#the natives

[spooky-stille]

woodybangsthedrums: Drummer's eye view from last night in Hull

[liltimmcgraw]

Got my name up on a wall with J-O-R

[sitting-on-me-bum]

The Natives

A portrait series of native Australian animals. Photographed in a contained studio environment, the resulting work is a collection of images juxtaposing the wild against the controlled. The purity of the backdrop magnifies the raw beauty of ‘The Natives’, with a hyper-realness that amplifies every minute detail. Bushfires have devastated Australia and destroyed the very habitats these animals once called home, giving new meaning to the studio setting as a representation of the void that has been left in the wake of the destruction.

Photographer: Ryan Creevey

Prize: Honorable Mention

International Photo Awards 2020

[ophaniell]

wait english isn't my first language and here we're taught to say "the natives" so what word should i use instead?

indigenous people is a much better way to refer to us and maybe other indigenous ppl won't have a problem with that term but it's kind of weird to hear it coming from the mouths of people who aren't one of us.

[doomspaniels]

Such a sweet little dragon, guarding and protecting the DOOM Castle from the nasty biting vermin.

[Image Description: a green dragonfly perches on wooden porch decking.]

[agnesmai]

Again, I recall the great vision you gave me.

It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives.

Nourish it then that it may leaf and bloom and fill with singing birds!

Hear me, that the People may once again find the good road and the shielding tree.

Black Elk, oglala Sioux holy man

[zamankaybolmaz]