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The Forgotten

this place
 this forgotten place
  the siren's song
   standing frozen
something
 familiarity
  up above
   realisation
i've been here before
 lived here before
  whispers
   i can barely touch
broken
 i've loved here before
  memories trapped
   locked away
the forgotten
 they break through
  realisation
   envelopes
lost
 but through the forgotten
  i'm found
this place
this place		 this forgotten place
this forgotten place		 the siren's song
the siren's song		 standing frozen
standing frozen
something
something		 familiarity
familiarity		 up above
up above		 realisation
realisation
i've been here before
i've been here before		 lived here before
lived here before		 whispers
whispers		 i can barely touch
i can barely touch
broken
broken		 i've loved here before
i've loved here before		 memories trapped
memories trapped		 locked away
locked away
the forgotten
the forgotten		 they break through
they break through		 realisation
realisation		 envelopes
envelopes
lost
lost		 but through the forgotten
but through the forgotten		 i'm found
i'm found		 The End
The End

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dkgoswami, bikaner Raj. india 05-Feb-2008 12:52
this is a new dimention of photography.
great. hats offffffffffffff.
Zeev Parush 29-Nov-2007 09:02
Excellent combination of words and images combined together to a powerful story !
Elena Kalis 10-Apr-2007 12:01
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!Great!!!!!
Nunes BEIRAO - PHOTO 01-Mar-2007 01:08
It is a real pleasure to admire your serious photography, Lawrence.Your perception and artistic energy are humbling, and worth to be seen. voted.
bert barandino 15-Feb-2007 10:03
truly one of the best!! very creative. I can see your heart now.
carol j. phipps 15-Oct-2006 12:50
Excellent work. Well done. Vote.
Corey Moore 29-Sep-2006 23:22
Stunning gallery. I would love to learn your CS techniques.
jan madsen 29-Sep-2006 16:31
Beautiful gallerie
Regards
Jan
De Bon Vincent 29-Sep-2006 14:43
You're told me a story ! thank you and bravo !!
Eric Carrčre 29-Sep-2006 12:29
Very nice gallery, vote !
Bart Aldrich 27-Sep-2006 16:30
Wonderful feeling!
fred_il 27-Sep-2006 11:48
Beautiful and dramatic gallery!
So well done!
VOte!
Vikas Malhotra 25-Sep-2006 11:18
Gorgeous Gallery.... Vikas
Terence Toh 24-Sep-2006 17:19
simply AMAZING, voted!
Luisa Migon 23-Sep-2006 17:51
I love it!
Brian Klimowski 23-Sep-2006 15:52
Very impressive, very emotional. Thank you...
Brian
barbara heide 23-Sep-2006 01:25
Lawrence, that's a Masterpiece! Stunningly impressive gallery!
david123 22-Sep-2006 23:01
Beautiful photography with a theme. Very expressive. Voted.
Richie Hatch 22-Sep-2006 20:47
Scary Gallery Lawrence... very moody.... lovely stuff

Richie
Sebastian 22-Sep-2006 12:36
Strong gallery...almost like a film. v
southernshots99 21-Sep-2006 21:29
WOW this is a great gallery ...so much emotion. Great images of places and times. V
Niecy
Tuaha 21-Sep-2006 12:48
wont ask WHOZ THT GIRL :)
thts a really good selection of the ruins and colour combination tht u gave to ur model.
far more the names of the pics help to raise the emotions....
really very nice job
Sandjar 19-Sep-2006 10:22
Well done!!!!!! "the forgotten" and "but through the forgotten" is your best photos. i like your style. if you need an assistant i would be glad to respond ;->
Arie 19-Sep-2006 09:48
who is the girl on your photos?

