Here's the (one of) the final images for the series entitled "Launchpad".

Imagine when you were a kid, with your friends, you had made your space suits, a launch pad, had your jet pack and were wrapped with layers upon layers of stifling aluminum foil. You all gathered around, did the countdown, and boom --- your friend literally took off. Letting your dreams soar, your imagination loose.

It was alot of fun to shoot this ... we invited a few families and asked that they make "space suits" and bring i to the park. When we got to see what costumes the kids had made, we started to arrange where things should be shot (we had an idea of what we need to shoot, but until when how many people and kids, etc; it was just an outline). All the kids and parents were great -- listened, cooperated, pretended and took direction great -- and had a fun time. I'm very happy with how it turned out ...

Mural entitled "Light the Spark" by Kayla Mahaffey aka @kaylamay_art, assisted by @henryannan1234 and

volunteers from the Calumet Heights Community Arts Center, seen at 8828 South Stony Island Avenue in the Calumet Heights area of Chicago, Illinois.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Wakanda Forever" depicting the Black Panther by Shane Grammer aka @shanegrammerarts, seen at 1335 Willow Street in the Arts District of Los Angeles, California.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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A sculpture entitled “Perhaps (An Investigation Outside the Laws of Thought)” which was temporary positioned in 2016 alongside Brayford Pool in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

It was created by New Delhi-based Raqs Media Collective and it was inspired by George Boole, the Lincoln-born mathematician whose work laid the theoretical foundations for the digital age. It was commissioned by Gymnasium, the contemporary art commissioning programme that presents new works in public locations.

The artwork, composed of two interlocking arcs coated in a sheer reflective surface which mirrors both the structure itself and the surrounding water and foliage. Two arcs rise and fall by the water of the Brayford Pool, facing the University of Lincoln. Coated by a sheer reflective surface, the two arcs mirror each other, the water and their environs, creating an illusion of a fold in space, a thickening of air.

Lincoln was George Boole’s birthplace. He must have walked by Brayford Pool, asking questions that needed answers in yes, no, and perhaps, perhaps. This work remembers those moments outside the boundaries of yes and no, just outside the limits placed by the laws of thought.

Information Source:

www.visitlincoln.com/blog/boole-sculpture-on-the-brayford

This might have been entitled "The Invisible River" given that the Krazy Kataloguer describe it as "General View of the Dargle River" this despite the writing on the plate. Tom the Fiddler must have been quite the character, and his donkey was a great one to laugh as they moved about County Wicklow?

Photographer: Robert French

Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection

Date: Circa 1865 to before July 1887

NLI Ref: L_IMP_1491

You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie

This little critter can be seen briefly hiding in my little video clip entitled "Morphon".

Mural entitled "The Lotus Chapter" by SIDOK aka @sidok_szab and Reves One aka @therevesone, seen at 5 Stucley Place, Chalk Farm, Camden, London, England.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Florida Baby" by DREPS aka @drepstah, seen at 490 NW 23rd Street in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "World on Fire" by Dale Grimshaw aka @dale_grimshaw for the Raw Project at Jose de Diego Middle School, seen at 3100 NW 5th Avenue in Miami, Florida.

The artist states that the mural is meant to highlight the plight of the Melanesian people of West Papua fighting for their lives.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Entitled "Steamy Standard" I quite like this, think it may be a marmite for some but as the steam starts to clear from the front of the locomotive. Mono in its tones with just that splash of red bufferbeam

Note to Flickristas - airport police will stop you and run your license and tags if you stand 40 feet under an approaching jet to shoot its undercarriage. :)

this cop was cool though.

we ended up talking cameras and photography and i gave him the URL for flickr...

'first hit is free...' - caterina

Mural entitled "Baile Folklórico" by Bill Louis aka @biltslouisart for the Sugar House Mural Project seen at 1045 2100 South in Salt Lake City, Utah

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "The World is Big But You Can be Bigger" by Whitney Holbourn aka @whitneyholbourn, seen at 479 NW 23rd Street in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Lost and Found" by CERA aka @cera_streetart for Tippecanoe Arts Foundation, seen at 115 South Range Street in Wolcott, Indiana.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Today I begin my series entitled Waterworld.

