Sometimes we are lucky to bear witness to some of life’s golden moments; A baby’s first steps, a proposal, a reuninon between friends… or a child’s first touch of snow. This was their moment – hopefully one of many. And I was lucky enough to be at the right place, at the right time, to capture that moment. Lady luck must’ve smiled to me on that day.
A street photo taken at Changi Airport, Singapore. Using the natural light as backlighting, these people were quickly snapped in silhouetted as they were walking away. I’m surprised how similar these people are. They echoed each other in terms of being in a pair. Also, the pairs in the foreground are single dad with their only child. All this captured at the time 16:57.
medium-pencil / better photo of my work!
Love is not a birthright, it is a choice made by the parent. This is dedicated to those who are lucky enough to have one. For Fathers Day.
Three years hold kissing mom’s belly
This is the unframed version without a quote attached. There have been requests for this version. Captive “The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is only a projection of his own soul, which he admires.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Who is you’re hero? / / Name: Panthera tigris sumatrae (Sumatran Tiger) Description: The Sumatran tiger has the darkest coat of all tigers. Its broad, black stripes are closely spaced and often doubled. Unlike the Siberian tiger, it has striped forelegs. Sumatran tigers are the smallest tiger subspecies. Males average 2.4 meters (8 feet) in length from head to tail and weigh about 120 kilograms (264 pounds). Females measure approximately 2.2 meters (7 feet) in length and weigh about 90 kilograms (198 pounds). Distribution: The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in habitat that ranges from lowland forest to submontain and montain forest with some peat-moss forest. Biology: The Sumatran tiger eats wild pig, big deer (called rusa), and small deer (called muntjak or barking deer). The specific range size of this tiger is not know, however the population density is approximately 4–5 adult tigers/100 km 2 (39 mile 2) in optimal lowland rainforest. As elevation increases through submontain and montain forests, the number of tigers in any given area decreases because there is less prey available. Status in the wild: 400-500 wild Sumatran tigers were believed to exist in 1998, primarily in the island’s national park areas, but no island-wide census or monitoring system has been possible. Tiger numbers have continued to decline because of poaching of tigers to supply the illegal trade in tiger parts. The last remnants of lowland forest are being eliminated to establish oil palm plantations and for shifting agriculture by recent settlers from other areas of Sumatra and Indonesia. Ongoing road development makes many formerly inaccessible mountain areas accessible to illegal logging even on the steepest slopes, and many mountainous areas are being converted into plantations for coffee and other products for international markets. Tigers are legally protected but are not highly valued. Captive breeding: For three years, the Indonesian Zoological Parks’ Association (PKBSI) has been working with the Tiger Global Conservation Strategy to develop a conservation program for Sumatran tigers. In addition to the 65 Sumatran tigers living in Indonesian zoos, there are 55 tigers managed by North American zoos, 100 in European zoos, and 12 in Australasian zoos. This captive population is descended from 37 wild-caught founders. The Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Masterplan now has the potential to function as the heart of the Sumatran tiger population worldwide. It is designed to preserve sufficient genetic diversity to reinforce both captive and wild populations, thus fulfilling its goal to ensure that the in situ tiger program comprises verifiable founders permanently identified and registered in the Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Studbook. It also extends the capabilities of Indonesian zoo staff to professionally manage their tiger programs in Indonesia, and at the same time serves as a model for other range country tiger management programs in Southeast Asia.
From the traveling exhibit Mother.Culture. / Currently showing in Sacramento’s Phantom Gallery through January 2008. / Contact Rachel Valley to make an appointment for a private showing. Mother.Culture Page _Support in a mother’s immediate family is crucial to success. If one member is not on board the breastfeeding relationship becomes vulnerable. This portrait also touches on the “family bed”. Western Culture has told us that sleeping with our children is bad in every way. I challenge this way of thinking with depicting the family bed as a sanctuary, and to be reassessed by western culture.
