This photograph is one in a large series covering part of the 2006-2007 bushfires in Victoria (Gippsland in particular). This one was taken on December 14 (at around 2pm which was over 6hrs before twilight!) on the central Gippsland plains. Early afternoon saw the region plunge into darkness and rain begin to fall – black ash/mud rain fell from massive pyrocumulus clouds overhead generated from the intense heat and the increased localised atmospheric instability from the fires – Sale actually reported just under 3mm. / This particular day was the most devastating during the season which saw the south divide complex burn for over 60days ! Sadly 1 life was lost at Seaton on this actual afternoon – about 25 km’s from where i took this photograph, numerous houses were lost through Toongabbie, Cowwar wier and Seaton as eyewitness reported walls of fire over 100ft high coming over the hills at the back of their properties. Emergency radio broadcasts filled the airwaves as did emergency vehicles on the roads. During this devastating drama there was the fantastic feeling of ‘aussie mateship’ as all around ppl were offering whatever they had to help strangers and locals alike – a day i will never forget ! more of my bushfire related photography may be viewed by clicking on the preview image below / *
metal ring with thorns
A hair salon hired me in to photograph some new styles with a new Mad Max theme and I had them 3 of them pose for me here.
2D Forever Gas masks scare me. It only takes a thought about their purpose. However, whilst researching for this picture it would appear a lot of people have a fetish for gas masks. I couldn’t say why, but I guess that’s why they’re called fetishes. Each to their own! With this, I wanted something so normal (or rather so retro) as a husband kissing his wife before leaving the home but put an odd spin on it. Gas masks were the first thing that came to mind – you certainly can’t kiss anyone whilst wearing them. As for the surrounding, well everything’s post-apocalyptic these days so let’s assume the world’s end is nigh here. Taking something so odd and having to deal with it like it’s the norm. I guess the idea came from playing Half-Life 2 for the first time. Those CP’s aren’t your friends. And maybe a bit of Call of Duty 4, good game, but sick. On a brighter note, you could say this shows love conquering all! Yes, I’ll leave it as that.
Satire on human society and how perilously close we’re coming to complete annihilation Oil on Stretched Canvas – No Airbrushing 60 X 60 inches / 153 X 153 cm Original : / Sold / contact my Agents at Gallery 112 / .................................................................................
Concept collage mixed media piece… armageddon type thing (I was a troubled teen :) / Here I’ve used glued magazines on paper, covered with ink, acrylic and finally pencil. The collage constitutes most of the background forms.
My contribution for the Agent Provocateur Challenge. / The year: 2258 / This design is a symbol of the post apocalyptic era. Purpose driven war has given way to war for the sake of war. The land’s have suffered irrevocable trauma and humankind is on the brink of extinction. Man’s only hope is seek solitude in the only region left unspoiled by the Great War, the depths of the Sea. Underwater colonization could act as savior to the Human race. My design is a play on the “Dove and the Olive Branch.” The dove holding the Olive branch symbolizes hope when all hope was lost, a peace in the midst of turmoil. My design is a Guppy (fish) holding a strand of Kelp. The fish holding a strand of kelp symbolizes the hope for mankind that waits for him beneath the waters, a new frontier untouched by war.
Santa Barbara, California
A photo from my project “Latvian Landscapes”.
”...Outsiders still suppose, theres holy streets to roam / The truth should not surprise, your homes were built on lies” Pantera – 13 Steps to Nowhere Enjoy amigos! sicanstudios.com /
Model: Jessica /
We had been to Mungo NP and got rained out so moved on to Wentworth and the Perry Sandhills – had the most awesome storm rage around us for a while as we watched the sun set…
I was back up at the Bunkyou Civic Centre yesterday, this time with one of my students. The sunset was extraordinary. It was impossible to control the lens-flare as I was shooting straight into the sun for this shot. Five-shot bracketed HDR with very little done to the colour. This is pretty much, apart from a bit of a shift in the tonal contrast, what the scene looked like through the lens. Nikon D300 / Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 ED / 5-frame bracketed burst merged in Photomatix 2.5.4
Pavement affects our environment in many ways. First, it invites voluminous traffic, the very veins and arteries, pulsing with flow full of our toxic vehicles; next, it creates vast area of impervious surfaces that collect and divert pollutants to more concentrated pools and slurries, as well as raise significantly the ambient surface temperatures. Finally, it cross-fences our natural world with barriers of death, greatly diminishes habitats, interupts territories for animals and plants, as well as providing accelerated means for some predatorless exotic plants and insects to spread. Our world wouldn’t be the same today without it.
2009. 8.5×12 ballpoint pen and prismacolor markers on 11×14 bristol. / model: clementine part of a collaborative effort between Diego Tripodi and myself to illustrate all of the songs from the album “Henry’s Dream” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. and so this illustration is based on the song of the same name.
To see more of my work visit / www.hysteria.com.au / © James Cole
I used a base photo of Melbourne taken from the Dandenong ranges for this image. To see more of my work visit / www.hysteria.com.au / © James Cole
This is my entry to the new A T-Shirt Revolution Challenge, The / Main theme is RETRO FUTURE. This peice is very detailed, and you cant really see all the details in the preview so please check the same artwork i uploaded. This peice is supposed to represent a far future where all organic life has been wiped out long since by the maschines we humans have created. this little sprout represents mother nature trying to re-adapt. Hope you like it, I will improve the picture in a short time, I am aware of some minor scrabbles. / Vote only if you feel so.
This peice is very detailed, and you cant really see all the details in the preview so please check the artwork version i uploaded. This peice is supposed to represent a far future where all organic life has been wiped out long since by the maschines we humans created. this little sprout represents mother nature trying to re-adapt.
This peice is very detailed, and you cant really see all the details in the preview so please check the artwork version i uploaded. This peice is supposed to represent a far future where all organic life has been wiped out long since by the maschines we humans created. this little sprout represents mother nature trying to re-adapt.
Here is another one with a striking bolt:
When the smog-filled sky remains cloaked in red forever… well, the word forever will probably have lost its meaning by then. The end will grow near. After seeing Red City , my husband stated that this is exactly the kind of series that he would like to see hanging in our living room. Graphic, a little surreal and red! So this one was made with exactly the right colours in mind for our decor. Same photoshop process with several adjustment layers, including invert. Featured in Inverted World on August 17, 2009 The colour of this photo can be changed upon request to match your decor. Please send me a bubblemail to discuss the possibility
Models: Lacheln & Shayla
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