Blood Diamond
No person was harmed in the making of this image. However, millions have suffered because of this gem. Please, go HERE to learn more. Spread the word.
Blood Diamonds
Blood Diamonds are gems, mined with great loss
Losing their beauty, for the deaths that they cause
A murky violent business, by the rulers of the day
Violating anyone, who dares get in their way
Dying for diamonds, a powerful message to send
Whatever you try, greed always wins in the end
With the eyes of the World upon them, maybe they may see
Its time to stop this violence and set their people free
©Alex Oliver 2007
Make A Donation To Stop Blood Diamonds
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Suni Pruett
Very deep and intense image…..nice work Helen!!!!!
ferndesign
very interesting
Catherine Crim...
ohhh helen.. fantastic image….. wow
cleanartdirtyart
THIS IS COOL, GREAT JOB I HOPE YOU DIDNT LOSE TO MUCH BLOOD.LOL GREAT ART
Carlo Cesar Ro...
Excellent shot Helen! Congrats and more power!
Trace Lowe
Not your blood, I hope. Excellent concept and shot!
Steven Agius
Interesting capture Helen, wonderful composition and clarity.
Jeff Burns
very creative well done
BethBernier
I saw that movie..it was awesome as is your image Helen!
StacyLee
Very creative Helen!!
purelydecorative
This is really powerful Helen- open to lots of different interpretations too…great, strong image.
Jewd
Did you see the movie too…makes you see status in its true light…this is great, thanks so much for giving form to the whole issue….
Charles Dobbs ...
Now this is weird…I just finished watching that movie…literally at this moment and see this. Strange. Great shot!
Helene Kippert
Nice work Helen
Anthony Pierce
This really makes the mind wonder about the story behind this. Nice work.
Henk Stolk
Stunning story… blood diamonds…
I know the real story and it’s the reason I will never, ever wear a diamond…
It’s really such a terrible but high quality frame!
Henk Stolk
It’s so stunning, I bought it
Helen Bascom
Henk, wow. I don’t know what to say! Thank you so much. This piece means a lot to me, I’m glad someone will enjoy it as I do.
stevenlove
Interesting metaphor.
Al Bourassa
Superb job Helen! Love it!
Al
Deri Dority
Well done!! I love the concept behind this image.
Tanya B. Schro...
Helen, this is fantastic. Very powerful and hard-hitting.
clau
excellent image…great artwork, Helen!!!...:)))
Mia1
Oh, I am so glad nody was hurt. Very different. Great capture.
Dave Moilanen
Fantastic work Helen!
googa
This is fantastic ! this could mean many things nice work well done !
googa
Your on the hot list Yahoooooo !
Helen Bascom
Wow. I never expected such a fuss. This piece has an important message, and I am so glad it is being seen. Thank you all of you who have commented and favorited this image. But a special thank you to Henk, who bought a framed print. Spread the word, the killing must stop.
Alexia Wardell
That is powerful!! I really like it… no I love it. Great work here.
ressamreis1
Thank You Helen.
Chase Cody
Inspiring, i love it :)
Antoine Dagobert
Great concept and well executed!:D
aphoto4you
CONGRADULATIONS on your sale…FANTASTIC work and its my fav
Hermosa Lee Kwan
Wow! very unique concept!
Mien
I think you did a great job here but the blood is making me sick.
Great job
DawsonImages
interesting way to illustrate the past of this gem
paul romanowski
WOW, STRONG IMAGE….
fortinpaysagiste
great work!
Michael Humphrys
Some more of your great work. This has a lot emotion attached to the photo. Once again, just sensational.
paul romanowski
HEY NO PROBLEM YOU NEED MORE COMMENTS, YOUR IDEAS AND EXECUTION….SWELL
opticnerve
now come on this is a cool shot. gets you thinking an so many ways. beautiful Helen!
GODD
I LIKED THE MOVIE
BUT I DONT THINK LEONARDO DI CAPRIO MAKES A GOOD MACHO TYPE HERO
THIS HAS MANY UNDERLYING SOCIAL AND MORAL MESSAGES….
LOVELY!!
Patricia L. Ba...
Well said.
Lumineux
Great symbolism, and an interesting idea, nicely pulled off.
