A wierd contradiction happens in Africa. People are so very poor, the only clothes they can get are those given away by charity or sold for a pittance by second hand dealers. Such organisations or traders get their clothes ultimately from the charity bins you and I donate to. Therefore people living in abject poverty wear outfits with brand names emblazoned on them such as: Timberland, Nike or Ralph Lauren. The same names people in the west pay a lot for. Ironic? Yes. Amusing? Yes a little. I came across this beautiful young girl in the ruins of broken lava, homelessness and chaos. She was wearing a light blue dress and carrying a burberry hand bag. Classic. And there’s a trucker cap. / Hey, doin’ good needn’t mean you can’t be cool at the same time. CLICK HERE FOR THE HAT! – Dog photography – Africa photography / - Beach photography - Black & white photography – Dog photography – Africa photography / - Beach photography - Monotone photography
This was my 3 year old daughters first time playing in the rain. It was so amazing to watch her delight . I think we can all relate to tilting our faces up towards the the sky, trying to catch the rain as it falls on our cheeks. FOR PAY IT FORWARD: “Nominated by- Danae Leach” / “what she wrote“ “This is one of my most faves. I love children so much and their innocence, pure happiness and complete faith in all things good and magical. I remember when I used to be little and I loved being out in the summer rains”
I originally intended this shot to be a picture of my son holding onto these balloons and taking off, floating into up into the sky … a fantasy, sotybook sort of image. However, my daughter immediately grabbed these balloons from him and started running off. So, as it turned out this eded up having a more realistic look than the one I originally intended, but I thought it turned out pretty cute with the desaturated colors throughout, except for the colorful balloons. Sold 2 laminated prints to RB Members.
cute baby sheep
“Mais il est bien court le temps des cerises / Où l’on s’en va à deux cueillir en riant / Des pendants d’oreilles / Cerises d’amour aux robes pareilles / Tombant sous la feuille en gouttes de sang / Mais il est bien court le temps des cerises / Pendants de corail qu’on cueille en riant” Jean-Baptiste Clément
From the fine art photography of Wendy Bandurski-Miller….THE FUTURE’S CARE.
Children in the Warvan Valley, Kashmir. 1985
This is a pencil portrait using the following reference: http://claireprob.deviantart.com/art/Milly-in-B-W-58041522 I used graphite pencils 8B – 2H, cotton swabs & balls and tortillions for blending. It’s on Bristol board with a vellum finish.
Let me take you on a journey. / It’s 2007 in the capital city of Rwanda, Kigali. / April; The month of mourning for the atrocities of the genocide 13 years ago. / A wonderful theory. / A hopelessly inadequate practice. / Mourn for only one month, the butchering of your family? / Oh well, at least the government is trying we reason. / I’m here with 15 others on an aid trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in central africa. / Both tragic messes. / The trash can of the world. / Where other countries occasionally rifle through the litter to find gems – only to leave the remnants crushed up in their wake. / Messy business pillaging. / What do you do with all those annoying people? / This day we are with the Barakaboa Foundation. / A group of hopelessly under resourced Rwandans set up to deal with the ‘parent-less’ generation left dazed by the atrocities of the past. / On their ‘books’ kids as young as 10 raising kids younger than that. / There are no orphanages in Rwanda. / The government favours family upbringings. / A wonderful theory. / A hopelessly inadequate practice. / Who do you run to when your stand in Mum or Dad are 8, 10, 12? / Oh well, at least the government is trying we reason. / But how does that work you ask suspiciously? / If the genocide was 13 years ago, how are stand-in parents so young? / AIDS. / How handy Barakaboa was already in place. / They just swivel from one barbaric destroyer to the next. / We are to visit one of the families they support. / It’s hot, dusty and despairingly grimy. / We break into two groups. / I travel with my sister, a full time aid worker and her husband a doctor. / To a family in the city. / We feel uncomfortable. / We feel obtrusive. / We feel confronted. / We feel hopeless. / And we feel western. / We are all these things. / It is my task to record the event photographically. / My lens is worth more than they will make in a lifetime. / My feeble request for freedom to portray accepted with grace laced with exhaustion. / Our host is the woman in this shot. / I don’t even know her name. / It is dark and I can barely focus. / There is no electricity. / Torn material hangs inefficiently from the ceiling across glassless windows. / There is no breeze. / The air is stifling. / The atmosphere shameful. / The outlook hopeless. / In her one room home live herself, her two children and three adopted orphans. / Such is the way in Rwanda. / She has AIDS. / Her husband passed it on before he died. / Her 16 year old daughter has AIDS. / Most likely from rape. / Her fatherless child? / Who knows. / There are 6 people living here. / It’s tiny. / It’s tiny. / It’s tiny. / We ask how we can help. / Snap goes my shutter. / She needs medicine. / For all the stuff AIDS brings. / Colds, fever, nausea. / My brother-in-law writes a script. / We fumble around for some Rwandan money. / A wonderful theory. / A hopelessly inadequate practice. / She can’t afford the taxi to the pharmacy. The authorities supply AIDS medicine to those who’ll admit they have it. But not medicine for the ‘off-shoots’ of HIV. And the drug companies? Don’t even start me? / Oh well, at least the government is trying we reason. / Snap, another shot. / She has nothing on the walls except a crucifix. / She is a Christian. / She really is one. / Not just one for charity. / She asks us to hold her hand and pray for her. / She asks us to pray for her family. / She loves her family. / I look at my sister. / I look at my brother-in-law. / They stand up and hold her hands. / My brother-in-law bends down and checks the youngest’s eyes. / I love my family too. / We pray. / Then, snap, a family shot. / We leave. / With the promise we won’t tell the neighbors she has AIDS. / She is ashamed. / So are we. / Not of who we are or why we’ve come or what we’ve done. / We are ashamed and angry and affronted at the horrible, despicable and unacceptable inequality of gender and geography. / My sister and I share a glance in the silence on the way back to the mission hostel. / There but by the grace of God, that could have been us. Share. Please. You know the drill by now. All proceeds to charity.
