Subterranean :1

Paul Vanzella

Subterranean :1

Is the world really what it seems…
or are we only looking at it halfway

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Subterranean :1 by Paul Vanzella
  • docophoto

    docophoto

    Devine light. It has a real Ying & Yang thing going.

  • Lee Burgess

    Lee Burgess

    I LIKE this Paul!!!! So very cool!!

    That single man walking away from what looks like the end of the earth.. And the wonderful bare trees… Not to mention the underearth… Very impressive!!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    this is just special Paul

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Great piece PV…......you the master.

  • Christina Norwood

    Christina Norwood

    Great concept, and execution of course.

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw...

    True, it could be a whole Days of Our Lives world under there for bugs… and others we may not know about….

  • kipishiux

    kipishiux

    Wow! Great shot! Very impressive.

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    well done and great perspective on what you believe is underneath us, fantastic

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    I wrote a piece earlier on – Moments. This is part of it…

    Her face seeks the ground beneath
    A vastitude of nothingness
    A timeline unmeasured
    A dateless existence

    Yet looking at your image, I see that there is indeed a whole series of life beneath…..

    Stunning work Paul…

  • Paula Delley

    Paula Delley

    Wow that is cool Paul! Nice editing ;)

  • Imber

    Imber

    Eye-catching colours with a message! Well done!

  • Jo O'Brien

    Jo O'Briencommunity ambassador

    Too many Gregory Crewdson books before bed! :)

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    Cool image Paul.. is the world really this way or are we just looking at it upside down? Turn it around and its still a corker, only that guy might fall off! Great colours and composition in this…

  • mayuphoto

    mayuphoto

    The world we live in is 10% in consciouse, 90% unconscious – we all connect in underneath but what we see is the only tip of an ice burg… GREAT image Paul. I love it!

  • HeidiD

    HeidiD

    Beautiful…

  • Jessica  Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    very clever

  • Ian  James

    Ian James

    Super cool I got to get me one of those planar sectional cut lenses. It could have been interesting to have included a skeleton in the ground to give it a sinister twist. Great concept.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Impressive image, Paul, I love the underworld underground, and the light is wonderful on top

  • Bones

    Bones

    This is amazing, you’re quite incredible. Great piece

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    as above so below….... that’s something that’s written on the portal of the oracle of delpi. know your self is another. welcome to to world of what matters.

  • jumpy

    jumpy

    ACE, lovin this to bits :D

  • Adrian Donoghue

    Adrian Donoghue

    Great concept Paul, looks great.

  • Forest Friends  Photography

    Forest Friends...

    lovely picture paul

  • Jase812

    Jase812

    Wow Paul , this is fantastic. well done !

  • greenbeards

    greenbeards

    this is really interesting, somehow appearing to me as layered slices of earth prepared for a sandwich.

  • Michael Kienhuis

    Michael Kienhuis

    Cool work Paul! Wonderful

  • Douzy

    Douzy

    Powerful visually – definitely one my favourite of yours.

  • Colin Cartwright

    Colin Cartwright

    Interesting half and half concept, backing your title.
    Good use of the solitary figure in the landscape for human scale and interest.
    Fine light and dark.

  • Robyn Lakeman

    Robyn Lakeman

    Wow what an amazing imagination you have and the capture is just superb with golden sun glow coming through those blue/grey clouds, my favourite type of light.

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    so that what it looks like…..we are walking on a carpet,great concept

  • Carisma

    Carisma

    Thought Provoking….like most good photography should be…

  • Geir Floede

    Geir Floede

    Great light. Great idea and superb art work. Congrats.

  • Alateia

    Alateia

    oooo paul, i’m there! i love where you take your imagery

  • Brad Hutchings

    Brad Hutchings

    Wow!! This is amazing!!

  • bearhat

    bearhat

    brilliant. thought-provoking. reminds me of the sensation when you suddenly get a sense of being on a rock in space and expect at any moment to fall into the sky. i love that vertigo feeling.

  • gordonatant

    gordonatant

    Paul, an excelent take on things, If the man wasn’t there it looks like you could have the image any way up. I am liking the light on the trees too!

  • lawrencew

    lawrencew

    delightful work..

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Perfect execution of this wonderful concept.
    Excellent work Paul.

  • ElitePhotoArt

    ElitePhotoArt

    Very creative. Nice image!

  • Angi Baker

    Angi Baker

    Oh this is excellent Paul…

  • Silvia Ganora

    Silvia Ganora

    Wonderful! One of my fav’s.