Shooting underwater has become such a passion of mine that I can’t wait for each shoot. Ironically I am such a baby when it comes to getting into cold lakes but once I’m in, I’m at home and ready to submerge myself into Waterworld.

This photo entitled Waterworld: “Enter” gives us our starting point. This unnamed character leaves her world of sun, earth and air to enter the unknown depths of the sea. In the weeks to come I look forward to sharing with you the unfolding story…..

Model: Amy

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2811 Brazilian Air Force CASA 295 (C-105A) (c/n S.058), RAF Fairford 20th July 2009, the machine's colour scheme is entitled "that others may live", which reflect the squadron's rescue duties, it was specially painted for attendance at the show.

The Spandau Citadel (German: Zitadelle Spandau) is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island near the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now part of Berlin. In recent years it has been used as a museum and has become a popular tourist spot. Furthermore, the inner courtyard of the Citadel has served as an open air concert venue in the summertime since 2005.

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Mural entitled "Biosphere Tears" by Rocket01 aka @rocket01.co.uk, seen at 21` Southey Street, Penge, Bromley, London, England.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Wildrose" by Diana "Didi" Contreras aka @didirok, seen at 398 Main Street in Dubuque, Iowa.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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A subterranean walkway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is illuminated by Hayden's neon. The work, by Canadian artist Michael Hayden (1943- ), is entitled 'Sky's The Limit' and was constructed in 1987. Sometimes called "The Gershwin Tunnel", this somewhat bizarre walkway connects concourses B and C of Terminal 1, which is operated by United Airlines.

Truly a remarkable journey.......as one traverses the tunnel the sounds of Gershwin's 1924 musical composition of Rhapsody In Blue permeate the area. The sound is synchronized by computer with the color changes of the neon, for the final effect.

The effects in this photograph are the result of an image transformation application called "Prisma". Prisma transforms normal photos into amazing images that attempt to replicate the human artistic touch. This phone-based app turns photographs into digital art in the style of drawings, watercolors, and paintings.

Mural entitled "Commit This to Memory" by Lord aka @taylordpaints for Mural Mania 2025, seen at 123 North Hill Street in South Bend, Indiana.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Demons" by Eduardo Bastida Guzman aka @trasheer, seen at 2135 NW Miami Court in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Today's Pick Entitled: *Wraps around you*

*擁抱著你*

7 ways how i made this photo.

This is a non-edited photo.

1) Bokeh : focus at bottom of the stem

2) Leading Lines : using edge of leaves

3) Rule of Thirds : stem tip is at 1/3

4) Colours : yellow on reds

5) Rule of Odds : only 1 stem

6) Framing : using screensize 4:3 ratio

7) Why : I love doing & sharing it

Head - Genesis Lab - Liu

Hair - Rezology - Hime Cut

Fan - Deviousmind - Ornamented Fanhairsticks Sakura Dragon

Clothes - Deviousmind - Shibari Dress Ruby Dragon

Tattoo - Genesis Lab - Alien

Taken in Oh Snap Studio :

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*Currently having photo contest event

Straße des 17. Juni, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland

Eine Bronzestatue mit dem Titel Der Rufer, von Gerhard Marck.

Die im Mai 1989 errichtete Statue zeigt einen Mann. Schreie der Welt ihre Botschaft des Friedens.

A bronze statue entitled The Caller, by Gerhard Marck.

The statue, erected in May 1989, depicts a man. Shouting to the world his message of peace.

A work entitled "Remembering Seletar, The Sound of Nature, Memories" 2012, by the Singaporean sculptor Lim Leong Seng, outside the Greenwich V shopping mall at the southeast corner of Yio Chu Kang Road and Seletar Road, Singapore. The vintage pilot in his flying leathers references Seletar Airport (XSP), which lies some 3 km to the north. Built in 1928 for the British Royal Air Force, today it is a civil general aviation airport. Rubber plantations once graced the area, providing ample opportunity for children to chase butterflies. The work evokes memories of those times.

Whatever.

Mural entitled "All We Need Is Love" by Jalel Ronin aka @jalel_ronin for Kotis Street Art seen at 228 West Kings Highway in Eden, North Carolina.

