- wow - мя.7αšøøøи
- fav - ɑɩĢɧɑɩɑ *
- such expressive eyes... - beforesunrise...
- beautiful eyes. - Caroline Twohill
- Hes GORGEOUS. - Alyssa Noel
- nice eyes - saba`
- He was so beautiful... - Rafaele Corte
- Cool Hat! - (PJay)
- sepia tone is lovely. - Sarah E. Cook
- beautiful eyes *.* - Thaisa de Oliveira
- Absolutely, love his eyes. - Temari 09
- gorgeous work and handsome man. - Visiones de vida
- This young, very beautiful looking man envokes so many emotions including pride and sadness that he has never been identified! - RhonnieBee
- Akubra Hat - ValREllis
- This photo was very thought out. Every detail was deliberate. The placement of the hat and band down to the angle of each collar of the jacket and the necklines of the shirts. The photographer knew what he was doing. Truly a work of art. - jathanonline
- Quedé cautivado con tus ojos.
atte: bossiewilde - bossiewilde - Completly ridiculous all these notes... - francois.chabrou
- (L) - gallinaconflickr
- Love the mouth. - C. Romero
- Right! - The Watching Clown
- nice face - YinL
- parece un cuadro pintado a oleo es increible - anacandy
- samirsoft34@yahoo.fr - samirsoft
- Please, add more! - Tuuur
- very handsome! - Jaye&Ethens mommy
- me he enamorado de este rostro - Paloma Toscano People
- Nicolas Cages Great Great Grand pa-pa? - simbajak
- Lest We Forget... - Sam C (AUS) ParkSide 5-2 Killers
- Great ears - Bungling Amateur
- se parece a mi abuelo XD - Aldiithou
- just imagine the sexy accent this man must have had. I am swooning over here - JoniMakesStuff
- OH MY really i hate nicolas cage and when i saw this i was eww its nicolas cage sorry if u like him i dont - OMGitspaige
- cute guy - joy.div
- Lindos olhos - solcampineiro
- lovely - razishahid
- perfect lips - Diana Ivette
- just perfect gaze! - Du$Ky~
- Elvis isn't dead... I heard him on the radio. - LUKEBLUNT
- Oh. My. How is it that this handsome man has not been identified? Seems to me that many young ladies knew this face back in his day... - Laura Adams Photographic Art
- Apuesto y hermosos ojos. - g a b r i e l a ~
- a arte,esta em nos mesmo,basta nos conhesermos. - patrick.!
- Это Я! - iduwars
- I just thought I too would wreck your picture with a stupid and pointless note! Derp. - brotherxii
- Yes, please, people -- put MORE notes on this! It greatly improves the picture! - brotherxii
- Oooh! Lookit me, makin' another note! - brotherxii
- Notice this note?...i hope so!! - randomonix
- Would you mind passing the salt? - rhookway
- per aspera ad astra - Barney's Ranch
smith of bladesNo real name given
Unidentified soldier of the First AIF
ID Number: P06003.001
Place made: Unknown
The photograph was probably taken in Australia, pre-embarkation, sometime between 1915 and 1918.
Featured in the Memorial's 2008 exhibition Icon and Archive, the identity of this striking-looking man is not known and the Memorial had a lot of responses from people with possible identifications, none of which have been him.
Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions.
This photograph is from the Australian War Memorial's collection www.awm.gov.au
Persistent URL: cas.awm.gov.au/photograph/P06003.001
Comments and faves
foe, trishlet, potatobird, casteaux, and 2694 other people added this photo to their favorites.
mselderhuis (55 months ago | reply)
Very strong image!
sunnybrook100 (55 months ago | reply)
BIG fave! What a handsome fellow!
calirus (55 months ago | reply)
Perfect photo! Very cool!
ndnbrunei (55 months ago | reply)
His piercing eyes and his youth are striking. I wonder what happened to the poor young fellow?
fotpaint [deleted] (55 months ago | reply)
After a lot of years, I can watch an excelent portrait that it could do it with very simples cameras. The expression is magnific. How could be his future then this shot ?
banjoray555 (55 months ago | reply)
Good photo. "Lonely are the brave". There are many unsung heroes that died for higher ideals !!! "Aussies" (Australians) and "Britts" (UK) are well known for their bravery in combat.
vertuta (55 months ago | reply)
beautiful eyes!
BobMeade (55 months ago | reply)
The style in which this photograph was created was also used in British formal military portraits of the time.
For example see this one over at the Imperial War Museum:
www.flickr.com/photos/imperialwarmuseum/30181 82905/
simsmama (55 months ago | reply)
very handsome man
babau (54 months ago | reply)
really nice!
