Escape
Jessica and I have a habit of wandering aimlessly into the most spectacular beauty. This particular day, we found ourselves upon a disused office block that had been engulfed by vines like a fairytale palace. This particular image is presented straight out of the camera without any editing or manipulation. A truly spectacular sight.
Art Direction & Photography: Jo O’Brien
Model: Jessica Tremp
Escape belongs to the following groups:
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Andy73
Awesome image, love this one!
John Robb
great colours and imagery
John Conway
very good compositional photo, love the russet tones
James Price
Awesome – love the seemingly sentient plant life surrounding her – reaching out to entwine her!
Pete Chennell
love this!
LostBoy1
Escape to Autumn?
Reminds me of Autumn ;)
Benjamin Scheurer
fantastic shot….love the lines here, Jo!
Popular Mr
The vines….they creep!!!! it makes the image!!!
its great
Michael Efford
beautiful! where was it shot?
Sleek Images
very nice Jo…. Who was the model?
Jo O'Brien
We’ll never tell! Mwah ha ha!
We were out walking and saw what looked like an office was a smashed in glass door. Jess said “shall we go in?” I said “Yep” and the rest is history
Stephen Mitchell
Creepers on Lino’ ... Not something we see everyday. Great find, great idea.
Samantha Cole-...
This is fantastic Joe, and i agree why would you want to edit it or manipulate it … it is perfect as it is…
Nicely done indeed!
xx Sam
Halcyon007
No need to change something that’s perfect.
The tones to this are just superb
Steven Sandner
Stunning work, so dramatic so beautiful!
Andy Mercer
Nice shot.. a derelict building exposed to the elements ?
Graham Dean
This happened to me once, but even if I could turn it into art now I wouldn’t find such racey perspective, a full length feature of drama and such surreal beauty as this.
Deborah Bowness
Awsome image as usual Jo! The title works really well with this photo!
kookylane
ohhhh the vines and the leaves and even the grids from the floor, all works so nicely together. well done Jo! excellent composition.
Helen McLean
Beautiful, beautiful colours.
vonne
I AGREE its PERFECT as is! Awesome shot!
Adrian Jeffs
I really connect with this one Jo….In most of us we feel cornered and that things in life sometimes surrounds and smuthers our exsistance….if we only realised that these things aren’t that bad and that we can cut through them and easily Escape
yabloko4
Beautiful image, perfect composition, great colors. Just great!
Faizan Qureshi
Oh wow, what a perfect shot Jo! Your model rocks!
Susan Grissom
Excellent set up and shot. looks like you grrl’s are having lots of fun!
Brett Foster
Nice work Jo (and Jess). You’re right. Perfect as it is.
Craig Goldsmith
Gorgeous, love the composition, the warm tones (great choice of WB).
Belinda Leopold
Very cool idea…and great colours.
Jen Cannella
Fantastic image Jo!
shaytay
It is beautful exactly as is Jo…..i can see why you would’nt want to change it!
Deri Dority
I love this image!!!! I wouldn’t change it at all.
StacyLee
This is really stunning!
David Meacham
Your usual high standards Joe – like the colour too
Grigri
Really great, nice compostion
Jennifer Resemius
lovely tones and composition.
Carlo Cesar Ro...
Great shot! Congrats!
Nicholas Averre
Wonderfully done, Jo!
Rich Gale
great work Jo well done.
janik
Cool work.
Joyce Dickens,...
Wonderful composition; stunning image.
waitin' for rain
great composed !
love the idea and realise
Joseph Freemantle
wow
i like it
very atmospheric
Mark Ramstead
Ethical reasons! Maybe aesthetic reasons…Ansel Adams does not belong in jail…
cdwork
Excellent work!
Coralie Casey
Very cool work. It’s as if she’s reaching in a life or death situation, but all that we can see are the leaves so the imagination runs wild.
Claire McAdams
great use of line and lighting! i love it!
banditart
bravo BRAVO
Charlotte Morison
Beautiful shot Jo, the light, composition everything is just amazing!
Where was this taken?
Kelly McGill
Lovely warm tonality to this Jo. Well done to you both.
