FUTURE uriNATION

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FUTURE uriNATION

This is an actual place 1 hour out of Brussels called The Atomium, (great name!) which is a replica of an atom magnified 165 billion times it stands 334.6 ft. high and was built for the 1958 World Expo… it consists of 9 spheres linked with these massive elevator shafts you can physically climb into… I was totally fascinated by the massive scale and although built in 1958, has this tremendous futuristic appeal… wonder if we will all be living in spherical metallic pods in the future… I know I want to!

FUTURE uriNATION belongs to the following groups:

The Urban Environment

Roy barry, 7 months ago

Another magnificent capture, so quirky
amorspainter, 7 months ago

its all about lines
the always show up in your work
the line get sronger because of imask the cat what ever it may be

good work

paul
Antoine Dagobert, 7 months ago

Beautifully captured! Love the tones too!
karolina, 7 months ago

nice title:)
Halcyon007, 7 months ago

Going up it scared the hell out of me. I couldn’t get back down quickly enough!

Classic title
Kurt Tutschek, 7 months ago

what are you doing with the colors? it’s amazing – a fantastic image, paul! – and thanks a lot for your kind comment, I appreciate it a lot
Angi Baker, 7 months ago

Great shot…~A
annacuypers, 7 months ago

Hi Paul , this is a very good picture. And funny to.
I like the Atomium very much. It is my favorite Belgian building !
Well done.
Anna
Mel Brackstone, 7 months ago

Wow, I’d love to see this in real life, what an amazing place! The tones are, as always, fabulous! Nice play on words too :)
Shanina Conway, 7 months ago

Graet shot Paul…what an amazing place..not sure of the title;) ...the sparse colours are really effective;)
Brad Hutchings, 7 months ago

Is that dude really urinating lol… If so the title is fantastic… great shot…
Chris White, 7 months ago

No man is an island, uriNation.
Helen McLean, 7 months ago

brilliant location!
Jessica Tremp, 7 months ago

i’be been there…!!!
love it, the metallic corpse just sort of silently creeps into the picture from the side, almost alien like and out of place
Coralie Casey, 7 months ago

Great tones and great title!!!
Michael Kienhuis, 7 months ago

I really love this one. M:>
orourke, 7 months ago

were do you find these place???? class, you certainly love your orange
Daniel Rayfield, 7 months ago

this is amazing [aul you just seem to find the most suitable places everytime!!!¡ i love the feel you give every photo …. beautiful!!!!
Jodie Johnson, 7 months ago

As usual I love your effects. The colour cast kind of adds to the feeling that if this was the future, the air may be thick and dirty – and of course inside the pod would be constantly pumping ultra clean, filtrated and probably chemically treated air! Lovely shot.
Heather Rivet..., 7 months ago

outstanding..never even heard of that before…fantastic shot
Suzanne German, 7 months ago

hey paul! clever title and very interesting sci-fi image….i LOVE it! (yes i’m the cosmos freak!)
Per Einar Gunn..., 7 months ago

Great capture and title!
Deborah Hally, 7 months ago

Wonderful! love seeing what catches your eye as you travel…Excellent work.
HeidiD, 7 months ago

Wonderful!
Nicole Goggins, 7 months ago

another outstanding piece of work! love the tones…
victor, 7 months ago

That must be one hell of a macro lens your using there Paul ! .
sweetscent62, 7 months ago

a great image there Paul..I particularly like the whisp of steam coming from the vent…and equally outstanding title : ) Wen
halftone, 7 months ago

Wow, looks like a face, teeth at the bottom, donnie darko style rabbit face….love the way you’ve framed this, Paul!
Helen Bascom, 7 months ago

