Hard working
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There’s no jobs , nothing to do, so why not enjoy some of the simple pleasures in life. The govenment say they will shorten the dole queues….. I can only imagine they are going to get people to stand closer together.
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HARD WORK
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Just so people understand! / Trucker cap available. Click here…
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HARD WORK IN B&W
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Bloke walking up stairs of a block of flats at Kangaroo Point in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, carrying a bag. A photo from a photography class assignment in 1994, and one of my faves ever. Dark and enigmatic, but emblematic of single-minded purpose, metaphor of life’s journey. Dig the repeating cellular and tooth elements. He is walking into the maw of the beast. Dig likewise, the directionality implied by the arrow-heads formed, big, black arrows opposing the man’s forward movement, light arrows formed of concrete faces, buoying him upward, corresponding dark spaces threaten to drag back down. Counterposed forces, on the stairs themselves grinding on each other like shark-teeth set to lacerate a surfer’s legs. Somehow he stays afloat. Does he have any choice? Up, turn. Up, turn. His path is layed out for him. Where does it lead? Ultimately, back down—Newton, 1687. Up is a dead end. I could shit on like this for hours. There should be more like this. Please take more? Hand-processed b&w photo, scanned and digitally restored.
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THIS IS A MANS WORKING HAND, WORKING HARD USING YOUR HANDS LEAVES A MAN WITH ROUGH SCALY SCARD BEATON UP HANDS AND MOST PEOPLE NOW DAYS THINK IT IS ALL IN THE OFICE. WELL MY FRIENDS IF IT WASNT FOR THE WORKING MAN AND WOMEN, YOU WOULDENT HAVE AHOME A ROAD OR ANY OF THE LUXERYS OF TODAY. SO IF YOU PASS SOME ONE WORKING ON THE ROAD OR JUST DOING MANUAL LABOR TODAY STOP AND THANK THEM FOR THERE HARD WORK.
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I’m a big fan of collaborations. They inspire, motivate and challenge me and push me to do things differently and break old habits. They’re also great fun and I get to meet people who I’d otherwise have never known. Most recently, Helen McLean and I have completed two photo shoots together with several other ideas in the works. And while it is a lot of fun, it’s also a lot of hard work. I thought I’d share with you all, the process we undertook for our most recent shoot. Thinking Up An Idea / Sounds easy but not necessarily! We both have a love of 1950s Pin Up art and knew that we wanted to somehow emulate it. After our previous shoot using Hosier Lane in Melbourne, known for its graffiti, we wanted to maintain the use of unusual locations. The specifics were somewhat in the air when we decided to go home and think up something awesome to do. Research / With a vague idea of what we were hoping to achieve I started scouring Op Shops and Costume Hire stores. I did so many google image searches and flicked through so many old magazines that my fingers hurt. The aim of the game was to find something to inspire the shoot. It happened that I stumbled across an authentic powder blue maid’s dress and the wheels started turning in my head. The emails back and forth between Helen and I escalated as we nutted out the exact look we wanted and how we were going to make it work. Sourcing Everything / This is my favourite bit (how do I make this a full time job I wonder?). We started to hunt down particular costumes, props, equipment and locations. Where can I get blue hair rollers? Can I get 1950s ones? Who do I know that would have an upright Hoover? How are we going to light the shoot? When do I have time to drive all over the place looking for locations? Do we need special permission to shoot where we want? How do I attach blue fluff to my shoes? Helen even got out the sewing machine and made a matching apron and headscarf especially for the shoot! All this time consuming and fiddly work ensures everything runs smoothly on the day. Logistics / For this shoot I had to drive out to Bacchus Marsh to pick up two Hoovers. Helen drove out to Ivanhoe to collect some studio lights. And I had to pick up the blue dress I was hiring prior to the shoot. We decided that having a hairdresser put all the rollers in my hair would save time so that had to happen first thing in the morning. The car had to be packed right to keep everything secure. Lists were required to ensure nothing was forgotten at home. With only x amount of time and energy to pull off the shoot we had to ensure things were well organised. Shooting on Location / Always my favourite way to shoot but it has it’s own set of challenges. Our method of collaborating is to take turns photographing each other. That results in two oddly dressed women out and about in public. (Boy we got some odd looks when we took half an hour for lunch!) People interrupt, the light changes, people park 1990s cars in the background of your 1950s shoot… bringing along some spontaneity is a must to adapt to the circumstances at hand. And not being shy helps too! Scouting out locations prior to the shoot becomes very valuable when wanting to capture the best light and avoid the crowds. It’s a Wrap / So let’s jump past all the “returning stuff to people” and associated logistics and look at when we got back and looked through the days shots together. We went through each image flagging our favourites and quietly pushed aside the “not so favourites.” Then we both took home a copy of the raw images for any postproduction we wanted to do. The agreement was to post whichever images from the favourites we each wanted, but with a standardised % mark up so that in the instance of ‘doubles’ we were not undercutting each other on price. Then we both got stuck into it and the final results can be found here BUT! We couldn’t have done it alone- there are some thank yous in order. Anne van Alkemade so very kindly gave Helen and I the use of two upright hoovers for the shoot. They were featured in several shots. THANK YOU! Peter Kelly, the darling, trusted us with his studio lights and even sent us off with a spare light globe. THANK YOU! Centre Stage in Brunswick supplied the powder blue dress used for the shoot – THANK YOU! The Lovely Anna did my hair. (I’ll post her contact details ASAP) AND of course the always wonderful and fun, Helen McLean partner in crime and co-collaborator. Couldn’t have happened without you… ....And the music starts playing to get me off the podium as I wipe my teary eyes! Well, collaborations are all about people working together after all!