Paul Vanzella
Well Jo – you just keep going don’t you… this is so wonderful, yes, no editing required… amazing raw image… colours, pose and the way you’ve used the space is perfect… love the way leaves and twigs provide the design element that just makes the shot. Also love the warm tones…. Stunning work!!! You two girls are inspiring!
rikkipaul
beautiful work jo, no manipulation needed.
Michael Alesich
Great shot, love the white on the concrete,
Jo, you’re right, not editing needed.
Hagen
Nice work
nsoup
Cool
greenfrog153
Your photo doesn’t need editing. It’s just beautiful the way it is.
Shanina Conway
Lovely work ladies, doesn’t need any tweaks,perfectly beautiful;)
Rhana Griffin
Perfection! Seriously… what more needs to be said? Oh, except you are as talented behind the camera as you are in front of it ;)
freebornman
“Leaves” me speechless…..............
A Day in The L...
wow this is such an amazing shot, she looks stuck, or like she is trying to reach for something in thoses leaves
bonniemonahan1
Hi Jo,
I wish Redbubble had people write a story about their photo: (Camera, speed, length, etc.)
Terrific photo with fine details, good composition, brightness & color, color harmony, DOF, etc.
To me it has great inner emotions that she is reaching out for something besides help.
Take care, Bonnie
mugshot
Great theme. Hard to tell who’s escaping the plant life or the women.
Enrico Bettesw...
Great dynamic image… love the colors too…
Natalie Manuel
This is really gorgeous.
MissKristy
yup..this is beautifully alive…really lovely shot Jo.
Bill Proctor
Inspirational work as always….!
Elaine van Dyk
I love this work, Jo! Apart from it’s great composition and photographic qualities, it has a visual strange effect on me. When I look at it for a while it starts to look like the top right corner of the image is lifting, and it feels like the figure might start to slide down towards the leaves in the left bottom corner – it creates a lovely sort of tension or insecurity. The more I look at it the more I’m drawn to it.
Elaine van Dyk
Oops, what I meant to say is that “it has a strange visual effect on me…....”
Lee Burgess
This is so much like a painting… beautiful!!
Darryl A
Hey, I like this one! Lovely composition and cropping.
ozczecho
Great shot…beautiful tones…and love how the model is impersonating the sprawling vines (sp?)..love it…
nick board
Beautifully executed composition, it could be interpreted so many ways, I understand why you love it, completely.
KFrancis
Really like this photo. The branches (think there branches) blend in quite well in this photo and give the photo another dimension.
BonitoPhotography
Gorgeous Work!
Carl Osbourn
brilliant – love the leaves scattered around on the groud – adds to an already awesome effect :)
velveteagle
Very Good.. Most people don’t want to be confused with the facts Jo stick to your guns..
Bethanie
Beautiful image
ltruskett
Nothing short of beautiful!
Gary L. Suddath
superb an thought provoking image wonderful warm tones an composition
Stefan Trenker
great composition! very good work!
lucia
absolutely love this one!!!
shawhouse
great tones and composition. dramatic, stunning work.
HenkStolk
Masterpiece, that’s what it is… great DOF, scenery, colors. Maybe a shame the left part is so dark, but the shot needs it for the story. Because of wide angle lens?
Gracey
Don’t blame you for not editing this. It’s really quite unique on it’s own and has a very emotional impact.
NervousNellie
Great shot.
Geoff Coleman...
Lovely image this – I really like the way you’ve composed it with her outstretched arms running as a counterpoint to the tendrils of the ivy. and the complimentary reds of her hair and the leaves.
Rudschinat
love this shot, so dramatic
:)Gorm
Naomi Frost
When the RAW shot is this good….why change it!!!
WMHaywood
Awesome Jo
oliver berlin
beautiful image
Amanda J Slack...
Great concept – nicely executed. Love the glow you’ve got going on!
Michael D'Andr...
Great light! Love the image.
Lachlan Kent
This works so perfectly… wonderful sense of expression and emotion… and the warm light is fantastic!
pmistric
Nice image. I love the warmth tones.
David Barnes
Totally one of the best shots on redbubble! Composition is immaculate, posing / direction is just cracking, the spread fingers and clawing arms mirror the vine / streaks on the floor, as if the model is climing / clawing her way across / up. Such a story. Wow. I want to fave it more than once!