but that are great!
Gabriele Hasslacher 19-Sep-2006 06:49
Great work and images!
Catherine_D 18-Sep-2006 23:13
This gallery made me travel through time and space Lawrence... You are quite the director and photographer of this act...An idea so well executed and with so much passion it makes me jealous :) Honestly a Formidable presentation with capital F, please consider my vote...
Roe.. 16-Sep-2006 10:58
BRAVO..great work!...v
Bruna K. 15-Sep-2006 14:36
Much beautiful this your gallery, dramatic, fascinating, interesting. I do not know English and I do not know to say of piu. Bravo. Hello Brunak
Jay 14-Sep-2006 09:53
wow this is deep
Chris Savery 14-Sep-2006 05:28
I like this a lot. Very well done. I have never come across this type of photo-poetry so I wonder if there is a name for it? If not, I would suggest "photoetry", photo-poetry. I like the concept and how you have created a blending of the two arts. I'll try something like this some day. It seems to me that making a slideshow/multimedia piece with someone reading the poetry would be a great idea as well.
Jeff Gegner 13-Sep-2006 22:50
I am blown away--powerful images.
Michael Shpuntov 13-Sep-2006 16:45
Amazing gallery Lawrence. Most impressed by the colors and the light presented through entire gallery. Great compositions. GMV
paswelldemery 13-Sep-2006 15:43
awesome work of art
Guest 13-Sep-2006 15:42
awesome work of art
Josep M. Rodríguez 13-Sep-2006 11:09
Very interesting pictures and story. I like very very much the pic named “the forgotten”
Sneh 13-Sep-2006 08:50
I thought this was a fantastic story told with even more beautiful pictures!
Jolene Bean 13-Sep-2006 02:50
Very creative...I enjoyed the photo story tremendously.
lorin niculae 12-Sep-2006 12:23
superb combination of poetry and photography. elegant, original and strong! v
Congratulations to you and your beautiful wife!
Ken McColl 12-Sep-2006 12:07
I have returned here many times Lawrence, and never once tired, your work is exceptional. voted KMc
kyoung k kim 12-Sep-2006 07:57
V
kyoung k kim 12-Sep-2006 07:56
WOW! BEAUTIFUL COLORS nad BEAUTIFUL GALLERY!!!
Tiago Gracio 11-Sep-2006 18:58
Beautiful Gallery Lawrence. All the story and the pictures. Very nice work. My big V.
taisha feliciano 11-Sep-2006 16:54
absolutley breath taking....each picture more astounding than the next...the words only further entice the observers emotions and senses......WOnderful
Kal Khogali 11-Sep-2006 15:48
Well Lawrence this is without question an exceptional gallery, not only photograhically speaking but from a cerebral point of view...ever image is a thought provoker...great photography. K
Sćvar Jónasson 11-Sep-2006 10:42
Amazing gallery!! voted
R.Moreno 10-Sep-2006 21:34
Great story. Big vote!!
Stu Egan 10-Sep-2006 11:21
Have to add my agreement to the comments below. The kind of gallery you can immerse yourself in and go back to time and time again. Really interesting as a study of memory and of body language, particularly the photos where you can't see her face. As a viewer you can pick up all sorts of emotions from those ones in particular. And the use of the building is extremely creative.
George Christakos 10-Sep-2006 09:30
Captivating and very impressive gallery Lawrence. Like a film. Bravo. My vote.
Ann LT 09-Sep-2006 15:44
Awesome awesome work,Lawrence. V
Irene Müller 08-Sep-2006 19:40
I'd have to go with Barbara on this. The story completely captivated me. It's amazing (and scary) how involved one gets. Congratulations on a great new series. Voted.
Guest 08-Sep-2006 04:24
Muthu

Wicked Man...Totally Wicked..
You should consider being a Director of Photography for horror movies someday.
david procter 08-Sep-2006 00:21
A very well considered series Lawrence. I watched it as a slideshow and it really works with just the right amount of frames with purpose and then an image or two to up the pace of the narrative. Youve obviously carefully honed this story from a larger group of pictures and I think you've got it just right.
Craig Persel 07-Sep-2006 23:16
You've made your film. Bravo. Vote.
barbara heide 07-Sep-2006 19:23
very captive, strong story...this is great ART, Lawrence...congratulations!
Doug Kessler 07-Sep-2006 18:58
This gallery is impressive in both it's execution and it's ability to provide the viewer with a density of thought leads. There are only about a zillion ways the mind can go on this. I'm going to have to mull it over for a bit and return to see it again. Real art, to me, is seeing newness upon each visit. This certainly qualifies. Well done, Lawrence. Voted
zyziza 07-Sep-2006 18:26
Moving story perfectly done ! Vote!
Richard Calmes 07-Sep-2006 17:51
You are on a roll sir!! Great concept and execution! You have some outstanding shots here! V
Guenter Eh 07-Sep-2006 16:56
IMHO one of your best (the best?) series Lawrence! 5*****
lin 07-Sep-2006 16:22
excellent!
Manuel Libres Librodo Jr. 07-Sep-2006 15:57
No you're not good. You're great!
Manuel Libres Librodo Jr. 07-Sep-2006 15:57
VOTE! I have to go back later to absorb each images. You're good. I can see here the fusion of your style and...
Justin J. Kral 07-Sep-2006 15:26
excellent gallery !!
Guest 07-Sep-2006 15:13
awesome work
Chuck Inglefield 07-Sep-2006 14:52
let me be the first to vote....;) I'll have to absorb this for awhile before commenting, but let me start by saying that this is another signature series. It's fun watching where you are headed with your photography lately. It's an obvious progression from the abandoned building series, to something much more thought out.
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