Holly Werner
Wow. Great work here.
BarryKing
Kudos to you Helen for not only a great composition but also for bringing awareness to this tragedy .
You are to be commended.
Bear
Stefan Trenker
great work and good idea!
Antanas
Great idea…
Karen Cougan
I watched a show on this the other night on foxtel and it made me really sad….........thanks for sharing
xkc
rossco
Wow, this is cool. Very creative and thought provoking.
Halcyon007
Very clever idea and greatly captured
dairygirl
this is just superb, brilliant, awesome work, love it
jesika
Very powerful imagery, Helen.
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Christopher E...
id have to agree w/ everyone else..very intense, glad to know you didnt hurt anyone for this shot, and its a shame of what people will do for something like this…and then..claim they love god..go figure? awesome image..great job
Tiffany Dryburgh
Well done, Helen! Congrats on the sale!
Catherine Crim...
i love this picture
HelenSewell
beautifully done Helen
Russell Fry
Great work. You rock!
alistair mcbride
Powerful image, well done.
Susan Grissom
Brillant Helen!
ozczecho
Wow…a really stirring image….beautifully done.
Deborah Parkin
superb image – love the colours – nice message too and love your description lol!!
Jon Clark
Lots of passion going on here, I see a close link with Tools of the Trade but this image is screaming rather than yelling
Nice one Helen
Jon
kaylarenee
wow i like this alot!
Brett Foster
Does this mean diamonds aren’t forever?
Top shot Helen.
Jan Kölling
excellent artwork
Paul Tupman
Wow. I nearly missed this one.. A very powerful image Helen and obviously close to your heart.. This is one to make people stop and think for sure.. Great work!
2takepix
that is an amazing shot makes me think.
petelangman
nice work helen
Sparky
i feel like i’m in Africa….the southern part…..artificially inflated value brought down to its true sum.
Michele Roohani
a magazine cover madam…
Helen Bascom
No person was harmed in the making of this image. However, millions have suffered because of this gem. Please, go HERE to learn more. Spred the word.
Greig Nicholson
Now thats strong imagery well done
pmistric
Amazing. Very intense message. I saw the movie as well. Very sad things that happen in the world. Glad you put this out.
Gary L. Suddath
fantastic work illustrating an calling attention to this suffering
Lou Green
nice one Helen…
Per Einar Gunn...
Interesting and well done!
hinting
is it real blood in the photo, or did you use red wine instead?
Helen Bascom
What so you think?
Helen Bascom
I mean, what “do” you think?
Sherri Hamilton
Very intense, and creative, has that Wow factor about it.
memory
Whoa Helen, powerful work!
Rany Lutz
Well displayed Helen. Diamonds have always been about the oppression or duping of people. They are a status icon with no real value. Their price is kept artificially high by a monopoly the market.
Some people bleed more than others…..
Helen Bascom
Well said Rany, thank you.
hallucingenic
i love this its pretty :)
Ilunia Felczer
Interesting image!!!!!!!! excellent shot….....
Wendy Slee
what a provocative image…..and beautiful too!
Renate Dartois
Oh wow this is making a statement it takes a creative mind to pruduce an image like that-amazing work Helen.
silverdew
Great image .. very thought provoking. Very often you hear the term “Blood Diamond” but never do you “see” it depicted in such a way. Well done!
Alan Rodmell
A very powerful image. Strong imagery. On the artistic side – very nice idea, composition and detail in this macro shot
Robert Elliott
Wonderful composition, great image !!
Hagen
Nice work
Urbanform
Oh Helen, thanks for commenting on my work. I didn’t realise this was yours! Such a strong and thought provoking image – shame this wasn’t around when the dvd came out but i think Leo would do hard to compete against it! Beautiful work
BySilent
A stunning concept piece… wonderful idea and image
Michael J Armijo
Whoa…I saw that movie…and this is so appropo an image. WILD and so original. Yikes…I hope you didn’t hurt yourself. :(
Michelle Shoos...
I love this it’s so powerful well done
Dylan Cotton (...