  • shaytay

    shaytay

    What a concept! You sure know how to make a person think hhhhhhhmmmmmmm! LOL

  • Linda Sannuti

    Linda Sannuti

    superb!* love it*

  • Vedran Arnautovic

    Vedran Arnautovic

    after looking at it long and hard, I still can’t say whether the bottom looks more like a reflection of the above earth image or a representation of roots and the underground…very captivating

  • Marc Evans  IPA

    Marc Evans IPA

    Great work ! Well done….

  • GlennRoger

    GlennRoger

    Clever. I like this alot. Nice one Paul.

  • HydeSide

    HydeSide

    A great piece Paul.
    Yep…great talent.

  • Darren Burdell

    Darren Burdell

    Great concept, well executed! Love the light and that sky.

  • Gregory Ewanowich

    Gregory Ewanowich

    Very cool! Well executed and deep.

  • jlynn

    jlynn

    Wow,, Amazing interesting thought provoking work!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Walking away from the edge? Thought inspiring! Love your tones and the light and dark concept

  • Suzanne German

    Suzanne German

    Great image – great idea – great question!

    Suzanne :)

  • J.K. York

    J.K. York

    i love the inversion mirror. what a great idea. i don’t think we are even looking at it halfway my friend, but the duality has its own beauty none the less.

  • Martin Derksema

    Martin Derksema

    Wow. What a great theme. This is so facinating. And such a strong depiction of the theme. The upper world bathed in light and the dark underworld. Oh, well, I think we see the top of the iceberg. Live excists mostly in our mind. And if ten people watch this image, ten people see different things. We see ouselves reflected in the world. But great parts of ourself live on subconscious levels. We can’t even see all of ourselves, so how could we see all of the world.

  • bodymechanic

    bodymechanic

    fantastic treatment with a lateral thinkers slant to open everyones eyes!well done

  • Sande Elkins

    Sande Elkins

    This is indcredible!!

  • jianina

    jianina

    Even the dark beneath is beautiful>>lovely work…love the sole man peering into the blank….as if there were nothing beyond, or waiting were he stands because over the edge there is EVERYTHING>>>this piece is very symbolic to me…LOVE IT :)

  • pauldrobertson

    pauldrobertson

    extraordinary work

  • Robert Knapman

    Robert Knapman

    C’est tres magnifique

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Great work Paul and yes I tend to believe that what we see is only 5-10% of what is really there.

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    wow, love this! So much to contemplate here…visually and mentally rich. Fantastico!

  • majo

    majo

    like the idea of going back to the roots

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    pure brilliance/you are full of surprises

  • JanG

    JanG

    It is interesting that when I click on the thumbnail it pops up on my screen with only the top half showing. Then I scroll down and there is a whole world below. We definitely miss a lot as we wander through our routine days, oblivious. Thanks for the reminder that there is much more if we pay attention-above, below, beyond, around.

  • Walter Colvin

    Walter Colvin

    Fantastic image, very nice job,

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Very clever, creative and I love it !!

  • Karen Cougan

    Karen Cougan

    interesting statement and wonderful pic…....will have to contemplate that one…..........thanks for sharing…............xkc

  • TomDawson

    TomDawson

    great concept and mad execution. you got some skills my friend.

  • Julie Langford

    Julie Langfordcommunity host

    Very cool work Paul – Love this concept and thats excellent editing

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett

    Too bad you don’t have any talent…...............lol…...................LOVE IT. SO CLEVER.

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    What lies beneath… I wonder if your figure is trying to find a hidden doorway to the dark, or if he is a creature of the light. Interesting concept Paul, superb excecution as always.

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    Beautiful image Paul – love the colours in this – this would be a perfect place for me to be – when the sky is dark but the land is bright – that just creates a real peace within me. A great concept too.

  • Paul Vanzellafounder replied

    Well Deborah – I have you to thank… it was you who suggested we drive from Edinburgh to the Lake District and this landscape was taken along that drive… so you are so part of this image… huge thanks!

  • spl72

    spl72

    excellent Paul, Great article btw in creative this month! by the look of things its all going along nicely… well done!

  • Raul Brzic

    Raul Brzic

    Very poetic image. Great work as always Paul!

  • Dave Hiskey

    Dave Hiskey

    great idea…makes you think does’nt it..

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    very unusual – nice work

  • t1nyskert

    t1nyskert

    once again unique and full of mystery….brillint

  • Daniel Rayfield

    Daniel Rayfieldcommunity host

    This is amazing I love the effect you have given!!!! Underground seems to be more appealing though your eyes keep wandering up!!! Great woprk!