Saki
Jo thanks for visiting my photo stream. Love your photos they stir lots of emotion.
WanderingSoulArt
Oh really beautiful shot! i love the perspective and angle!
Trace Lowe
Whoa! The vines… wow!
Inktart Art
This work is stunning. It conjures up all sorts of thoughts and emotions. I love the lines.
Dakolina
this is beauitful
Juilee Pryor
this is really nice jo.
ktowers
great work, love this, congratulations
Samantha Bla Bla
Superb Imagery
shadowzone
wow, great shot
Steph Tout
This pic is so entirely wonderful, Jo. I love it!
Cathleen Taraw...
Oww, I still love this so much.
Justyna Kedra
stunning!! I <3>
Andrew Edgar
sure is a super shot Jo, beautiful
Adrian Donoghue
A very creative image Jo.
clau
so beautiful!!!
andygibb
brilliant composition, love the detail light and movement..
paulevelin
poetic and very very beautiful
Cadence Gamache
This is such a fantastically powerful shot… I can’t believe this is the raw photo. It’s perfect. You are a great storyteller, Jo :)
Rachmat Lianda
wonderful colors!
zeebuzz
Reminds me of Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Christina’s World.” Nicely done.
Melissa Carroll
Alright, so i feel a bit of a nerd.
But i really like this
It reminds me of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and how Cedric was getting grabbed by the veins of the branches. And tried to escape..
But this is so much prettier though,
it just reminded me of it haha.
Melissa Carroll
Alright, so i feel a bit of a nerd.
But i really like this
It reminds me of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and how Cedric was getting grabbed by the veins of the branches. And tried to escape..
But this is so much prettier though,
it just reminded me of it haha.
Jennifer Vickers
gorgeous love that it is unedited too
KandyKain
Beautiful!
RachJayn
Great emotive piece, nice work!
emapearl
this is awesome :)
pauldrobertson
powerful and beautiful, sad and sweet and sad again. i wil fix it ms jessica! i will bring you tea and cheesecake… and…
Birgitta
I’m blown away.
Completely.
Jessica caught the emotion just as well as you.
Kudos to you both!
Love it.
MarkoBeslac
uh…....very strong photo !!!!
Carlos Solorza
perfect!
SnowxWhite
this piece blows me away. it is truly a stunning concept.
livefrommars
POWERFUL SHOT! GREAT STUFF!
aphoto4you
Jo thanks for support of my work….and here this is so awsome…How awsone these tones are that she is slightly in the tone but pops out wow…awsome done…:)
Stephen Forbes
This is just great….
Alan Rodmell
An instant favourite. This is awesome. The imagery is so dark and tense. Beautiful colours and composure. I would love to get a hold of a copy of this to play with in CS3…..... brilliant
Silvia Ganora
Great warm tones and stunning comp.
Chelsea Kerwath
I’m in love with this photo!!! Amazing.
Thomas Spiessens
those branches and colors are amazing!
docophoto
Wow. So rich. A wonderful photograph.
Robin Brown
This says Wuthering Heights to me Jo. Could this be Cathy calling Heathcliff from the otherside. Easy to see why its your favourite. Powerful dramatic scene. XX
Gayle Shaw
Absolutely stunning image!
alisacourtney
this is so beautiful.
PennyEdwardes
Nice one Jo! Another brilliant image!
starvinartist
Breathless with inspiration
bexish
I love that you’re a purist!
This has to be my fave of yours as well.
You have an awesome gallery :)
Luka Skracic
Very cool, don’t know how i missed this Jo, great stuff, have a great tuesday!
Douzy
Truly stunning pic (see all the reasons above ;)
JustCards
Fabulous work. Great composition and lighting.
orourke
well were do i start, looks like most people on redbubble hav e commented on it, say no more
Antanas
Dramatic scene, great composition and colors, perfectly done
botticcelli
very artistic..
Gary Murison
Very powerful image Jo. Love it. Best wishes
paula whatley
Jo, this is a really cool shot. Your ideas for staging shots always amaze me. Keep up the good work.
drcochran
Love this image… It could be a painting…
Paul Morley
This really is a great image. I love the diagonal composition that makes this so dramatic. Very nicely done.