Quality work! As is the rest.
shayne2011
that’s fantastic. and i always love art that has some thought behind it. well done. more power to the native african miners
Tom Godfrey
as an ex Zimbabwean, I applaud your efforts to get across a message with this image. well done Helen
Sean Farragher
POWERFUL SHOT
Nicolau Campos
wonderful composition
Fred Frank
Imaginative idea and well done.
Andrew Hoisington
Very cool and Incredibly powerful.
sjem ©
The film was quite possibly the most disturbing thing I have ever seen. Especially as I am a new father.
Children soldiers – what a fucking disgrace. Pardon the french.
sjem ©
That means I like the image BTW.
missmilly
Very powerful and thought provking image!
gothgirl
brilliant work and it says so much
wiltedvic
i am in awe, bang on
Emma Fitzgerald
powerful shot
Lee Burgess
This is insane!!! Great work!!
wackyways
wow…powerful
allisonberryart
a stunning image and an important message – excellent :-)
Jelynn
wow fantastic! i see it’s a real blood !
Kitsmumma
This is seriously fantastic work Helen. I invite you to join the Object Studies & Concepts Group, this image would be perfect.
Globalphotos
Poignant and brilliant, great job portraying an incredible tragedy !
Arlene Zapata
Wow! This is intense! Great image for the cause!
CanDuCreations
Very good work and a fitting title
Valli Boldini ...
Excellent. Very thought provoking. Thanks too for the side link!
grinandbearit
Very thought provoking!
Jennifer Woodward
Very creative. I like the thought behind it. Thanks for commenting on my photo!
Steven McEwan
The response to this pic tells its own story. Well done.
scott2753
Wonderfully carfted – a superb photograph and a powerful statement!
Rorys
Beautifull work
Henk Stolk
I just received the frame. It’s beautiful.
Hangs in my livingroom!
Henk
Helen Bascom
Oh Henk, I can hardly wait to see it! Hurry take a photo and upload it.
coffeetea
you really have made sensation here ! :) well composed!
martin venit
O POSITIVE VVS 0 FLAWLESS. THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL TATOO.
Sprinkle
It really is remarkable! Nothing like the sight of blood, but the throw a diamond in it,...well. That’s art!
Hoffard
Congratulations on your big sale on this one!!! Definateley a great peice!!!
Nick Johnson
Very powerfull image. I hear your message. Materialism on this planet is destroying the earth and tearing us appart. Diamonds, like scars, are forever.
Bluetiger
Very clever work!
Jake Smith
Very Very good the shot, the balance, props.
wiltedvic
awsome work here
this is one in a million
i think this is one of those pictures that will send out ripples for a very long time
very very well done helen
RoughDiamond
oh that’s not rough at all …
ioandavies
You really know how to create emotion through image.
ronniegoodwin
Quality
Suzanne German
this is gorgeous helen – i love it! favouriting this one!
Diamonds the strongest stone and blood the fluid of life!
Kym Breeze
Helen this is so powerful…a great image and a great message….well done…Cheers
Suzanne German
it just occured to me that there is more to this picture…I just liked the way it looked (from an artisitic point of view) although I get the meaning and I think it’s admirable!
Every time I see a particular sport clothing emblem I remember 2 year old children working as slaves in some asian country in little sweatshops – it’s atrocious!
good for you for highlighting this issue through brilliant art Helen!
Suzanne German
Helen _ I just read the link in your description….Oh how horrible! That poor boys hands got cut off!
And who knows how many others who will never be able to write let alone wear a diamond!
How distressing the truth is!
bicozikan
Wow that is amazing. I love how the facets reflect the blood. What did you use to create the faux blood? I looks almost like syrup
Zigga
Powerful message. Well done.
Dave Aarons
wow, very powerful
Greg German
Ah, diamonds. So plentiful they littered the ground like bird droppings, until the white man showed up and declared them precious. Hoarding anything makes it “rare”. We should all boycott the diamond trade and chose another natural substance to commemorate weddings, et cetera. IMHO.
An excellent and dramatic image, Helen.
James Golder
I have seen this before, though I don’t remember where….might even been here when I first got on the site. regardless of that useless info I just dribbled, this is awesome!!
Zigga
Powerful
NVJasmin
yes!! the movie , I know so sad !!! excellent photo!!!
