A Woman with outstretched arms seems to hold the sun between her two hands. It is late in the evening and there is an orange glow everywhere
This woman is a victim of a seemingly never ending war in southern congo. She has suffered sexual violence (rape) so severe it has rendered her incontinent. She now exists purely as a result of a courageous charity called Heal Africa, and indeed her own inner strength and faith. I asked her if I could take her portrait and she stood up (which must have been painful), straightened her back and stared straight down the lens. No stopping to straighten her scarf, no preening, no fear. Just an honesty so raw, so uninhibited and so rare, I caught my breath and thought I’d never breath again. I was totally overpowered by her intensity. After I took the shot and showed it to her she smiled and thanked me. It still gives me a shiver to look at it now. HEAL Africa calendar available now!!! CLICK HERE. /
Oil Pastel and Acrylic (Original Sold) Concept: It has been slightly more than 365 days that I resigned from my previous job to pursue this. I drew this on that first year anniversary to remind myself of my dreams, to let them burn brightly always and keep them within sight. Out of sight = Out of mind :D / You can view my other “The Dreamer” creations in my Zazzle Gallery:
Taken at Pilot Mountain NC about a month ago.http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/size:large/view:main/2199567-2-red-sky-in-the-morning.jpg!
ink on watercolor paper “if we eat it, we will never be the same again” she said / “i don’t want to be” he replied…
Another in the Mangrove Sapling series, this one Lake Weyba again, with 2 tall saplings. Unaltered photograph, except for light noise removal :) Canon 50D, 18mm. Available Large, and best viewed LARGE.
♥May 2009 I received Honorable Mention from Vision Age my entry is slide #5 proud to by up there with one of my most admired photogs Bob Garas…. humbled indeed. ♥March 2009 I received Honorable Mention from Vision Age & Photo District News my entry is slide #14 featured may 29, 2009 in depth of field featured may 26th, 2009 in Feature Faternity featured May 25, 2009 In Another World ♥featured April 2009 in Snow, Glorious Snow!! ♥was featured yet again in April 2009 in A Beautiful Blur beautiful light upon newly fallen snow / scriber lake park / lynnwood, washington ©gabryshak / canon powershot a560 / iso 80, f/2.6, 1/640
Two human figures forming a tree More zomboy shirts here: / Tree Clearing / / Tree of Life / / Free Your Mind / / Wire Release / / Sunset Silhouette /
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My Website Featured in Enchanting Powerful Photo Manipulations June 09 Featured in First Things June 09 Featured in The Sisterhood June 09 Featured in The Divine Feminine June 09 Model: Lucia Reach Some dreams live on in time forever / Those dreams, you want with all your heart / And I’ll do whatever it takes / Follow through with the promise I made / Put it all on the line / What I hoped for at last would be mine If I could reach, higher / Just for one moment touch the sky / From that one moment in my life / I’m gonna be stronger / Know that I’ve tried my very best / I’d put my spirit to the test / If I could reach Some days are meant to be remembered / Those days we rise above the stars / So I’ll go the distance this time / Seeing more the higher I climb / That the more I believe / All the more that this dream will be mine If I could reach, higher / Just for one moment touch the sky / From that one moment in my life / I’m gonna be stronger / Know that I’ve tried my very best / I’d put my spirit to the test / If I could reach If I could reach, higher / Just for one moment touch the sky / Im gonna be stronger / From that one moment in my life / I’m gonna be so much stronger yes I am / Know that I’ve tried my very best / I’d put my spirit to the test / If I could reach higher / If I could, if I could / If I could reach / Reach, I’d reach, I’d reach / I’d reach I’d reach so much higher / Be stronger Gloria Estefan
My Website Featured in THE SISTERHOOD June 09 Special thanks to Marg for the props! lol xox ;) Reach for the Light Deep in the night / The winds blow cold / And in a heartbeat / The fear takes hold Deep in the storm / There’s a place that’s soft and still / Where the road waits to be taken / If you only will The voices inside you / Can lead your soul astray / Believe in what you dream / Don’t turn away / Don’t you turn away Reach for the light / You might touch the sky / Stand on the mountaintop / And see yourself flying / Reach for the light / To capture a star / Come out of the darkness / And find out who you are Somewhere in time / The truth shines through / And the spirit knows / What it has to do Somewhere in you / There’s a power with no name / It can rise to meet the moment / And burn like a flame And you can be stronger / Than anything you know / Hold on to what you see / Don’t let it go / Don’t you let it go Now, there’s no turning back / When your destiny is calling / Listen to the thunder roll / And let your heart break free Reach for the light Steve Winwood
06/27/2009
graphite sketch A3 1988 Featured in C.O.R.E 11th July 09
The Anzac Bridge at Pyrmont, in Sydney. Before today I had shot it at various times of day, in colour, black & white, and infra-red, with 4 different cameras over a period of time, including an infra-red converted EOS 10D, and a myriad of lenses, including an EF 15mm Fisheye, a Sigma 10-20mm, an EF 70-300mm DO IS, an EF 24-70mm, and a Sigma 50mm. I can’t get enough of this bridge, and drive over it twice a day! Oh yes, I’ve shot from inside a car too! Today I shot it at lunchtime with a handheld Canon EOS 5D Mark II and a brand spanking new Lensbaby Muse, which is the new version of the original Lensbaby. I chose the Muse over the Composer, which has a focusing ring, as I’m a manual sort of guy and with my first exposure (ouch) to a Lensbaby, I enjoyed the control over the focus point using the fingers. I also tried to shoot to the bridge with a Super Wide Angle (x42) attachment, but those shots are too freaky, even for me to upload. I left an f4 aperture ring in the lens for this shot, and used ISO 50 at 1/400th of a second. After converting the single RAW file, there was no processing done. Featured by the Dimensions Group 14 September 2009 Best viewed large
Fish Creek Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
REACH for the sky! Amazing waves at Bunbury, Western Australia shot with my Nikon D80 and the 18-200mmlens
Canon 350D / F/5.6 / 1/13seg / ISO-100 Featured in Colour and Light 8th November 2009 / Featured in Natures Wonders 14th Novemeber 2009 / Featured in Portugal 20th November 2009
Young birch trees compete for light in a forest on the welsh border.
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