Zebra madness
Imagine if this child could swap places with those on the other side of the wall. Even for a day. Imagine what he might find, what he might lose, what he might think. Imagine what he might do with his new-found privilege. Imagine. I imagine that’s what he’s imagining. The possibilities are endless.
This is a type of atmospheric halo, shot during the early afternoon almost directly overhead.
This shot is taken in the north of Rwanda near the DR Congo border. It showcases the absurd beauty of this broken land. Known as the land of one thousand hills Rwanda is bursting at the seams. This shots is part of the ‘world’s most expensive card’ promotion initiated by John Robb. It has raised close to $700 AUD so far.
Kill your TV! / Live life!!!! / - / Anyone else sick of TV…especially Reality TV? /
I was in northern Rwanda in April 2007 as a volunteer with an aid group and we had stopped to talk with people at a local church. The town was Rhuengeri, it sits close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo and has the unfortunate reputation as having been home to a number of those who perpetrated the horrific genocide of 1994. / The atmosphere in Rwanda is one of pervading ‘brokeness.’ Millions of orphans live side by side with those who tortured and massacred their families 14 few, short years ago. Millions more suffer the newer enemy – HIV Aids and countless others wander ghost like in a state it seems of perpetual shock, haunted by the past and overwhelmed by the concept of a future. / This was April. The official month of mourning. When people publicly face what privately never leaves them. / I was sitting on a step tired and desperate for fresh air when I looked into the crowd that inevitably gathered wherever we were. / This woman, is by my guess perhaps 30 and she is as are most, dirt poor. / I was absolutely transfixed by her and her child. / She seemed to me to sum up so much of what I saw. / Love and desperation and yes, compassion. / Her breast is bone dry and cracked and yet she tries to feed her baby. Perhaps it is the hope inherent in the action which feeds her. / At the same time, she looks totally preoccupied by her struggle for survival. / What is she thinking as she gazes into the middle ground? / My thought is, ‘where is the next meal.’ Where will she get it from? How will she share it? And upon finishing it, where will she find the next one? / I was overwhelmed by seeing the reality of those who live literally from hour to hour, day after exhausting day. / It confronted me then. / It continues to confront me now. / – Dog photography – Africa photography / - Beach photography - Black & white photography – Dog photography – Africa photography / - Beach photography - Monotone photography
Picture yourself in this surreal getaway, swinging comfortably in a hammock between the towering palms. Your own personal hideout to take a break from reality. Then you suddenly wakeup drenched in perspiration in the sweltering heat and realize it’s 125F outside…because these beautiful palms are located in Death Valley!
Should speak for itself i hope.
From the Black Jack Gnomes Collection, and NEW to Red Bubble, I am excited to introduce this design on the great shirts here at Red Bubble! / *NOTE: The lighter colors look better, and make a friendlier looking gnome silhouette. White and yellow are my personal favorites.
An old work, 2006. One of my personal favorites. Model: http://lilbittydemon-stock.deviantart.com Thanks for looking :)
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/ it’s true… / / . /
Mindscape is a mental or psychological scene or area of the imagination. The word is most suitable to the filed of psychology. Mindscape has two words combined in such a way that the meaning goes beyond it – Mind and Escape… It can be translated as a Mind that wants to escape or a Mind that is in route of escaping. This adventure can be in the sense of reality or in spiritual world. / Depression sufferers escape from facts, hallucinates escape from reality, psychotics and neurotics escape from many other forms of life. We usually state that they are people who require help so that they can live an ordinary life. But who is to decide what is normal and what is abnormal? If ones can see the other side of horizon, according to them they deem the facts strongly that they hold about life, oneself and reality. They believe they are the right ones who are amongst wrong people. Are you one of them? I tend to assume we all are, one way or another. Online Galleries: / Surrealism art prints / Fantasy digital art wallpapers / Modern artists surreal pictures / 2d3d graphic design software / 3ds models max software
Deeply inspired by Anathema’s ‘Closer’. “You’re closer to the truth, within you… is the truth…” Thanks for looking! :)
Yeah reality sucks but you gotta face it sometime…
Barack Obama – Change for America, for the World, for All of Us – The Audacity of Hope On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain and became the first African American to be elected President of the United States. In his victory speech, delivered before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of his supporters in Grant Park in Chicago, Illonois, Obama proclaimed that “change has come to America.” Born in Hawaii, Obama will be the first U.S. President born outside the contiguous United States. He also will be fifth youngest President at the date of accession and the second since Lincoln whose primary political base is Illinois. This portrait illustrates and epitomizes the audacity of hope. President Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2009. Selected information courtesy of Wikipedia. Original Oil Portait On Canvas By Zhao, Ze, Guangzhou, China
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Note to Self: / Sometimes, there is no remedy like bright pink rain boots and a great big puddle. A card to bring us back to reality every now and then.
Nikon D40 with 18-55mm GII lens / 55mm ~ 1/200’s ~ f / 7.1 ~ ISO=400 / Hand Held / Captured In A Breeze / Manual Focus / RAW / The images seen in the water drops are real, not added. / ________ / 10/07/2009 / ________ / _________ DROPS OF REALITY & WET WITH REALITY / FEATURED IN ~ / ________ WET WITH REALITY / / ________ / ________ / __________
My Website It’s been a very long time since I received a real postcard and last night when I checked my mail at my PO Box, it was a total ‘wish I was there’ moment. As I stood under the street lamp reading real words from someone in RB who I hold very close to my heart, I felt so deliciously warm and happy inside. We live in such a cyber world and sometimes it’s just pure bliss to get back to reality with good old fashioned communication. On the other hand, if it wasn’t for RB I would never have met this gorgeous friend. / Thank you Billy straight from my heart / XOXOX / This is just my take on the whole thing, part postcard, part me :)
“I reject… nah… I unplug your reality and substitute my own” :P I bet we all feel like doing this sometimes, whether from a headache, a hangover, trying to sleep or maybe you just simply want to ignore your girlfriend :P they though will say this is already the case with our brains I’m sure lol This was a tricky design to pick colours for, so… / / or maybe want some text added too? just ask =] Alternate versions / All feedback and suggestions welcome, if anyone would like something added or altered which would make you happy in order to purchase this item don’t hesitate to ask, I’ll consider reasonable changes to keep customers happy. Jay / R-evolution GFX Other designs you may like from R-evolutionGFX: —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Oh and: / SPECIAL BIG DI$COUNT OFFER ON MY “Have a nice day” SHIRT! / Click here to Contact me for details / Jay. /
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