Shane Smart
Great to see an image with a cause. Thanks for the link.
marcusjohn
Great image
Rod Adams
So true!!! Great work!!
Dave Grubb
Very good shot . Also a very good way to get a very powerful message to the World. I like the way you work.
northcarolinababy
Bammm hit that one right where you needed to
rudavis
another beautiful telling image
mgadise2
damn…you’ve got something serious going on here….good message.
micmac
Cool !Superb creation.
Jeremy Harrington
nice image.. and i like the fact that u are also spreading the word about this issue
Teody Gaspar
Great image!!!
dwright
powerfull and well presented!
Care
Powerful image….a picture says a thousand words….it’s good to know there are people as yourself actively educating the rest of us…
Victoria Rusnac
good movie haha
Lisa Hill
wow really powerful image, great that your getting a message across with your art! x
VisionaryImagist
Helen: perfect image. well done.
Helen Bascom
Thank you to everyone who has commented and favorited this work. Please take note of the links to learn more and give to help make a difference.
Birgitta
You know what’s funny? I’ve never cared for diamonds!
Emeralds..yes. Rubies…yep. Diamonds…nope!
(been that way my whole life) I think the whole hooplah thing
about them, made me want to snub them years ago..I’m not sure..
but anyway..I just son’t see what all the fuss is about them. They’re transparent
rocks for crying out loud! Effective work…darn strong image!!
psychoballerina
wow, beautiful pic!
great statement ur making too!
Heloisa Castro
Perfect!
poppykitten
Real hard hitting shot, should be better featured to get the message across.
Scott Denny
Wow very moving. Great work!!!!
randmphotos
I want to say “thank you” for the image and the information. More people need to know about the diamond tragedy. It seems the more people covet and desire things (eg. diamonds, oil) the more damage we do to the most vulnerable. Sorry…getting emotional! Anyway, a favorite for me.
zandria
An extremely worthy cause…thank you for bringing it to light.
niggle
absolutely a stunning image, very deep and powerful, well done
Kenny Gulley Jr.
wow..strong
JMontiel
DEEP
Nuh Sarche
BRILLANT!!!!
I love it!
favorite!
Mariaan Krog
Powerful message. Great image!
Gerry Van der ...
Powerful image… Love the message in this.
mgeritz
Ew gross!!! But I love the contrast between the harsh cut facets of the diamonds & the soft liquid reflections from the ‘blood’ (is it real blood?). Oh, and the message is a very important one too. Keep up the good work.
Paul Scarsella
great shot!
Magda Beda
This is amazing. It really conveys a strong meaning based on the subject!
Joseph Gunderson
effing awesome you have talent out the wazoo you never put down your camera or anything you are great at this
lolowe
This is a subject that I feel very strongly about and I have to say first off thank you for posting this image as well as the words accompanying it. It’s true, so many have lost their lives to obtain that stone and it’s disgusting and tragic. I’m really touched by this and I just want to say thank you again and keep it up! :]
Caroline Gorka
Powerful message Helen ….and rightly broadcast.
Lila Alias
Disturbing image… yet rightfully so. The attrocities that these “gems” cause is unbelieveable! it should be stopped now. Your social commentaries and very important… keep them up! (:
Nuh Sarche
used as moneysource also for Al-Qaida and Hisbollah…............
worth to think about your jewels….
GLAMAZON
Love this.
navybrat
EXCELLENT!
TallHorse
Such powerful imagery on on all too important issue. Brilliant work.
JenLand
Wow, Helen I can’t believe I’m just now seeing this image. So powerful and stunning. I love that you use your art to talk about the things in the world that need to be. You’re amazing!
Van Cordle
Most excellent Helen!!!!
Tara Filliater
very neat concept
catnip addict ..., 11 days ago
the word “DI” (DIE) is in the word diamond. the sudanese have their arms chopped off if they take one to try and sell to feed their families. it’s not worth. i am so glad i’m not one of those women who “just have 2 have a diamond” my man (if i had one) could suck on a kifesaver until it fits my finger for all i care. as long as he’s there. but don’t give me diamonds or fur. fur is “FURDURE” (murdure). i’m not a furdurer. LOL!