certain time.
    Being a seafarer, and relying on lat longs, and the 24hr clock, I find this image rams home the concept of space and time.
    Well done Jo. You are quite some talent.
    I’ve reviewed your work this evening, and I find your work inspiring. What ever you do, don’t stop making pictures!!!!
    And Paul, your work is stunning also.
    What a team the pair of you are!!!!!

  • Paul Vanzellafounder replied

    wow – peter, thanks so much for your kind summation and words… yes, Jo is a talent… and will go to any lengths to nail a shot… so love everything you wrote here. Thank you so much!

  • Elysia Ranking

    Elysia Ranking

    I love it!!! Everything about it

  • juliettevenus

    juliettevenus

    this time I clicked “add a comment” as I remember someone once told me to do – so much quicker. Anyway, I adore this one too. Looks like she has fallen from a balcony. Fab collab!

  • Paul Vanzellafounder replied

    thanks juliette – this image is all about the extreme power of beauty a woman can have… whether she is lying on a bed in a perfect dress exactly in this same pose… or whether she is lying on the road in a torn dress with grease all over her…. do you see it….

  • juliettevenus

    juliettevenus

    Yep. Absolutely.

  • Earhart Chappel Inc.   IPA

    Earhart Chappe...

    love the accents in this the 3 d effect with the signage..and the fabric being so pulled in place.and how at first glance her position looks as if it is one of post mort . then you look again..its a wonderful piece! the sheen in her hair and the black on her skin. wonderful!

  • Paul Vanzellafounder replied

    thanks you so much – one of my true favorites and first ever shoots with Jo… how amazing is she to give up so much of herself in a single image… thank you again!

  • visualmetaphor

    visualmetaphor

    That is INTENSE. And DISTURBING… Yet utterly beautiful =)

  • geirkristiansen

    geirkristiansen

    ‘The beauty of excellence’ ;)

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    Paul…..this is AMAZING…........WOW!!! xx

  • Paul Vanzellafounder replied

    thanks so much jacqleen – i was so happy with the concept behind this and to show the power a woman has with her beauty to shine through in any environment or circumstance!

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    Now YOU’re thinking LIKE ME :)))) I knew we had alot in common :))) xx

  • Jasmine Moston

    Jasmine Moston

    Beautiful work.
    Simply Amazing!

  • Matthew Dawkins

    Matthew Dawkins

    Ohhhh….fabulous work.

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