Here’s Part 2. If Part 1 leaned toward the elemental — tornadoes, fractals, tidal chaos — this half goes wider. A train derailment in British Columbia. Stone workers in Bangladesh. A steel drum band. Colliding trees. A closet shot straight up from the floor. The theme kept surprising us.
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”
– Ansel Adams
Tina Manley leads this issue. Stone quarries in Jaflong, Bangladesh. Leica Monochrome, 50/1.4. That combination of subject and gear and eye produces something you don’t look away from quickly. Wow.
We close with Ian Porter’s five images from Sydney and Melbourne. Each one a different kind of chaos. We’ll let them speak for themselves.
Enjoy the issue.
– Swindy
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Carl Blesch
Rocky Mountains, British Columbia
In February 2019, a Canadian Pacific freight train derailed in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia while descending a steep grade below the Continental Divide. Cleanup crews stacked wrecked freight cars alongside the track in their effort to reopen the busy transcontinental line. Many of the freight cars were damaged beyond repair.
Francois Berton
David Stefan
Phoenix
The pre-dawn launch activities for a balloon festival in Phoenix were a blend of practiced confusion, chaos, and competence — skilled crews working to fill their balloons with hot air while fighting the balloon’s desire to escape prematurely, or worse, catch fire. It was the challenge of the fill that really intrigued me.
Tom Reed
A steel drum band marches in a parade.
LuLa: The movement.
Douglas Doughty
While riding along a nearby rural street a few autumns ago I peripherally noted a bi- colored cottonwood across a field and marked to return for a nice fall image. A few days later some stormy afternoon weather prompted me to drive out to said tree. Only then did I see — two trees in a violent collision with exploding shards hurling skyward. The cloud of blackbirds seemed not to mind.
LuLa: Wonderful.
Photo Tip
Check your horizons
Sometimes the smallest degree of correction makes all the difference. A horizon tilted even one or two degrees pulls a viewer’s eye off the image without them knowing why.
Before you export, check it. Most editing software has a level tool that takes ten seconds to use. Your subject did the hard work — give it a straight stage to stand on.
Peter Campbell
New South Wales, Australia
These River Mangrove trees grow in the river estuaries along the northern coast of New South Wales. Salt tolerant trees which may explain their bizarre and chaotic pattern of growth. Shot on Tmax film with a Mamiya 7.
Matt Kaarma
Airshow
A sudden downpour saw a rush for shelter at an airshow.
Emilio Pizzolato
Lido Di Venezia, Venice
After a storm on the beach of the Lido di Venezia. The destroying forces of nature mixed with the action of man. The structure of the landscape formed in slow actions is suddenly upset by violent forces that upset the previous order.
LuLa: Love the drama in the sharpness and use of B&W.
Christopher Williams
There’s composure within these chaotic frames.
LuLa: Chaotic moments captured.
Tim Penner
Toronto
Downtown Toronto, making my way around with my Olympus EP-5 sporting the Panasonic 20mm pancake. A busy bus shot from a passing bus.
Hans Schmitt
Wausau, WI
“Great Googly Moogly.” Shot at Evolution in Design, a home furnishing store in Wausau, WI. A walk-in closet. Small tripod on the floor shooting straight up with a wide angle lens.
LuLa: !!!
Joseph Horvat
South Coast NSW, Australia
Forest is usually a messy-looking place and it is difficult to make an engaging image with it. This natural chaos draws me into making images that often break the common rules of composition, inviting the viewer to study and discover the scenery presented, instead of delivering a simplified composition that the viewer can perceive instantaneously.
LuLa: Feels like we’re there.
Ian Porter
Sydney / Melbourne
After the Flood. Southern Comfort. Hot Bug. Whoomph. Urban Nightmare. Five images, five different kinds of chaos. All shot on film — Leica R6 and Canon 5D II.
LuLa: Wow to all.
July Show & Tell: Composition
Good or bad. Rule of thirds or rules ignored. A frame that tells the story perfectly, or one that tells it in spite of itself. Composition is the decision underneath every photograph you’ve ever made. Show us yours.
Submit your best image and a short statement about the moment. Hitting the button below opens an email to our team — just attach your photo and hit send. We’ll feature our favorites in the next newsletter.
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Tina Manley
Jaflong, Bangladesh
Carl Blesch
Rocky Mountain, British Columbia
Francois Berton
David Stefan
Phoenix
Tom Reed
Douglas Doughty
Peter Campbell
New South Wales, Australia
Matt Kaarma
Airshow
Emilio Pizzolato
Lido Di Venezia, Venice
Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams
Tim Penner
Toronto
Hans Schmitt
Wausau, WI
Joseph Horvat
South Coast NSW, Australia
Joseph Horvat
South Coast NSW, Australia
Ian Porter
Sydney / Melbourne
Ian Porter
Sydney / Melbourne
Ian Porter
Sydney / Melbourne
Ian Porter
Sydney / Melbourne
Ian Porter
Sydney / Melbourne
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