LOL What a shot.
Chanel2, 7 months ago

Clever title, great everything else!!
Gerijuliaj, 7 months ago

‘Big Brother is Watching You’ it looks like the face of a ferocious rabbit! Can’t imagine 9 of them. Ha…great image Paul. Love the beautiful light and burnished tones of the sphere and the splashes of red. You are obviously a man of the future wanting to live in a spherical metallic pod…could be interesting..soon you will be in a cigar shaped one winging it home!
bodymechanic, 7 months ago

paul this is awesum !!! its a keeper!
John Cole, 7 months ago

just so great and the title is perfect
Darren Burdell, 7 months ago

Very War of the Worlds!! If images are brain food then you are a Michelin five star chef!!
Antanas, 7 months ago

beautiful capture, perfect exposure and scene
billyboy, 7 months ago

Is this guy really urinating? I love your take on this, avoiding the usual tourist shots… and that tacky temporary construction shack actually mimics the dreary interior decor which they could have done a way better job on than they did. They actually replaced the entire aluminum shell a couple of years back which consists of thousands of triangular shaped pieces. they were selling the original pieces for about $1.000 each depending on the size… and although I just ragged on the interior decor, I think of the monument with great nostalgia and regret not having paid the price and bought a piece of it. Paul, another great take!
jumpy, 7 months ago

this could be straight out of dr. who, cooool
Michelle Avery, 7 months ago

The tones in this one are great. Brilliant image. luv it again!
Chris Kuck, 7 months ago

For the love of all gods !!!! what a fantastic shot…love the guy standing there…that makes the whole picture. Super
Andrew Brown, 7 months ago

What a pisser – sorry!

I love all the different elements included in the image. Wonderful work as usual Paul
MuscularTeeth, 7 months ago

WOW !
Henk Stolk, 7 months ago

Like the nearly surreal scene
marcusjohn, 7 months ago

Brilliant.. I want to know what sort of processor you have running up stairs.. I want one, I love how you see things Paul.. Awesome work..
Silvia Ganora, 7 months ago

Stunning capture!
Trace Lowe, 7 months ago

Wow. Excellent in so man ways. I lov the tone and surreal atmosphere.
Andy Harris, 7 months ago

great colour tones… great subject!
Stephen Mitchell, 7 months ago

Love the capture of the vapour from the vent. Like you’ve frozen time.
Luis Miguel Leal, 7 months ago

I love the color, the luminance and the temperature of this image. Great Work
Holly Werner, 7 months ago

Another Great shot.
shaytay, 7 months ago

Fantastic….your images always seem to leave me in awe!:)
Flamejob, 7 months ago

Great and slightly surreal – this guy seems to think highly of the view.
t1nyskert, 7 months ago

brilliant concept….love it
ltruskett, 7 months ago

Love the title, love the spherical metal monster grinning menacingly. Cooool. :))
Julie Langford, 7 months ago

So cool – such a strong message here too. Love this shot Paul
Jeff Burns, 7 months ago

LOL great title and what a shot. This is awesome.
The title says it all Paul this is incredible. It does have a very surreal feeling to it.
Beautiful
Lachlan Kent, 7 months ago

I love every single element of this image Paul… the enormous, shiny atom, the puff of smoke, the fella taking a leak… such brilliant juxtaposition to create a somewhat absurd piece of art.
Philip W Messe..., 7 months ago

This is timeless. and I believe futurism was experiencing an upswing in the late 50’s.
nice shot.:)
majo, 7 months ago

the atom is Fe (iron) if I’m not mistaken.
A few years ago there was a big discussion in taking this atomium down. It didn’t happen.
If fact they started renovating. I’m glad you liked it.
Birgitta, 7 months ago

As much as I’m fascinated by this huge very cool sphere..
I’m even more fascinated by the “peeing stranger”....! (Is that you?!)
Are you a mad scientist? heheh…(looks like a lab coat) Bizarre..the kind
of photo that instantly makes you shake yourself because it’s alarming
and somewhat confusing yet you simply must get to the bottom of it
and cannot stop looking! In other words, compelling work. ;)
cisco, 7 months ago

a remarkable construction and observation Paul…
nick board, 7 months ago

Instantly recognisable,classic Vanzella, i’ll buy the book .
AQUALINA, 7 months ago

