Hide And Seek

Jo O'Brien
Hide And Seek by Jo O'Brien

Hide And Seek

My tribute to play time, magic, and imagination.
My protest against every adult who told me to stop daydreaming about things that didn’t exist

Paul Louis Villani is my new personal hero. I just love working with him- he’s just so much fun and knows how to make my wildest imaginings a reality. THANK YOU PAUL.

model: the lovely Sam Brown
camera guy and all round softy: Paul Louis Villani
weirdo running around excited: me

See all of our collaborations here

  • Robert Knapman

    Robert Knapman, 8 months ago

    Magnifique – she is almost lifted off her feet with the magic and strength of the trees

  • skunk

    skunk, 8 months ago

    I love these collab pics Jo

  • Peter Davidson

    Peter Davidson, 8 months ago

    Very atmospheric. Is she pasted into shot?

  • Jo O'Brien

    Jo O'Briencommunity ambassador, 8 months ago

    No, taken on location. That’s what it looked like through the camera.

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris, 8 months ago

    excellent atmosphere you’ve created – love the overall impact!

  • Heather King

    Heather King, 8 months ago

    this is so magical.
    daydreams should never die.
    beautiful jo

  • Christine Wilson

    Christine Wilson, 8 months ago

    this is absolutely fantastic you guys are certainly clever loving your colabs

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, 8 months ago

    wow – this is so sensational for me… love the scale of the whole shot… I mean those trees just become almost part of the person’s imgination and not really there at all… great colour and message… truly sensational Jo – great work!

  • Jodi Webb

    Jodi Webb, 8 months ago

    Another great collaboration! Jo – I would love to know where you took these pics. It looks familiar, I just can’t place it!

  • Ivor Tetteh-Lartey

    Ivor Tetteh-La..., 8 months ago

    very powerful

  • Magenta

    Magenta, 8 months ago

    very powerful image love it.

  • joolz

    joolz, 8 months ago

    This has a very magical feel to it Jo.
    I love how the trees make the girl seem so small.
    Great light and colour.

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke, 8 months ago

    love it..awesome sense of space and freedom and beautiful energy :)

  • pauldrobertson

    pauldrobertson, 8 months ago

    this is magical… i looove the scale, the arc of her torso.

  • michael51

    michael51, 7 months ago

    this is so calming to me cooland quiet

  • Andrew Hoisington

    Andrew Hoisington, 7 months ago

    sensational image!

  • Marnie Kirkness

    Marnie Kirkness, 7 months ago

    so enchanting. I long to know more about the imaginary story….

  • Marnie Kirkness

    Marnie Kirkness, 7 months ago

    PS: the child within us needs to always daydream. That is our source of power (but somehow most adults lose it). Hears to looking into the daydream space.

  • PigleT

    PigleT, 7 months ago

    Fantastic in at least two senses – the pose, the trees, the distant light… :)

  • Carlo Cesar Rodillas

    Carlo Cesar Ro..., 7 months ago

    Fantastic image!

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender, 7 months ago

    Brilliant! She looks so tiny against those trees. Superb image.

  • andrewmay

    andrewmay, 7 months ago

    very beautiful photograph

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown, 6 months ago

    I cant see the wood for the tree’s & they are absolutely awesome. Fabulous shot & superb sense of scale! x

  • Jessie Harris

    Jessie Harris, 6 months ago

    A fantasy world all its own. Beautiful.

  • Robxavier

    Robxavier, 5 months ago

    Simply amazing

  • Ahmad Sabra

    Ahmad Sabra, 5 months ago

    powerfull photo! where did u take it?

  • Stacy Rodriguez

    Stacy Rodriguez, 4 months ago

    very nice,

  • Jo O'Brien

    Jo O'Briencommunity ambassador in reply to Ahmad Sabra’s comment, 4 months ago

    Location: Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne

  • EOS20

    EOS20Greeter, 4 months ago

    Beautiful photo Jo!!

  • Ange

    Ange, 4 months ago

    nice shot, symmetry & figure juxtapose perfectly.

  • Charles Adams

    Charles Adams, 4 months ago

    very enchanting image….......great job

  • Anette Tyler

    Anette Tyler, 4 months ago

    Stunning

  • linaji

    linaji, 4 months ago

    Hey That’s Me!! You are amazing, no, not me, YOU!

  • Outdoors2

    Outdoors2, 4 months ago

    Huge Wondrous Speculative

  • myoriginalsin

    myoriginalsin, 4 months ago

    Love the thinking behind this image. I know how you feel :)

  • Jo Hoden

    Jo Hoden, 4 months ago

    Terrific

  • traceyanne

    traceyanne, 3 months ago

    great lines and colour

  • Nicole Ryan

    Nicole Ryan, 3 months ago

    beautiful .. what a magical part of the world .. such energy in those trees.

  • dimarie

    dimarie, 3 months ago

    beautiful image!
    being able to daydream is such a blessing we all have, without it, i think life would be so much duller…
    I imagine standing under those magnificent trees sparks that imagination, really looks like a magical place. :)

  • stefano venturini

    stefano venturini, 2 months ago

    wonderful atmosphere..

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey, 2 months ago

    An absolutely speccie image. Well done.

  • coppertrees

    coppertrees, 2 months ago

    Wonderful photography

  • Sylvia Tax

    Sylvia Tax, 2 months ago

    Great, magical !

  • Freelancer

    Freelancer, about 1 month ago

    Magic photograph! Great framing, rich colors… Excellent work!

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats, about 1 month ago

    Fabulous image, wish it was me in the forest!

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