Sichuan Earthquake 2008
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At first, this merely started as a design school project, focusing
around charity posters for the victims of the earthquake in China,
Sichuan, in 2008.
However, after much work, and severe interest from teachers and
students alike, I decided I wanted to sell this as a poster, donating
all profits i make from it to the earthquake victims (and if not
possible, to charity in china). After a lot of work, I managed to get
the rights to sell this picture as a poster. And so here it is.
Its raining bricks… and a kid is standing with an umbrella. Just like all the effort put into saving the victims of the earthquake, it is by far inadequate for what it is up against. The lights in the sky… is it the fallen stars from the chinese flag, or perhaps the souls of the victims that may have died in that very building. And is the kid even alive, or is he a ghost or angel, standing and watching over the dead? And even in all this disaster, is there a little ray of hope?
Print avaliable here:
www.redbubble.com/people/philipzeplin
(all profits go to charity)
- Philip Zeplin
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Comments and faves
jammoore36, Azucena de Verde, C.D Abb, Farrukh Shumail // Skin3design.com, and 65 other people added this photo to their favorites.
breakerr.deviantart.com (42 months ago | reply)
Very nice concept...maybe it can have more Fx inside but I like the concept idea very much :D
jammoore36 (42 months ago | reply)
Very powerful, I love it. One thing though, it is difficult to make out "2008". That may not be a problem in print, just double check that.
patricia kranenberg (42 months ago | reply)
Excellent Art!~~~~
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NVHblog [deleted] (42 months ago | reply)
Nice! I like the composition...
Samer Fouad of Shameful Designs (42 months ago | reply)
i fucking love thissss
aboynamedmhark (42 months ago | reply)
whooaa....awesome....nice
klein0r Photography (42 months ago | reply)
great!
very nice lightings
Kimiagar (42 months ago | reply)
Magnificent processing
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NC graphical seduction (42 months ago | reply)
Composizione e Idea davvero importanti. Beautiful composition...sweet idea!
Le Fio Ciry (42 months ago | reply)
muito bom!!!
[krles] (42 months ago | reply)
Like this! So wonderful.
CameraOn (42 months ago | reply)
A worthy cause, to be sure, and another fine bit of work.
controltheweb (42 months ago | reply)
Really beautiful work.
Imagemakercan - The Lensdancer (42 months ago | reply)
Bravo! An amazing image that evokes emotion and thought with a definite lean towards the innocence of the victims that were lost to such a catastrophe. Well done and I hope it sells thousands. The child with the umbrella, the little lights ... it indeed sends the message that we are all vulnerable to the elements of nature. Life is a precious gift to be never taken for granted. Thank you for sharing.
eLVog [deleted] (42 months ago | reply)
Nice pic! :)
dogkillmen (42 months ago | reply)
Very nice!
caesar210 (41 months ago | reply)
I'd like to see much more attention paid on these things!! Well done!!
*!* || CHATO || *!* (40 months ago | reply)
really clever idea
descalça (40 months ago | reply)
really nice!
Rules Ever Designs (39 months ago | reply)
stunning !!!
Jeff Spades (39 months ago | reply)
i really like this one, great treatment
kelly.kaye (39 months ago | reply)
amazing!
thaiqn (39 months ago | reply)
nice contrast and composition! love the choice to keep the umbrella's colors and enhance them. great stuff my man
PhilipZeplin (39 months ago | reply)
Actually thats not the original colors :) The umbrella was blue :) But thanks everyone! :D (Now go buy the poster ;) )
LaurentBatailley (39 months ago | reply)
Really nice.
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josephrusulis (39 months ago | reply)
I remember seeing this on a tutorial a few months back. I loved it and it was very inspiring. Thanks for adding me as a contact, your work is fantastic.
filip.wendland (39 months ago | reply)
!!! very very cool:)
Adam Wilson (39 months ago | reply)
Great job man. This is really effective.
federicoborella (38 months ago | reply)
Great work, this image touch me in depth
Kevin Lowdon Photography (38 months ago | reply)
dang i really like this! how long did this take?
cornerofart (38 months ago | reply)
Great, I like it
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Waiin~@ . <~ (38 months ago | reply)
Fantastic! @u@..
wiggiewormdog (37 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called soulful group, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
wiggiewormdog (37 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called a new world, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
wiggiewormdog (37 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called piece of heaven, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
wiggiewormdog (37 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Music,Quotes,Lyrics,etc of the World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
carpixx [deleted] (36 months ago | reply)
This is great, philip. I havent seen till yet a pic of a natural catastrophe in such a way. its really impressive.
Vili # (32 months ago | reply)
fantastic
Magda Beda (31 months ago | reply)
absoloutely amazing.
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