Book Cover Commission – ‘Vietnam : What have they done to the rain? A kiwi soldiers memoir of Vietnam’

This commission was to create a book cover for a New Zealand Vietnam Veteran’s story about his two tours of Vietnam. This was something a bit different for me as it required a new medium. I was to work in the ‘digital world’, ultimately manipulating a photo taken by the author while on tour in Vietnam.
 
The brief was to create an image based on photos taken in Vietnam by the Author. It had to convey

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Posted at 9am on 27/05/11 | no comments | Filed Under: Latest News

Earthquake – The Lock Shop… What happened?

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EARTHQUAKE : It was time to change this image… but I just couldn’t… not yet. I know the image has been sitting here a while now. But after the 7.1 earthquake we experienced here I just cant let this image go. It is titled: ‘The Lock Shop’, from a new series (BUILDINGS) I have been developing for the last few months. I have the subject matter sitting there with

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Posted at 11am on 08/12/10 | no comments | Filed Under: Latest News

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