If you would like to purchase this please as wall art please bubble mail me as it is under an exclusive contract elsewhere. You can still buy it as a card though…:) Cheers Mel. Icon #1 Mr Whippy An Australian beach side institution. / Shot in St Kilda at night. I’m early in my HDR journey. I wouldn’t normally be so ‘wild’ in my settings but I was after a semi cartoon look. If you like this, you’ll love my Australian Beaches Calendar!! You can get this shot and 11 other beautiful beach shots for just $30 :) / ICON Series / / / /
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All work in this portfolio is © Stephanie Rachel Seely. / These materials (images and poems) may NOT be edited, copied, reproduced, printed, distributed, displayed, performed, or used in any way, in whole or in part, without my written permission. Please respect copyright and do not save or upload any images or poems to Photobucket, Flickr, Myspace, Facebook etc. These creative materials are NOT public domain. This artwork was featured in Sold! and In Another World One of my first autobiographical pieces. A poem for this image can be found in my book, Heaven’s Champagne. Info for Sold! Group / Sold a small laminated print to an RB member.
1200 views as of Nov. 16, 2009. Featured in Nature’s Wonders August 23, 2009. / Featured in Simply White Artwork August 26, 2009. Very little post processing was done to this image other than a couple minor tone adjustments & removing a small obstruction in the bottom left-hand corner. One of my first attempts at white on white. Photo taken in my backyard, Ontario, Canada. / / Flower Gallery / ADD RENEE TO YOUR WATCHLIST /
My friend’s son trying to give my daughter a kiss. FEATURED on Red Bubble Home Page 12/21/2008 / FEATURED in the group Creative, Talented & Unknown / FEATURED in the group Soul Mates / FEATURED in the group Children The Power Of Raw Emotion / FEATURED in the group All Kisses / FEATURED in the group 100% / WINNER of the Love challenge in Family Unlimited group / WINNER of the First Love, Le Premier Amour challenge in First Things group / FEATURED in the group First Things / FEATURED in the group Sepia Only / FEATURED in the group Special Moments / FEATURED in the group Good News Group – Sharing & caring / FEATURED in the group Tone It Down
A cute pencil portrait of a young tiger cub. Although I drew it back in August its still my favourite drawing. =) I have not altered it in any way (no photoshop etc) I used Derwent graphite pencils on smooth White card approximately 18” x 13” so far this drawing has had 1483 views!
/ __________________ Fictional traditional painting, 50×40 cm / Aquarelle crayons, acrylics, gouache & watercolours on canvas. / Creation Date: 09.12.2008 My first experiment with aquarelle crayons along with the elements I often use (acrylics, gouache and watercolours). — / / — Her eyes so innocent… on hallowed ground. / Leave her eyes still seeing worlds that never were. / © All images copyright ROUBLE RUST / Spyridoula Bleta / All the images in this gallery are copyrighted, are NOT part of public domain & may not be reproduced, copied, edited, transmitted, uploaded, downloaded, or published in any way without my permission. Any violation of this copyright law will result in a lawsuit.
Portrait of my son. / / Canon 400d / 50mm f/1.8 / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography
pencil on paper (Stonehenge) drawing – 22×22” – ORIGINAL SOLD / Signed and numbered limited-edition prints in two sizes are available at cynthia’s store There are so many stories to tell about this piece – wild coincidences, terrible tragedy and ultimate redemption. / I still don’t know if I can tell them all here now, but if there is one take-away to be had, it’s of the power of vulnerability and trust in oneself in the face of daunting odds… / I’ve included a not so great shot of me with the original. I had it framed so it was floating on suede. Here it is after receiving a Best of Show honor along with “Ennead”. detailed version of Event at RedBubble Please check out the numerous T’s with this drawing featured in my clothing section. /
Canon EOS20D DSLR / Editing in CS3 / Dream and Fantasy Art / in-between www.daviezimages.com
Here is the story around this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabinar/2707434015/ Any sales of this photo will go for contribution to the Somaly Mam Foundation: https://www.somaly.org/
today i was thinking about abuse - / people who’ve suffered it. childhoods ended by it. it has, i believe – at least, happened to all of us, to some extent. abuse of different natures, perhaps, but we have all experienced it in some form. this is for you. this is for us. i am just so tired of abuse… / jordan busson. 3 march 2009 – 19 september 2009. add elucidate on: /
2009. Age 22. -Drawn on white smooth bristol board. 2H, 3B pencil, black biro pen and digital paint. Thank you for viewing my work :-)
My daughter Abi Nikon D90 / Nikkor 50mm lens 665 Views Featured in The X – Human Sentiment group She literally was getting annoyed with me taking too much time and leaned against the wall, put her head back and let out a big sigh and I quickly snapped this. She immediately opened her eyes and screwed up her face and said….’Did you just take a picture of me?!. You are wierd mom!’ But I think it works ok :)
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