The artist states: "Feeling of lively affection and inclination towards a person or thing to whom all good is desired -That is the definition of love for somebody else outside of the family or life partner, and is that definition of love what all we need to do and understand for create a better world, but also, out there are many ways to love, love for my baby, love for my dog, love for my work, love for my arts, love for the felling that we have when we see fulfilled our dreams, etc. not for nothing exist the believe of the love is a whole dimension, but the only thing that I know, is that I love be part of this world and learn more about the true love, out the religions, just myself and the wall, myself and my little boy, myself and the universe."

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Russell" by Patrick Kane McGregor aka @patrickkanemcgregor, seen at 2300 North Miami Avenue in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Best idea little fellow. 35C/95F when this image was taken. He didn't get out for such a long time...just sat there looking most entitled!

Our new bird bath is a real hit.

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Mural entitled "Escape From New York" by MAST aka @indeliblefunk and Rob CES Provenzano aka @ces4wish for the 2 Buck Invitational Mural Festival, seen at 958 East Kentucky Street in Louisville, Kentucky.

Drone photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Helloooo? Where'd all the time go?" by Emma Gilbert aka @emmagilbertart, seen at 536 Joseph Avenue SE in Atlanta, Georgia.

The artist states "This mural reflects my feelings about the fleeting nature of time and the sense of loss that comes with it. I often feel overwhelmed by how short the days are, struggling to balance quality time with family while still pursuing my dreams. It’s as though a ticking clock constantly looms over me, reminding me how quickly life passes. But the looming clock isn’t necessarily negative, as it reminds to call my family and friends more and motivates me to create art that inspires and uplifts communities while my body is still able."

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled “Shedding Layers” by Steven Teller aka @steventellerarts seen at 1850 Mayport Road in Atlantic Beach, Florida.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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"Seabirds" from the 2018 EP entitled An Extended Play

Music and lyrics by Pizzagirl

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kwYOFmOfi8

Well I take my glasses off when I see a beautiful thing

I see it better, see it better, see it better

Just because I'm different skin

Do you think I matter?

Do you think, do you think at all?

Do you feel angry if I do something or say something?

I wonder which ones which

Don't tell me about my body

Don't tell me about my body

When you see it twitch

When you see it twitch

We're just a matter of matter

But I know you’re something else

I love the way things have a double life

We're just a matter of matter

But I know you’re something else

I love the way things have a double life

But if you look hard enough you will never find it

Because the seabirds, they're in my body

Because the seabirds, they're in my head

I wish the seabirds were all around me

I wish the seabirds would leave me dead

Seabirds, seabirds

There's this stream right under this bridge

And I go everyday everyday

The water is thin just like your skin

And it's cold and it's cold and it's pale

We run for meters on bathroom tiles

And we've walked on solid ground

Well I like your body, I like your body

I like the sound, like the sound, like the sound

Like the sound, like the sound, like the sound

Like the sound, like the sound, like the sound

We're just a matter of matter

But I know you’re something else

I love the way things have a double life

We're just a matter of matter

But I know you’re something else

I love the way things have a double life

But if you look hard enough you will never find it

And if you look hard enough you will never try

I wish the seabirds were in my body

I wish the seabirds were in my head

I wish the seabirds were all around me

I wish the seabirds would leave me dead

I wish the seabirds were in my body

I wish the seabirds were in my head

I wish the seabirds were all around me

I wish the seabirds would leave me dead

I've been absolutely obsessed with this song from the very first time I heard it. Lyrically and musically brilliant.

Thank you for your support.

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Mural entitled "The Seed of Life" by Adrian Avila aka @adrianavilaarts for @manapublicarts seen at 437 NW 22nd Lane in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida. The model is @chelseacomo.

The artist states: "The Seed of Life is a visual representation of the connections between all living beings and life itself. It represents the mathematical and logical order of the natural world, signifying the laws of nature."

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Powerfully emotive bronze sculpture positioned at the front of the National Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney.

It is one of a pair, the other being The Offerings of Peace. Both by British sculptor Gilbert Bayes (1872 – 1953).

In 1915, after the outbreak of World War I, Bayes submitted to the National Art Gallery a pair of 18 inch bronzed plaster figures entitled Offerings of Peace and Offerings of War and the following year he received the commission to produce large bronze versions to flank the museum's main entrance. They were finished in 1923 and installed in 1926.

