Auto Mechanics recreate Renaissance painters

Freddy Frabris has been working in the advertising industry for the last 16 years.   As such he is no stranger to shooting high performance cars for clients like BMW, Toyota and Ford.  But in his latest series he decided to create unusual versions of famous Renaissance paintings using Auto Mechanics.

anatomyIn the style of ’The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’ (Rembrandt)

creationIn the style of ’The Last Supper’ (Leonardo da Vinci)

rembrant2A series of ’Rembrandt-style’ portraits

Stage Left – Natasha Beattie

Natasha is a Tasmanian based photographer and writer.  This is some of her early work from the Personal Place series made in both Brisbane and Melbourne in the noughties.

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Back in London

It’s lovely to be back in London after 5 years away.  The city constantly changes and evolves and yet in many ways it feels like many things have not changed either.  Perhaps that it because for me London has always felt like that comfortable pair of jeans that just fits.

It’s good to get my camera out again too.  I’ve been snapping bits of the city in the last 3 weeks.  My goal is to visit places I never got around to doing when I last lived here. 🙂

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Lower Antelope Canyon – Page, Arizona

Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding.. Rainwater, especially during wet season, runs into canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways. Continue Reading →

Fallen Princesses – The real truth behind happily ever after.

Dina Goldstein created this series back in 2008, when after becoming a mother she saw how fascinated young girls were with the lives of the Disney princesses:

“I began to imagine Disney’s perfect Princesses juxtaposed with real issues that were affecting women around me, such as illness, addiction and self-image issues,” says Dina. “With limited funds, I began to assemble my series.” Make sure your kids don’t see these photos too early! Continue Reading →

Tonights thought

“The true method of knowledge is experiment. Do what you will, this world’s a fiction and is made up of contradiction.” – William Blake.