Into oblivion...

I’ve stared at this picture a long time and suddenly I remembered what it makes me think of.
"Back to the future", when the DeLorean disappears and leaves only a trail of fire. Good memories, bad accident.

It's such a strong image and I love the fact that you get the shadow of my grandfather as an added bonus.


Chalk was used to visualize the trajectory of the vehicles involved.
In these photographs it often creates a focus point where otherwise there would be none.

Sometimes the chalk almost seems burnt into the image.

Pure white in sharp contrast to the brutality of a car crash.

Chalklines #3

The Decagon is the infinitely evolving, always unique, and eternally open membership token of the Decaverse. Designed by Kjetil Golid.

Decagon #15530

Re-enactment #5  
Yes it’s reenactment time again. This one is really weird no?  
“Oh so that’s how it happened.”  
I wonder who the volunteer was here, not a gendarme by the looks of it.

Often at the scene of an accident, my grandfather would ask the police officers to re-enact what had happened, to get a better understanding of how it came to be. This at times resulted in quite absurd and surreal photos.

Don't worry.

Winter’s coming.

I love how in a lot of these pictures the ‘subject’ is on the border of the frame with all attention going to the empty road or the skidmarks.

The landscape has changed dramatically in Belgium. If you would take the same picture again today, you would end up with a horizon filled with houses. Very little open space left, apart from some exceptions.


Chalk was used to visualize the trajectory of the vehicles involved.
In these photographs it often creates a focus point where otherwise there would be none.

Sometimes the chalk almost seems burnt into the image.

Pure white in sharp contrast to the brutality of a car crash.

Chalklines #2

Facades is a collection of 'storefronts' shot in Japan.

Facades #2

Up the wall 

As stated in the description of Chalklines #9 this is the bonus image that goes with it!



Chalklines #9 Bonus image

An Invitation #1/5

Abandoned places hold a thing of beauty.  
They stand for forgotten memories.  
Often you can feel the emotions that have been lived there.  
There's nostalgia in the air.  
And also melancholia, longing to mend what is broken.

Left behind like toys that were outgrown they deserve to be cherished, loved and seen with fresh eyes.

Poolside #1

Re-enactment #17  
The stand-in clearly still has his head.  
Glad he has.

Often at the scene of an accident, my grandfather would ask the police officers to re-enact what had happened, to get a better understanding of how it came to be. This at times resulted in quite absurd and surreal photos.

The headless biker.

A coffee a day...

Synonyms were created by Big Hugs Studio, designed by @cdr in partnership with @jeffexcell.  
These are cc0  
The main goal is to enjoy these beautiful designs and have fun with them creatively.

Synonyms Coffee

Derivatives based on Big Hugs Studio's SYNONYMS

GM  
What better way to start the day.

Synonyms were created by Big Hugs Studio, designed by @cdr in partnership with @jeffexcell.  
These are cc0  
The main goal is to enjoy these beautiful designs and have fun with them creatively.

Synonyms GM

Synonyms Derivatives

Limited edition hand cut collage for the holiday season.  
Merry Christmas  
Happy New Year

Stock Shot Emotions #2/100

This collection bids a home to pieces I create and don't belong anywhere else. All minted on Manifold and most on sale over on Foundation.

Handcut collage, slightly tweaked in Photoshop (some subtle texture layering and inverse color).

We all get confronted with self-doubt once in a while. Some more than others. Don't let it consume you. You are valuable, you are worth it, you are love, you are the universe, you count!

Self Doubt

1of1 one-offs

Seems familiar?

Created using old photographs, thrown into Photoshop and then onto After Effects. Edited and sound designed.

Opted for the old school 4/3 frame and a 768x576 frame size.  
Because not everything needs to be 4K

We all need a laugh now and then.

Collector will receive a HQ ProRes file

NFTitties

This piece is a hand cut paper collage using photographs from stock photography books my dad used in the 80ies.

The NSFW version airdropped to the collector!

N(S)F(W)T

What the nipple!?

Here's how I will be riding into 2023.  
I'll be facing all challenges and welcome new adventures.  
What's your take?