Both are allegorical sculptures. War holds a staff, a bundle of swords and broken spear shafts.

This statue stands 4. 2 m in height and weights 6 tonnes.

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Excerpt from www.muralroutes.com: The design for the mural was created by the youth artists and images are based on youth perspectives and community input of envisioning rights and freedoms. Each youth artist was responsible for creating a panel sharing opinions regarding Freedom and ‘Entitlement’. Images of education, human rights leaders, and different stages of life, rights to owning property, and a unity tree are some of the dominant images present throughout the mural. Doves were used to unify the masterpiece. Vibrant colours enhance the images creating depth engaging all individuals who pass by.

The mural is part of Amnesty International’s Project Urban Canvas, a mural series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and focuses on article #28 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights which states: “Every individual is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this declaration can be fully realized”.

The mural was created in summer of 2008, with youth artists hired through the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board Focus on Youth program and the Ministry of Culture Summer Employment Program.

Mural entitled “Ab Astris” (Latin for “From the stars”) by Nic Fonté aka @wtg.studios, curated by Chicago Truborn Gallery, seen under the viaduct on Lessing Street at Chicago Avenue in the West Town area of Chicago, Illinois.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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A Tea for the Tillerman

Wickedly Delicious and Delightful

Years ago while doing research for a boring university project I stumbled across old archives for the Glamorgan Gazette from the pre-Great War 1900s.

A story entitled ‘Tea Party Misadventure’ caught my eye.

It was of interest mostly because my mum likes to put on elaborate dress-up tea parties of her own doing in our almost one-hectare backyard garden at home.

There was not much to this old story really, only reporting that at a certain fancy Tea held at the manor house recently the hostess and several guests reported jewels had turned up missing. I was suspiciously under the impression that they were wearing said jewels at the time, for no mention of them being nicked from rooms was made.

This piqued my curiosity because, due I’m sure to some quirk in my DNA, I get perilous shivers thinking some uncommon thief could be that skilled, he/she could undetected, nick the very jewels I’m wearing. Would love to know if I’m unique in that feeling.

That said ….

No mention of an investigation, the cause, or any outcome was given. Nor could I find a follow-up story.

I hate it when I cannot find answers to stories. And this one certainly piqued my rather offbeat interest over how something like that could occur.

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Then, much more recently, I had been out with Ginny to see the movie “Cruella.” She had “commandeered” her older Brother’s twin 8-year-old daughters for the occasion.

The movie basically sets up how Cruella became a thief, starting out with these tendencies as a young child.

I will admit that as we sat drinking at the pub afterward later that same evening (after seeing the giggling twin girls off back to thief mum) my mind pictured some of my own Mum’s past fancy tea parties.

I soon combined third memories with that long ago newspaper story of ‘misadventure at a similar function.

Certain scenes of that movie clicked in my alcohol-induced mind as to how the ladies at the fancy tea may have lost their jewellery.

Soon I came up with the seeds of the fictional story below using bits of those tea parties and my ideas on how dropping in a resourceful thief amongst the dressed-up guests' midst them could play out the unanswered questions in the Glamorgan Gazette’s missing jewellery storyline. Sort of filling in the gaps.

The descriptions of that tea described below are taken from years of tea parties Mum has hosted. The details are accurate including the settings, clothing, and jewels worn by the hostess(Mum) and her guests, including Ginny and I at various times.

The character studies of Estella, the wooden bead lady, and the Shannons are also loosely based on past tea party guests.

I guess any posh affair of that sort if carried on for enough years will have its odd occurrences and occasional uninvited guests. Which we have…

And of course, the story as told is a work of fiction.

No actual robbery-related misadventures have ever occurred at one of my Mum’s teas. They were always known to be sensible affairs.

I need to say that because mum still popularly puts them on, and I don't wish to scare anyone off. They are such fun.

The story below may seem far-fetched, but is it really? For something indeed quite odd had happened at that tea in Glamorgan to warrant a reporter’s story?

