Fascinating image... Incredibly strong. And again, reading the technical details, I'm stunned to see how much effort goes into methodical destruction, and even more fascinated by the out-of-the-world Beauty of the result. As if Death would lead to a better life indeed... Maybe it does... :-) <p> Thanks for sharing all these precious images with us. Best regards.

... I bought two rolls of sandpaper, anon follows my second step!

And I repeat, "Why are you wasting your time on Photo.net? Your images are so far superior to 99.99% of the images out there (including mine). You need to spend time seriously considering yourself as a top flight fine art photographer. Yes, you are that good. Your images belong on museum walls! Go for it. See you at MOMA, POPA, Guggi, et al." Good luck.

Looked at all your 'artwork'.Ok,obviously with STRONG images you will allways get either brilliant or crap results rarely anything in between.This,like most of your Brown ones,is crap

What reason can a man have to not rate this photograph a double 10?

In other words, you ruined a perfectly good picture.:-)

Your words: "ruined negative..sandpaper... Painted with light.. Liquid emulsion on heavy paper..Manipulated with toning - coffee and cigarette ashes..." Translation: You had to take a dump on it to cover up the mess that came out of the camera. Which may also be the subject of the shot. If the rest of even admit to using PS we get our butt's kicked for using too much 'manipulation'!

Genius.

i wonder if you photography is influenced by joel-peter witkin like mine. i enjoy your work a lot. your technical skills are outstanding. i might consider trying to push your content a little, but you are really very good

Dont listen to the asses on here. This work is absolutly amazing. When i first saw it i wrote it off as PS work and didn't look at it but after reading that you created this look by screwing with the negative i was in awe. This is such GREAT and IMPORTANT work. It is some of the best art photography i have seen on this site, far surpassing anything else in technique and originality. Keep it up. looking forward to seeing more.

Oil painting

Sure I like your work, but it is amazing that my oldest son painted something similar about 3 years ago!

I can't understand why some people here give feedback like they are little kids. Grow up! If you don't have to say anything good about the picture than at least give it in a mature way. Now you make a total fool out of yourself by using words as if you are 12 years old. Please!

I just browsed trough your presentations and I must say that every picture does me something. You really have talent and you use it in a great way! Keep up the good work, hope to hear and see more from you in the near future!

Came to this following a forum thread. Its fantastic. Probably the best of your work I've seen Emil.

alex: what forum thread? and what was it about?

Probably this one on verbal abuse that's how I came here too. It is a very long thread, and the passion in it is quite something to see.
As for the picture, some of your work I think is good, some is interesting and some is both. I'm afraid for me, this particular one I would call interesting but not good. There are other opinions - and if you're pleasing all the everyone you have probably lost your edge.
Someone further up said your work should be in galleries, and I'd agree with that (this one included), because anyone who is interested in art and photography and working with the image after it comes out of the camera should find what you're trying to do interesting, even if - like me in this case - they don't especially like the result. I'm not going to mess with the ratings on this one.