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I grew up on a ranch. I remember how hard my dad worked. It did not matter if it rained or the sun shined, he had to take care of all his chores or the animals suffered. The life of a farmer is a hard one and that is what this work is about. Portrayed through the open door of the barn, the farmer in the rain can be seen going about his work. All content & images are ©amari, ©amarica. You may not use any images in any way without written consent from artist. All Rights Reserved. I would like to share this with you. This writing is not mine, but was submitted to me by “Stateless” and I agree with him. I think it is perfect to go with my photo “The Farmer”. / Here is what “Stateless” wrote, “your photo ‘The Farmer’ reminded me of an old Steve Earle song i have loved since the mid 80’s.. the lyrics suit your photo very well..thought you may be interested! Think it was written around the time Reagan was in the presidency and Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan were touring with ‘Farm Aid’ I wish to thank “Stateless” for this contribution. So without further ado, I would like to share it with you: THE RAIN CAME DOWN
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This male bluebird is puffed up and proud as he shows his latest catch, a nice fat spider, in the ongoing hunt to find food for the nestlings. I am flabbergasted at the tireless activity of these tiny creatures and at their ability to hunt so skillfully and so swiftly. It takes all I have to keep up with them as they go back and forth from the nestbox to the field in search of food. Their labors will soon be rewarded with fledglings that successfully leave the nest and grace the world with their beauty and diligence.
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Bank holiday….what do you do? As a sub contractor for a bank, I gladly accepted a day off and headed for the hills. Woke up really early and traveled out to the outskirts of Sydney. Had a great few hours of photography. This was my last shot for the day. It was getting late (11.30am) and the light was becoming harsh – but I actually turned around and drove back to take this shot…..just love the bareness of the land Photo Taken: 6-Aug-2007 / Time: 11:30am / Conditions: Beautiful winters day / / / / / / / / / Some other images from the same trip: / / / / / / /
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Man struggling to make it up a hill in Xalapa, Mexico.
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RINGS BESIDE SINK,,NO DISH WASHER LOL
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One of my piece of art. This is a snow carving that I made myself in February 2006. It was at the Yukon Sourdough Rendez-vous. She was about 7 feet high to give you an idea. / / It took me 26 hours of consecutive work (no sleep) with a few breaks along the way to warm my toes up… (it was pretty near -40 degrees Celscius below that night. But I was dressed pretty well.) I called her Into The Light because I finished sculpting her when the sun came and shined on her from above the building that was standing in front of her. It was 12(noon) at the time.. I had started to carve her the day before at 10 am. She has her hands open to the sky, for she is as ready to give herself, as ready to receive from the creator.
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Lancaster County, Pa
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~ The Beauty of a Hard Life. ~
by adgrayJust then the sun made it’s grande entrance / and bathed his world in gold / There spread before him was the beauty of his life / Breathtak…
Inspired by the glorious shot of Sunrise at the Farm by Steven Joyce Thank you so much for reading my words! / Keep Happy! :O) / Chookas! ♥
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Warming up for the International Show Jumping Event at Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta – September 5, 2007
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This is my cat Tabby…doing what he does best…sleeping on my nice clean folded clothes…....
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Costa Rican fisherman showing me his bait for the day
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Wear it to work. I dare you!
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