Next up :

Acte 1

My Tale

A Brief Characterization

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A Tea for the Tillerman

Acte 1

A Brief Characterization

Like her Mum before her(my Gamma), mine liked to hold these once a fortnight dress up “High” tea affairs with her friends. Held either inside the sunroom, or larger parties carried out in the backyard gardens during warmer months.

The invited were pretty much just ladies our mum knew, which was extensive. But during the summer months, these friends were more than welcome to also invite along daughters, relatives, and such.

They all would certainly get in the mood and have fun with the ongoing theme of a posh tea, trying to outdo one another in the dress-up department.

Elegant evening attire mixed in with cocktail dresses, silk and satin blouses with formal long skirts, and even the occasional repurposed wedding or bridesmaid gowns were the unwritten attire required to attend.

Copious displays of pearls and rhinestones were displayed with added panache. And many a real gemstone was snuck in to show its glitter and gleam off.

It was like they were expecting a member of the royal family to attend, Mum’s affair had grown to be simply that posh.

Tea (and stronger drink) was served and by the time the soirée died down by twilight, our yard(or house) contained a very happily cheerful lot. A laughing and huggy group of well-dressed, inebriated ladies.

A pickpockets dream, I always fancifully told myself as I watched it all play out many times.

This time it was no different, with soon giggling ladies, whom it became very apparent on the day of this tale, would have presented easy marks for the tomfoolery of someone without convictions (As the Culture Club song goes)!

Next up the Acte 2

Tea Party Misadventure

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Mural entitled "The Sun's Dying Breath" by Allie Grimm aka @a.l.grime for Creating Legends Mural Festival, seen at 825 Braddock Avenue in Braddock, Pennsylvania.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Bonsai Kitty" by SKIP aka @seeskipfranchise for Sam Flax Orlando, seen at 644 Altaloma Avenue in the Little Saigon area of Orlando, Florida.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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Mural entitled "Medicine Man" by Anthony aka @amp316, seen at 477 East 17th Street in Kansas City, Missouri.

Photo by James aka Urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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I entitled this Wicked Tree of Death due to what looks like skin hanging from the branches. In reality it's only bark but as it was blowing in the wind it looked quite horrific.

Mural entitled "Lace Em Up" by Zach Curtis aka @zachcurtisartwork for Rensselaer Art Walk 2023, seen at 170 South Grace in Rensselaer, Indiana.

Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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[ CPP Project example -- Fall 1997 ]

This is a part of an ongoing & experimental photo project of mine entitled "Corpse Photo-Poetics." (The particular piece was composed by myself & Melina, my former fiance, and was included in the Florida Emerging Artists exhibit @ the Arts On the Park Gallery in Lakeland, 1998).

CPP was first conceived of as a sort of abstraction a Surrealist game (known as "EXQUISITE CORPSE") while driving the lonely stretches of the 95 through the old American South (rural Georgia) in the spring of 1994. The project languished, a bit, for a while, but has been conferred new life due my ability to connect with other kind, creative souls here on Flickr! ^_^

I can't locate my formal description of the project, but I'll try to succinctly state its simplicity:

With E.C., partipants divide a piece of a paper into thirds or quaters, choosing, for instance, the human form. Each participant chooses a section of the form to complete, covering their work, leaving only lines to give the next player a starting point for the next section of the piece. The result can be something quite surprising and, sometimes even good! ;)

I chose to use double exposure photographs. The CPP images have mostly been produced directly in the camera (35mm). With no fixed form in mind, participants grab an image to be integrated with the photograph of another in the camera, and hopefully the result is just as surprising and, even good!

This is a randomly chosen example -- I have very few digital copies at this time, but will try to change that soon. I'm working on new methods and am always looking for new collaborators.

Let's see, thank you for taking a look, reading about this crazy project, & please LMK if you are interested. ;)

OK. Here's further description that I e-mailed to one recent participant, the amazing Ms. LaDonna Chaos:

Let’s see… I'll do my best to b-r-I-e-f-l-y describe the project off the top o' my chaotic head here.

Incidentally, this is the primitive, FUN technique, but I will soon move to enact some refinements to the process. In any case, I just thought that we could have some fun for now in this still early stage of things. What do you reckon?

Mural entitled "Skyrider" by @spuds_spudbomb seen at 1500 Mill Street in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.

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