From the traveling exhibit Mother.Culture. / Currently showing in Sacramento’s Phantom Gallery through January 2008. / Contact Rachel Valley to make an appointment for a private showing. Mother.Culture Page Celebrating the roles of the feminine breast co-existing harmoniously, all while maintaining ones own self worth. In my experience balance between these forces keeps all in the picture
The original is an 8” x 10” mixed media mosaic. This piece was inspired by lesbian women devoted to raising children together. Two moms are better than one—twice the divine feminine power! I love the feeling in the silver figures. It’s a total lovefest. The colors surrounding them are joyous and the green is a symbol of female fertility. My work is hand-beaded by gluing each bead, jewel and embellishment one by one onto foam-core using tweezers and toothpicks. I love this kind of meditative labor. I use vintage Swarovski buttons and crystals, beads, silver charms and hundreds of Czech bugle beads.
Taken on the street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I’ll let this one speak for itself …
For Mother’s Day or Father’s Day / / / /
Kisses from Mummy- my friend and her new baby. Drawn by L K Southward- Iconic Art UK.
So named because this is my violin and my son’s first violin. It tugs on my heart whenever I look at it. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Taken with a Kodak DX6490 in manual mode. / F-stop, 4 / Shutter speed, 4 / Indirect lighting / Colour: sepia Post processing: / lightened the exposure to bring out the shadow ( a dear friend actually did that. This was a few months ago with my old camera, and less experience) I took 105 shots before I got the one I wanted, first going outside in colour, coming in, experimenting with the light. Learned a lot!
Candid / / Photographer for Hire – All Occasions – Mail Me :) / / My rules for photography and art are very simple – I like it, or I don’t… / / Thanks for visiting my folio :) / I certainly appreciate you taking time to view what I’ve been up to, and enjoy reading your comments. Calendars: Sets available on request. / / Writings (or ramblings) / Ballerinas & Stuff / Music of the Spheres / Another World / Time & Tears / The 10th / I Knocked / A Long Walk / Weaver / High-Flyer / Paper Boat / “The Great Feast”: http://www.redbubble.com/people/deckham/writing/836100-the-great-feast More Here / /
Featured on Red Bubble Home Page on Mothers day 2009 this is my mom… and that is you know who.. her great grand child :))))))))))))) on the cruise to Mexico.. the amazing thing is that this is one in a series of the sweetest looks and hugs between them.. we were entertained and were just awwwwwing.. it was so spontaneous and sweet. / and!! this is one of my faves. it makes it double extra special because it was the day of my moms birthday of 83 years in 2007.. which is why we went on a cruise . all of us sisters. were there. and she got to go to the place of her dream since childhood.. Mexico .. .. so she celebrated her first cruise with us .. and she touched the ground of Mexico . a true special time…... clicky here for a giggle, our favorite hot chocolate as is.. straight from the camera Sony DSC H 7 / 1/100s / f 2.7 / ISO 200 Focal length 5.2mm
Father with newborn son. I have upladed this image before but finally managed to get it right side up!!!
My friend and her little boy
mother, father, and child… out on their sunday night stroll…
The Bride lovingly watching over her young explorer. / Taken 7/18/09 – after taking over 600 pictures at a friend’s wedding, this unexpected photo turned out to be my favorite. I used Adobe Photoshop to edit out a few distractions in the doorway. 7/26/09 ~ FIRST PLACE in the 2-A-Week Group – July 21st Challenge ~ Thank you everyone!!! 7/20/09 ~ Featured in The Woman Photographer ~ Thank you so much!! 7/19/09 ~ Featured in Sets of Two ~ Thank you Eva and Klaus!!!!
...both talking at the same time, neither understanding the other, but pretending to do so. Funny though, they both reside in one body. 09 August, 2009 (Best viewed large) —-—--
Was debating as whether or not to put this up as it felt a bit cheeky but it is an important image within my school series. This one was conceived as an idea about bullying. Thankfully I wasn’t bullied physically but I know people who were and it is terrible – it is one of my worse fears for my children too. I wanted to portray the isolation, betrayal and loneliness a child feels when they are bullied.
more from my childhood narrative series based on memory.
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