We were happily overwhelmed with the outburst of photographic creativity inspired by the ‘It takes two’ Photo Challenge. To the average person, ‘Diptych’ may just be a moderately useful Scrabble word, but for our photographers it was the impetus they needed to come up with an extraordinary variety of artistic juxtapositions. There is something special about the way two well-chosen pictures can exemplify the old cliche about the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. These pairings are each, in their own way, arresting. They make you want to linger for a time as you decode their respective stories.
We were happily overwhelmed with the outburst of photographic creativity inspired by the ‘It takes two’ Photo Challenge. To the average person, ‘Diptych’ may just be a moderately useful Scrabble word, but for our photographers it was the impetus they needed to come up with an extraordinary variety of artistic juxtapositions. There is something special about the way two well-chosen pictures can exemplify the old cliche about the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. These pairings are each, in their own way, arresting. They make you want to linger for a time as you decode their respective stories.
By Kalo Foleti. Karla Shepherd was born with Spina Bifida, but lives with a spirit that is inspirational.
Eros in Nature – By Zorica Purlija
Nautilus Shells by Frank Copley. Frank writes: “My entry features views of two Nautilus shells (one cut in half to reveal the internal structure). I photographed them on a black background with the low-angled light from a desk lamp.
Untitled by Kellie Blinco. Kellie writes: “The first part of the photo is a silhouette reflection I caught of myself while photographing through a window into a lingerie shop. I applied a radial blur in Photoshop around the silhouette.
“Rushing past, past is present” by Damian Lloyd. Damien writes: “The diptych is designed to show that man’s best designs have not lasted as long as Nature’s have and a design eons old can be found immune to the activity of mankind on mankind’s structure.” “Go!” by Leigh Beer. Honorable mention: A storm water drain times two by Jan Huisken. Honorable mention: It takes two by Charles McKean. Charles writes: “At the back of the football stands in Bathurst. I thought about this challenge a lot. It really is open to interpretation. I decided to try and get two images from one scene, rather than use two completely separate scenes and try to link them together. I wonder if Linc is punk or a spunk.”
The prize for Photo Challenge 33 is an Epson Stylus Photo R1900 A3+ printer.
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