I think this image best displays our feelings at the time. A feeling none of us had ever experienced before. To have been, too see, to smell such a place of despair and death.
A day I will always remember.” – Adrian Rachele

“On Her Way” by Sue Wickham

“THIS WAS THE LAST PHOTO I TOOK OF OUR DAUGHTER BEFORE SHE LEFT IN THE CAR ON HER WAY TO THE CHURCH WITH HER DAD……….” – Sue Wickham

“I have an emotional attachment to this image for 2 reasons. Firstly, it was probably the first pic I took that left me feeling that I might have some talent and it just felt so special having been able to capture a moment that had real meaning for me.

Secondly, this image will serve to remind me of the place I have called home for the last 2 years and I will always think of those times with great joy.

The priviledge of observing the soft and gentle light of this dawn left me feeling peaceful all day.” – lallymac

A new image with an olde worlde twist. Again, just look at the beautiful layering with an aged “letter”, the glow emanating from the centre of that beautiful flower. This image, for me, encourages thoughts of possibility stemming from past endeavours.

“Small in Sepia” by Debbie Black

My own image, but I love it none the less! A macro shot of those cutesy little flowers that serve to “fluff out” a bouquet. I happened to be playing around with macro AND camera settings at the time, and this is straight off the camera. Turned out pretty well – don’t ya think?

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Next?

“End of the Trail” by Tom Vaughan

 

It may well be the “end of the trail” but just look at what we find when we get there! The ever-so-slightly sepia toning used here makes for a timeless yet striking image. Don’t you think?

 

Finally, I’m going to add a splash of pink to the proceedings…. (and that’s not just my blushes about the shameless self promotion that’s about to begin!)

“Sunrise Line-up” by Debbie Black

A photograph taken early one winter morning (January if I recall correctly!) as I rushed off to work – late as usual! As i made my way down the hill at the back of the house I simply couldn’t let this sunrise escape the lens. The pastel stripes behind the silhouetted line of trees quite simply took my breath away. Completely untouched image.

“I love these shoes! I fell in love with them the minute I saw them in the shoe store window, and knew I just had to find an occasion in order to justify buying them. Luckily, I managed to find not one but three occasions! You’re either a shoe person or you’re not – and me, I’m a shoe person, so the shoe purchase always comes before the outfit. The rest of the outfit becomes quite secondary. I knew I just had to photograph them, and here they are emerging from the blackness, revealing their magical qualities that allow you to forget your cares and dance until the small hours of the morning. I would be lost without these magical, twinkling, dancing shoes and wonder what others do who don’t own such a pair?” – Adriana Glackin

Waiting to Say Goodbye – Dana DiPasquale

“This photograph has a very special meaning to me. I was visiting with my aunt and uncle, the family gathered, waiting to attend funeral services for a beloved uncle that has passed away. The night before we did out best to enjoy each other’s company and joke around like we usually do, but mostly we were just trying to get through the night so we could say our goodbyes in the morning. I saw these antique children’s chairs that my aunt had and decided to spend some time taking photos of them to get my mind off of things. I brought the chair out to the garage so that the smooth, rich wood would be in stark contrast to the rough, stained concrete floor. A running theme throughout my photography is viewing objects from new perspectives, so as I stood on a ladder that I found and tried taking photographs without falling, my uncle walked by and laughed at me. “You’re taking a picture of a chair?” he said. I told him “You just wait – this will be a masterpiece!” but I am pretty sure he didn’t believe me. The photograph turned out exactly the way I had envisoned, a sense of being in a room but high above it like an omnipotent source, alone, expecting someone to be there who isn’t, a bit of a faded memory. This fine art piece hangs on my own wall, and I smile when I see it for it is a reminder of the family I love.” - Dana DiPasquale

The Gift of Art
A fundraising initiative has recently been undertaken by the group A Photographer’s Craft. The photographers from all the corners of the globe are linked via the on-line art community redbubble.

Between the months of May and August 2008, all proceeds from the sale of cards, matted prints, laminated prints, mounted prints, canvases, framed prints and posters made via the artists’ online gallery found at The Gift of Art will be donated to the National Cancer Institute.

It is the hope of the artists to bring to light the need to support such a significant international health concern that touches so many lives on a daily basis. Supporting this initiative by purchasing art from The Gift of Art, you are also showing your support in contributing to cancer research, celebrating those who have survived their struggle with cancer and honouring those who are no longer with us.

To show your support, please visit The Gift of Art

……with a huge idea.

The kind of idea that never quite seems possible….. until you try!
And I’m not talking about world domination, not yet at least.

So, here I am offering the world my view.

I’m a photographer, so please forgive me if I get excited about things like new art I’ve seen, photography I wish I’d produced and fantastic artists I’m quite simply in awe of!