Great stuff, I originally thought it was just a montage work but the fact that it is a real place makes it all the more amazing. Again it has that subliminal aspect of something about to happen…other than the man peeing of course.
$fracturedfotos$

fracturedfotos, 7 months ago

Beautiful work Paul. The bottom half reminds me very much of Jeffrey Smart (spelling)Love the colours!
jerry alcantara, 7 months ago

this is very nice captured! welldone
jerry alcantara, 7 months ago

this is very nice captured! welldone
richardfrank, 7 months ago

As always Paul with these kind of shots, your sense of perspective and timing to introduce unusual elements is outstanding. Nice work.
Ian James, 7 months ago

Cool shot I love the reflection in the giant chrome ball. So much to see it this shot and the colours are great.
Sarah Lombart, 7 months ago

This is a great place that I know so well :)
chelsgus, 7 months ago

Love it! The orange really “PINGS”!!
studiomunch, 6 months ago

LOL, bottom half – cool urban shot, top half – what the f..k!
looks like something has landed without the guy even knowing.
Darren Sharp, 6 months ago

I would love to live in one of those! It would be easy to move just roll!!
Great shot Paul!!
Michelle422, 6 months ago

I do love this. It seems to illustrate modern society perfectly. There is the image of the atom symbolising our pursuit of science as we try to explain the workings of our world instead of just appreciating what is there for us, the attention seeking of the young as they leave their tags, the industrial rubbish bin (oh, the rubbish we produce, shame on us), the lonely figure reminding us that loneliness exists in a city teeming with people, the worrying dark images of nature the dead trees (okay it is winter I guess), and that vent with the worrying steam and a stain of pollution, and, finally, the cold hard concrete barriers, terse signs and bitumen removing our nearness to the Earth. I do indeed love this.
BeckyJean, 6 months ago

Nice capture :)
Jase812, 6 months ago

Awesome capture well done !
Lee Burgess, 6 months ago

What a crazy place!! So well captured and turned into art!!
Mardynn, 6 months ago

Awesome shot.
Peter Zentjens, 6 months ago

1 hour out of Brussels? You had some traffic! If you drive one hour out of Brussels you are in France, Holland or at my place. In the last case: drop by for a beer next time!
Ehr, back to your image. Like your approach, very non touristy and with a fine dose of humor. It really does like a futuristic scene like you shot it. I can appreciate what you did with the colors. Excellent shot.
wellman, 6 months ago

I always enjoy immersing myself in your urban landscape work – your choice and use of colour is sublime and I wish to purchase a pair of Vanzella glasses to see these scenes as you do. Exceptional work
Leith Matson, 5 months ago

Great work, love the colours, the bottom section almost looks painted. And the sole figure located on the sloping street just makes it.
Zaldy Infante, 5 months ago

reckless behaviour.

the reds in this image heeds a warning to stop and think.

each action a reaction. each move a consequence.

the future in the hands of our present motives.
aglaia b, 4 months ago

excellent composition and design!
gutterhubris, 4 months ago

If mechanism can have have a sense of humor, this is it.
ellejayerose, about 1 month ago

bahahaha this is soooo quirky…. urine could be our fuel of the future or it could be an up yours to technology :p
Paul Vanzella in reply to ellejayerose’s comment, about 1 month ago

THANKS ellejayerose…. love your take here..!
Peter Crowfoot, about 1 month ago

I like your humour Paul and this photo too!!
Adrian Rachele, about 1 month ago

You know you really piss me off with shots like this. I absolutely love it.

I never got to stop at the Atomium. Wishing i had of taken five of the bus now.
Adrian Rachele, about 1 month ago

Come to think of it.he was probably dying to get off the bus too.
Paul Vanzella in reply to Adrian Rachele’s comment, about 1 month ago

thanks Adrian, it’s the most wonderful place! I was in awe!
50mm, about 1 month ago

Great shot of the Atomium! Original…
It’s one hour from Brussels when you’re in traffic jam ; )
Paul Vanzella in reply to 50mm’s comment, about 1 month ago

THANKS SO MUCH – i love the atomium, i consider one of the great wonders of the world!
LauraHartley, 18 days ago

I love this. It is so quirky. The atomic sphere looks like a massive robotic face. The fellow in the distance who could be urinating is a hilarious touch. The touches of red ground the composition and the surreality of this is just so odd. What mind sees this, I ask? What mind, indeed…!