Jessie Harris
This is beautiful.. I love the lighting. Awesome shot. :)
africanbush
I love this shot well done
drjones
wow! powerful image
franzi
very impressive work, i love the warm colours
Michael Gatch
you have some very different stuff. morbid maybe in a sense it seems, but i think it’s all very interesting, and I can see why this one would be your favorite. Working with models seems like a lot of fun. I’ve been wanting to do that for awhile now. abandoned buildings can only show you so amny poses and they don’t listen too terribly well to directions.
Tony Elliott
No need to edit perfection. Nightmares and desperation.
Genius.
beauty
Amazingly beautiful!
Larasolnishko
The next immage try to turn her around and call picture “The Ivy girl”. She will represent nature and become one of that strings which climbing up to the sky. make a serial of immages, it will be really good staff.
meegs9
love this shot. although I don’t need to tell u, u have so many comments about it!! well done.
spice
i love this…........it’s extremely powerful
conilouz
very nicely done,, great job
genevievem
this is a stunning image, I can see why it is one of your favourites. An amazingly beautiful shot with the look of a story behind the image.
Margaret Barry
Fantastic image. Outstanding composition!
Craig 'has a n...
very nice
Sparrowing
Amazing image.
SparrowSalvage
It’s gorgeous! I somehow get the feeling that she’s reaching out to hold onto the vines. Sort of seeking out the last scratches of nature in a man-made world.
Jo O'Brien
I’m so glad that you see it that way. For some time I struggled with titling the work, throwing up between ‘escape’ and ‘embrace.’ You see her, running from and running to at the same time. And the underlying themes about the natural and man-made world, the constructed and the nurtured. It is this tension and ambiguity which I love so much. Thank you for taking a moment to view it.
Azzurra
i love these powerful works you have!!! awesOme! xoxo
Anette Tyler
Fantastic shot. Great composition
4getsundaydrvs
stunning image, great work
vonne
LOVE THIS!
susi lawson
makes me think of “Christinas world’ great work!
Imber
Wow! Great work!
kidi
awesome..
jaycee
this is just sensational. :)
mindylynn
another beautiful shot! i’m jealous… your models are willing to pose, let you manipulate them and spread fake blood, or let you tie them up, and then wow, an amazing photo.
Carlos Teófilo
So sensual.
Elizabeth Duncan
Wow lovely shot. It looks like she is trying to hold on to something just beyond her reach.
jwawrzyniak
This is so beautiful!!! great shot!
Jodie Carruthers
This image really moves me. There’s a desperation & sadness in her pose.
What a brilliantly creative mind!
alan sloey(im...
amazing shot,....its great in raw format
Elodie
splendid!!
Plexus04
christ, this is amazing!! i can’t even believe it. wondrous.
Talya Chalef
great one. love the composition and colors.
Catherine Hunt
fantastic shot. absolutely love it. and love the way you’ve seen the shot then taken in using the camera. I whole hearted echo your ‘no edit’ rule. great shots shouldn’t need any manipulation
Abdelaziz Alsa...
amazing shot …wonderful colors …well done
Silverblue
Extremely impressive for a raw shot – lovely warm colours, excellent mixture of smooth and sharp lines.
M Malicki Beser
great composition
Nightvenjer
This is great!
Metamorphosis
w o w !!!
grammatik
awesome
KEITH R. WILL...
nice
Stephen Rowsell
beautiful shot, it’s just oozing with energy!
lex7
There are times I can definitely relate… This piece reminds me of a painting I once saw. I love the tones, the emotion this has is fantastic, great composition as well. Well done.
Persimmon
this is a great composition, she is creeping towards the leaves and the creepers are creeping towards her. Lovely gradation of colour and that cream dress is perfect on those tiles
jemimalovesbigted
Ahhh no fair! Yours will win the popularity contest EVERY time! Gorgeous shot by the way.
Simone Maynard
this is beautiful Jo
Kathryn Potempski
fantastic Jo ,brilliant comp
Una Bazdar
This is beautiful, I’m not surprised it’s so popular. Well done
Olivier Lance
There’s no need to manipulate what is already a great shot !!
It’s really a wonderful one :)
giftforyou
this is insanely amazing!!
hinting
nice touch on the leading-in!
