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| Category: | Military
Photography
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Posted: | August 9, 2012 |
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Artist Notes
I have officially run out of photos, so I just put together this little macro scene (in the afternoon). As the English show 'Blue Peter' would say, "all you need to create this picture, is a toy soldier, a camera and an old German 'Stick Grenade'."
There have been so many war films made in recent years. Some are overtly sentimental, whilst others try to re-write history. One thing is for sure, almost none concern the brutal conflicts of the Eastern Front. From this you would gather it had little significance on events but truth be told, it most probably lies somewhere between 80 to 98 percent, on the very outcome of WW2 and the eventual defeat of the Nazis.
There are some pretty hefty books written on the subject but here are some stark and shockingly true statistics.
1. 5 out of 6 German soldiers (in all of WW2) were killed by Russians.
2. On average a German soldier died every 7 seconds in Russia.
3. Around 2 million, including soldiers on both sides + civilians, died in the Battle for Stalingrad (alone).
The Battle or Siege of Stalingrad, raged on between the 23rd of August 1942, right through to February 1943. A vital fact of Germany's defeat was not only from the fierce Red Army but from the extremely harsh Soviet winter. Fighting sometimes in -30 degrees, they not only froze to death but had to discard half of their equipment (rifles, tanks ect). Interesting to note, that the Russian army used a mixture of both petrol and oil to keep their weapons lubricated and working, whilst the German army only used or knew about oil (which on its own froze). Strange to think that the whole world could and would have changed, over learning such a mere and simple scrap of information.
Crop and slight enhancements.
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Mr Jones
The second son to a well known artist (called Carl), in his country of origin Malta.
I consider myself a fairly creative person, taking photos, making videos, drawing, sculpting and writing film reviews. I have no serious claims concerning my work, I simply enjoy the process of completing a piece.
Up until 1990, I was a Thai Boxer but have varied interests, in many diverse subjects. Hopefully with my art I will be able to demonstrate one key ability and that is versatility.
I'm striving to be an artist (good or bad) not a craftsmen and that is why I don't actually own any fancy camera equipment. Most of my best pictures were taken on the original, 2.5 mega-pixel 'Sony Cybershot' but it was unfortunately dropped and finally broke down. Now shooting on a Canon 7.1 M.P, IXUS 75 (yet another snap-shot camera) but "beggars can't be choosers."
I was operating a manual camera from the age of 12. First a 'Kodack Retinette', then an 'Olympus Trip'. I will a
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He is a top ranked traditional artist and is currently holding the #52 position. He is a ranked traditional photographer and is currently at the #59 spot on this years rankings.
The winner of the Photograph of the Month Contest. You can view his the winning photograph here.
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