Liamfm . (54 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Teenage kicks, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
great shot from former days
My Symbiosis [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)
see through eyes; marvelous!
NOTmagenta (54 months ago | reply)
damn! look at this... great photo!!!
cltan47 [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)
excellent shot
Shadownlitephoto (54 months ago | reply)
Wow.
Aubirdy (54 months ago | reply)
he is handsome!
amazing photograph.
rondure (54 months ago | reply)
photographers back in the days really knew what they were doing. the composition, the pose, the outfit setup is just right!
look at the way the hat is tilted, the hat strap, the collars, perfect! it's a shallow dof too, but the focus is right on the eyes.
Girl flyer (54 months ago | reply)
He is handsome.
silentphotographer (54 months ago | reply)
lovely.
Úbeda y un cordero en Flandes (54 months ago | reply)
que ojos!!!
=D
jocelynsart (54 months ago | reply)
what a beautiful old portrait!!!! not many modern day cameras can rival that stunning soft capture of the light and beautiful value gradations.
Umar Bilal (54 months ago | reply)
i want to meet you
as soon as possible
tell me quickly
banjoray555 (54 months ago | reply)
I totally agree with you, we can't see ourselves and the future if we don't look back to the world...the way we were, enjoyed, lived and suffered!!! Have a lovely Christmas Season !!!
angel7publications (54 months ago | reply)
Great photo. Touching!!! Nostalgic!!!!
Edi Go (53 months ago | reply)
amazing !!!
Caroline-on-Murray (53 months ago | reply)
I wonder what terrible things those beautiful eyes had to eventually look at? Great photo. Gone but not forgotten.
jyotsnapathania [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
This Picture was detined to make him and itself immortal...what a dashing face cut, eyes so clear and alive, intelect and fearlessness is just dripping out
Social India (53 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing the excellent image!
Nevena Uzurov (53 months ago | reply)
Wonderful document...Beautiful phototgraphy...
Zaharoula1 (53 months ago | reply)
Very Handsome Guy !
cheesecurls62 (53 months ago | reply)
loans modifications
i love his eyes
WalooyTheGreat (53 months ago | reply)
guess he aint lookin like that no more :P
caralinemellor (53 months ago | reply)
Fantastic :D
<MILADY> (53 months ago | reply)
unique!!!!!!!!!!!!
Antonio Castaldini (53 months ago | reply)
great portrait !
Sven Olle Baljeu (53 months ago | reply)
superb portrait!
makes you wonder who he is/was?
msokal (53 months ago | reply)
Excellent portrait!.See the eyes...
Paddrick (52 months ago | reply)
Smudge painting interpretation of this photograph using Paint Shop Pro and Wacom tablet.
View full size at:
farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3239130205_949c0 1f3a4_o.jpg
jennifer juniper [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
he had a beautiful face.
Cengiz.uskuplu (52 months ago | reply)
Please add your wonderful image
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↕rachel↕ [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
wow, love his eyes! my favorite so far!
seetkeeper (52 months ago | reply)
wow what a great photo and a strong image Love it..
~~**~~MissMadameS~~**~~ - Busy, so no invites! [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous guy, shame he died.
makoaditon (52 months ago | reply)
nice one!
dani.awesome [deleted] (52 months ago | reply)
What a cutie. XPP
south673 (52 months ago | reply)
Stunning!
Chris Halderman (51 months ago | reply)
Really cool photo man!
tylerphotos (51 months ago | reply)
The cloning is apparent on this image, just below the eyes. The image is a little too doctored, but very captivating nonetheless.
Paddrick (51 months ago | reply)
Thanks for all the comments. I made an artistic interpretation of the original photo using a method called smudge painting.
The interpretation was executed using the smudge brush in Paint Shop Pro with a Wacom tablet and pressure sensitive stylus to apply digital smudge brush strokes to every pixel in the digital image.
I also removed the tell-tale photograph glare from the iris and pupil of the eyes, to make it look more like a painting than a photograph. Yes, and I fiddled with the whites of the eyes, with an intention to make them intense but retain enough depth so not to appear flat.
It took a couple of hours to make this painterly interpretation.
kelly crawford (51 months ago | reply)
I am not sure where this Unidentified soldier of the First AIF started due to his name is (David Edmond Crawford) in 1922 he took a wife name (Rhonda) i dont know her last name be for she was his wife, thay had 4 kids, one of his sons (John) came to the usa around 1939 and john also had 4 sons all born in the usa. johns son (edmond) is my dad. now you know