Kelsi Doscher
incredible shot! love the tones, beautiful work
Pascale Baud
great shot !
Prasad
Incredible work!
Adam Wynn
I love how you place your models in your shots like this.. The image works so well
dreamlenz
wow. i love this.
failingjune
This is simply gorgeous :)
Normf
Dam I like this imafe!
Jasmine Moston
Poetic, inspired and beautiful.
I really love this piece.
Their is something mysterious and eye opening about it.
shanmclean
wow, this is gorgeous! beautiful shot
Voila and Blac...
AWsome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kostis
fantastic composition,excellent photographic behavior,a stunning image
Scottgtr
Jo I love this shot!! Scott
CassPics
Wow!!! But I also love the picture with the calendar! Both are so creative…fabulous.
failingjune
Lovely image! The colors are fantastic, the post is striking and powerful, and the image itself is just gorgeous! Perfect executed and composed :) Congratulations!
SilverVisionz
Evocative devinity! Love it!
Nith
wowowowo so beautiful
Robyn Smith
Amazing! SO beautifully setup and shot.
Alizarin
The composition is excellent, and the care and attention shown really showcases an obvious talent.
Beautiful work,
Michael
Stephane Ferrero
That is just excellent. The composition, the tones, everything !
opiumfire
cool picture
matt572
brilliant,,,beautiful,,,i love it….....
Rosina Lamberti
congratulations on being in the top ten in
the mornington peninsula group challenge
cheers rosina
Deanna Cicchino
awesome
CatherineLilian
i love this picture:D
richiedean
I have found this Here
Jo O'Brien
replied
ta, I’m cool with that because it has my name on it, but thanks for the heads up :)
Elana Bailey
A great piece of art. Well done Jo.
Mark J. Young
Looks great as a square format!
Mike Barletta
gosh i just love your work
Elizabeth Pell...
This is beautiful I love it.. and thanks for the note welcoming me to redbubble.. I really appreciate it.
Earhart Chappe...
there is so much to be thought of , when i see your photos, they stand alone, and make a statement…
it’s brilliant!-chappelshanghaiwu
colours /emotion/love it all Jo
Shoaib .
love it
Tasha Eliassen
beautiful work
bohemiancouture
this is all kinds of beautiful!
Chrissy Rosadoni
this is wow
just wow
all i can say
Chrissy Rosadoni
this is wow
just wow
all i can say
micklyn
Wow! fantastic image! love the concept ( :
Minka Bleakley
lovely shot!
Druidstorm
She slips for the roots of time and the memory becomes nothing but walled hunger! Love your craft friend! Bravo!!!...)o(
hsien-ku
lovely work! I hope she catches one of those leaves :)
rzs7yk
very dramatic. The muted colouring and autumn effect make this a very serious feeling piece
Scott d'Almeida
excellent
shalayne
this is an amazing shot, and by all these comments clearly plenty of others agree, u have an amazing portfolio :)
Anna Roberts
wow i loooovee it
Leda D
oooo loooove it
natalia martin...
brilliant!
Ritu Lahiri
beautiful
natapee
fantastic
julayneluu
Beautiful work , love it!
Veroniquedidi
Beautiful picture. Very strong!
gemynd
wow amazing soulful and powerful image
Jan Timmons
Hmm. That’s powerful imagery, when I sort of expected a washing machine/dryer photo! Nicely done.
Jack McCabe
Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth … if I remember the painting version? But she was crawling northeast in the painting in a field toward the house.
gabbielizzie
beautiful, congradulations on your feature
AnitaInverarity
Really lovely x
Michelle Wrighton
Beautiful imagery!
naishh
great ….great …..great shot…...
TaniaLosada
LOVE IT! Its so expressive and powerful!!!!!
Deri Dority
Absolutely brilliant.
LeilaniMelayna
Really cool artistic shot!
Smiles Leilani
Trenton Purdy
WOW! Great shot!!!
Darly-Skye Pe...
waw
Jennifer Mulke...
really cool!
Mike Finley
Selected for inclusion on Selected Artworks
Mary Campbell
Lovely Image
Jo O'Brien
replied
Thank you Mary :)
shakey123 10 days ago
Very effective, such dark and meaningful colours! xx