Love and Peace to you all

Happy 2023 #7/77

Happy 2023 #17/77

2023 EDITIONS

Chalklines is the second collection of the 'By Accident' archive.
Photographs shot by my grandfather working as a collision investigator in the 60ies and 70ies.

Chalk was used to visualize the trajectory of the vehicles involved.
In these photographs it often creates a focus point where otherwise there would be none.

Sometimes the chalk almost seems burnt into the image.

Pure white in sharp contrast to the brutality of a car crash.

Chalklines

bAI accident #6

A collection of AI pieces inspired By Accident

bAI accident #16

bAI accident

Limited edition of the winning piece for the ObscuraDAO challenge inspired by the Covered Cars collection by Karin Apollonia Mueller and Peter Nitsch.

Covered #28/50

A collection with mainly images scanned from the negatives that refer to one of the photos in the original collections.
Only secondary here as all images are airdropped directly to the collector.

Covered #45/50

By Accident - Utility

I created this piece for the Rik Oostenbroek challenge in September 2022.  
It was more a challenge for myself discovering new ways to use tools I hadn't explored to the fullest.  
Upon request, a HiRes video file (GIF so it can loop) can be sent.

Self-Variaton(s)

Creating physical collages is something I love.  
The fabricated emotions in stock photography have always fascinated me and just ask to be 'remixed'.

Winter Season

1/1 one offs

Back in 2004 me and my ex-girlfriend did a road trip in Argentina. It was a way of saying goodbye, a closing, a last adventure. All shot on 35mm film.

This was the southern most part we visited. Beautifully situated between the majestic mountains.  
We wanted to go further south but in the end our time was running out...

El Bolson #1/5

Argentinian Road Trip

Out of frame

Clearly this car hit something/someone and dragged it over a small distance.
I hope it was something and not someone.

I do love the composition, the car out of frame but not quite. It makes you want to see more but as a viewer you’re left to use your imagination.
That is the power that lies in most these images.


Chalk was used to visualize the trajectory of the vehicles involved.
In these photographs it often creates a focus point where otherwise there would be none.

Sometimes the chalk almost seems burnt into the image.

Pure white in sharp contrast to the brutality of a car crash.

Chalklines #6

Truckload

Same highway as in #3 but a lot earlier.
You can see there's no barriers in the middle yet.

Truck went out of control and lost it really fast.
The police officer seems to be posing or maybe he's a stand in for a possible pedestrian on the road that caused the accident (yes people would still just cross the highway back then).


Chalk was used to visualize the trajectory of the vehicles involved.
In these photographs it often creates a focus point where otherwise there would be none.

Sometimes the chalk almost seems burnt into the image.

Pure white in sharp contrast to the brutality of a car crash.

Chalklines #5

Often at the scene of an accident, my grandfather would ask the police officers at hand to re-enact what had happened, in order to get a better understanding of how the accident came to be. This mostly resulted in quite absurd and surreal situations.

Re-enactment #16  
...is the sound I imagine upon impact.

Often at the scene of an accident, my grandfather would ask the police officers to re-enact what had happened, to get a better understanding of how it came to be. This at times resulted in quite absurd and surreal photos.

Toink.

Re-Enactments

This is the only photograph, that I know of, of my grandfather, Marcel De Baer, on the job.

It was taken by my mother when she joined him on a day at work.

There are other pictures but you mostly only see his shadow or deformed reflection in some chrome car bumper.

As long as I can remember, whenever he left the house, he always wore a hat and was dressed to impress.

When I started thinking about this later, when going through the archives, I knew that whatever the time or moment he was called to the job (mostly at night) he would take the time to get properly dressed, take his camera gear, his hat and head out.

He was a true gentleman.



The man with the hat.

Foundation

Woaw

The temptation of Eve

Aiaiaaaiii

Don't we all want to get lost?
Don't we all want to be found?

Lost and Found

Just having fun. Isn't that what it's all about?

TO-THE-MOON

Experimenting is fun

Facades #7

Facades #6

Facades V3

Proud and honoured to announce this collaboration with the talented Michelle Thompson.

Already open for offers, official drop next Wednesday 27th September including a bidder's edition!

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