  • Anette Tyler

    Anette Tyler

    Brillinat idea and stunning work. I love the composition and the colors

  • N♥RIN    ISM♥IL

    N♥RIN ISM♥IL

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  • karen milder

    karen milder

    sensational

  • J Velasco

    J Velasco

    the light is spectacular.A very good idea!!! talent design

  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward

    This is great, Paul. Lovin’ the idea behind this. Look forward to seeing more!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Love the unique concept… Brilliant work.

  • Tony Fallon

    Tony Fallon

    Beautiful. So subtle.

  • Megan Dacy

    Megan Dacy

    I really love this. Almost like good and evil.

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris

    great concept and great image – well executed!

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    fantastic all around..bravo!

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    amazing like always

  • Gerijuliaj

    Gerijuliaj

    Great photo Paul and interesting concept. As most of our unconscious mind is unused – makes you wonder what we would see if we could work out a way to ‘tap’ into the 90% we don’t use. You obviously are already! I think photography and art in general helps you to see the world in a way that helps expand our consciousness.

  • Christina Martin

    Christina Martin

    Awesome image very thoughtful

  • BlaizerB

    BlaizerB

    wow clever idea superb handling. almost a reflection day and night super work, cheers

  • paulevelin

    paulevelin

    such a perfect light and atmosphere
    OUTSTANDING

  • Vasile Stan

    Vasile Stan

    So, what can one say after just about every thing was said… niente di piu, ma

    wow-nderful.

  • Glenn-Patrick Ferguson

    Glenn-Patrick ...

    This is brilliant.I need to consider this shot.Seriously-something just changed in my head after staring at this for a bit.

  • Care

    Care

    WoW!....How did you do that!...amazing , thought provoking pic!...

  • elsilencio

    elsilencio

    Very good work Paul!!

  • Lost Lost

    Lost Lost

    You’re a machine mate!

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Wonderful work .. Its fun to look at the world around us and at the same time throw away the limits …

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    OMFG !! fab work !

  • Anisha Aiyappa

    Anisha Aiyappa

    brilliance

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Great shot!............ Very impressive.

  • anilkumar3

    anilkumar3

    I am becoming a fan too..

  • Bruce  Watson

    Bruce Watson

    The concept and the visual ambiguity keeps me coming back to this image. Also really like the sky softness Paul.

  • halftone

    halftone

    Indeed, so much of our lives are hidden away…..underneath…..there is just so much more….

  • Gaurav Dhup

    Gaurav Dhup

    wow! very impressive :)

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Wow Paul , this is fantastic.

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    genius!

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    very gregory crewdson, wonderful imagery!

  • Diana Forgione

    Diana Forgione

    Wow! my hand is getting tired from scrolling to the bottom of your list of comments. Very interesting photo. I’ve always had a theory that the part of the tree that is underground is very similar to the part that is above ground.

  • jiba

    jiba

    This is very powerful, looks like a small one manned island that has broken away from the rest of civilization and is taking a journey towards the middle of a storm.

  • Christopher Birtwistle-Smith

    Christopher Bi...

    love the scale of this

  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Wow, great ! Great composition.
    Love the reflection.

  • Tania Rose

    Tania Rose

    Earth – Big
    Mankind – Small
    Surface – Superficial
    Underbelly – Deep
    Such a shame we spend so much time just skimming the surface.
    Thanks for such a graphic representation of what should be the obvious. Tx

  • Paul Vanzellafounder replied

    thank you for your beautiful summation Tania…!

  • taliamurphy

    taliamurphy

    Way cool.

  • Rachel Counts

    Rachel Counts

    Wow.. pretty amazing stuff… good job.

  • Phil Thomson IPA

    Phil Thomson IPA

    Congratulations on the “Home Page”billing, Paul !!!! An honour so thoroughly deserved for an incredible artwork, including a photo with “Magic of the Moment” lighting and excellent composition !!

  • amarica

    amarica

    Great job, made the Home Page. Well done

  • richardredhawk

    richardredhawk

    cool work and cudos for making the home page

  • Dreamcoat

    Dreamcoat

    Hmmm, cool.

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Wow, beautiful thought provoking image! Congrats on homepage feature!

  • butchart

    butchart

    brilliant Paul… i love discovering your older work….....your imagery is bathed in such beautiful light always…........ you astound me…..........b

  • Dawne Olson

    Dawne Olson

    Beautiful, emotionally provocative art work. Deserving of more than a glance and looks fantastic on homepage! congrats!

  • Nikki Trexel

    Nikki Trexel

    you are right…there is SO much we will never see or know about. neat concept.

  • Tatiana R

    Tatiana R

    Love the conceptual art works, It’s great when a work provokes deep thoughts, especially about “life, universe and everything”!

    Beautiful image!

  • daveivey

    daveivey

    very cool – art!

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