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docophoto, 7 months ago

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

Lee Burgess, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

this is just special Paul

Barssel, 7 months ago

Great piece PV…......you the master.

Christina Norwood, 7 months ago

Great concept, and execution of course.

Cathleen Taraw..., 7 months ago

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

kipishiux, 7 months ago

Wow! Great shot! Very impressive.

Christian Hartung, 7 months ago

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

LisaG, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

Wow that is cool Paul! Nice editing ;)

Imber, 7 months ago

Eye-catching colours with a message! Well done!

Jo O'Brien, 7 months ago

Too many Gregory Crewdson books before bed! :)

Paul Tupman, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

Beautiful…

Jessica Tremp, 7 months ago

very clever

Ian James, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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

Rhys Jones, 7 months ago

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

Juilee Pryor, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

ACE, lovin this to bits :D

Adrian Donoghue, 7 months ago

Great concept Paul, looks great.

Forest Friends..., 7 months ago

lovely picture paul

Jase812, 7 months ago

Wow Paul , this is fantastic. well done !

greenbeards, 7 months ago

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

Michael Kienhuis, 7 months ago

Cool work Paul! Wonderful

Douzy, 7 months ago

Powerful visually – definitely one my favourite of yours.

Colin Cartwright, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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

Carisma, 7 months ago

Thought Provoking….like most good photography should be…

Geir Floede, 7 months ago

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

Alateia, 7 months ago

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

Brad Hutchings, 7 months ago

Wow!! This is amazing!!

bearhat, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

delightful work..

Colin Tobin, 7 months ago

Perfect execution of this wonderful concept.
Excellent work Paul.

ElitePhotoArt, 7 months ago

Very creative. Nice image!

Angi Baker, 7 months ago

Oh this is excellent Paul…

Silvia Ganora, 7 months ago

Wonderful! One of my fav’s.

shaytay, 7 months ago

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

Linda Sannuti, 7 months ago

superb!* love it*

Vedran Arnautovic, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

Great work ! Well done….

GlennRoger, 7 months ago

Clever. I like this alot. Nice one Paul.

HydeSide, 7 months ago

A great piece Paul.
Yep…great talent.

Darren Burdell, 7 months ago

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

Gregory Ewanowich, 7 months ago

Very cool! Well executed and deep.

jlynn, 7 months ago

Wow,, Amazing interesting thought provoking work!

cdwork, 7 months ago

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

Suzanne German, 7 months ago

Great image – great idea – great question!

Suzanne :)

J.K. York, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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

Sande Elkins, 7 months ago

This is indcredible!!

jianina, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

extraordinary work

Robert Knapman, 7 months ago

C’est tres magnifique

Helene Kippert, 7 months ago

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

Louise Cooke, 7 months ago

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

majo, 7 months ago

like the idea of going back to the roots

shanghaiwu, 7 months ago

pure brilliance/you are full of surprises

JanG, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

Fantastic image, very nice job,

Globalphotos, 7 months ago

Very clever, creative and I love it !!

Karen Cougan, 7 months ago

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

Suzanne German, 7 months ago

Hi ….back again!....really love this paul!
There’s so much it provokes. I really like the depth (literally) that you’re coming from in this.
You’ve managed to take us (via this piece of artwork), into the sub-strata of your mind. It seems a wonderful place to be!
Suzanne

TomDawson, 7 months ago

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

Julie Langford, 7 months ago

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

ltruskett, 7 months ago

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

Rhana Griffin, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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 Vanzella in reply to Deborah Parkin’s comment, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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

Raul Brzic, 7 months ago

Very poetic image. Great work as always Paul!

davehiskey, 7 months ago

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

Christine Wilson, 7 months ago

very unusual – nice work

t1nyskert, 7 months ago

once again unique and full of mystery….brillint

Daniel Rayfield, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

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

N♥RIN ISM♥IL, 7 months ago

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karen milder, 7 months ago

sensational

J Velasco, 7 months ago

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

Jennifer Woodward, 7 months ago

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

Basia McAuley, 7 months ago

Love the unique concept… Brilliant work.

Tony Fallon, 7 months ago

Beautiful. So subtle.

Megan Dacy, 7 months ago

I really love this. Almost like good and evil.

Andy Harris, 7 months ago

great concept and great image – well executed!

Antoine Dagobert, 7 months ago

fantastic all around..bravo!

jerry alcantara, 7 months ago

amazing like always

Gerijuliaj, 7 months ago

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, 7 months ago

Awesome image very thoughtful

BlaizerB, 7 months ago

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

paulevelin, 7 months ago

such a perfect light and atmosphere
OUTSTANDING

Vasile Stan, 7 months ago

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

wow-nderful.

Glenn-Patrick ..., 7 months ago

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

Care, 7 months ago

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

elsilencio, 7 months ago

Very good work Paul!!

Lost Lost, 7 months ago

You’re a machine mate!

velveteagle, 7 months ago

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

MuscularTeeth, 7 months ago

OMFG !! fab work !

Anisha Aiyappa, 7 months ago

brilliance

Rosina Lamberti, 7 months ago

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

anilkumar3, 7 months ago

I am becoming a fan too..

Bruce Watson, 6 months ago

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

halftone, 6 months ago

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

Gaurav Dhup, 6 months ago

wow! very impressive :)

Rosina Lamberti, 6 months ago

Wow Paul , this is fantastic.

aglaia b, 5 months ago

genius!

jemimalovesbigted, 5 months ago

very gregory crewdson, wonderful imagery!

Diana Forgione, 5 months ago

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, 5 months ago

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 Bi..., 4 months ago

love the scale of this

Sylvia Tax, 3 months ago

Wow, great ! Great composition.
Love the reflection.

Tania Rose, 3 months ago

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 Vanzella in reply to Tania Rose’s comment, 3 months ago

thank you for your beautiful summation Tania…!

taliamurphy, 3 months ago

Way cool.

rmcbuckeye, 2 months ago

Wow.. pretty amazing stuff… good job.

Phil Thomson IPA, 2 months ago

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, 2 months ago

Great job, made the Home Page. Well done

richardredhawk, 2 months ago

cool work and cudos for making the home page

Damien Woods, 2 months ago

Hmmm, cool.

Joanne A. Bradley, 2 months ago

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

butchart, 2 months ago

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

Dawne Olson, 2 months ago

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

Nikki Trexel, 2 months ago

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

Andromedae, 2 months ago

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

Beautiful image!