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Which one do you think is the predator?

Ok, to be honest, this is somehow a metaphor and a parody of "capitalism".

I have been willing to do something like this since some time…

Everything is connected in this image (the smallest fish at the top is asking for help, see detail).

I took the photo near Sousse in Tunisia not too long ago, I also made the drawing.

I'm not a biologist or a fish expert, I just drew these animals intuitively. :)

If you wish, you can view some details and the work in progress here.

See the whole "Pencil Vs Camera" album

>>> Review from THE SUN for this picture: "Eye-catching ... fisherman snares shark" (The Sun, Dec. 2011)

>>> Review from THE DAILY MAIL for this picture: "Reeling in a whopper: A fisherman appears to catch
an unusual trawl in this perspective-bending picture taken in Tunisia as part of the Pencil Vs Camera series
by Belgian visual artist Ben Heine" (Matt Blake, The Daily Mail, July 2012).

Update: See THIS VIDEO showing some 18 Pencil Vs Camera images in progress (with a small
animation and an original musical composition).
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For more information about my artwork: info@benheine.com
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Critique by ~plugaruseby Dec 28, 2011, 11:01:04 AM
It looks like nobody seen the most oblivious thing that the artist wanted to tell us... PEOPLE can't you see??? This is about capitalism, like Ben said in the description, but it looks like no one read that. <_<.
Go read the description RIGHT NOW!!
I want to congratulate Ben for such an BRILIANT idea, people just rush and criticize how a line is out of place, but they can't see the forest because of the trees <_<
A perfect drawing who sumarize the world we live in, this picture worth 1000 words, from the impact to the vision Ben knew how to tell the idea VERY clear. B-R-A-V-O !

[sry for any mistakes]
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Critique by ~LightItNeon Dec 6, 2011, 12:10:54 PM
Very good. I am impressed at how well you lined up the picture with the line of the fishing pole. The only problems I'm seeing is that the fish seem too close to be just now coming out of the water as well as the rod isn't bending and it seems to me like it would bend with that many fish/that much weight. I may at this point be being too picky, though, so take them as simply thoughts. Everything is very good, including the water (despite it maybe being very cartoon-ish. As I was writing this, I just notice that the boat in the background actually has a real wake. Wow! Still very impressed.
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*namtar57 Apr 23, 2013
Great image.
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~Mydeviantnameis Feb 23, 2013
This is an amazing idea! It's not just this one, all of your works are really smart and unique. I really love this perspective and the shading on the fish and shark. Amazing work! Thank you for sharing and I look forward to more.
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~AnimeLover981 Dec 8, 2012  Student General Artist
cerative
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~Demialc-neeb-sah-em Nov 15, 2012
Okay cool... But who's eating the big fish?

Metaphorically. But also literally.
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!NCgirl1212 Oct 10, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is awesome!!
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:iconsanderjansen:
*SanderJansen Oct 4, 2012   Traditional Artist
Featured [link] :)
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:iconrenzoehernandez:
~RenzoEHernandez Sep 13, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Hell of a catch, ha, usually how it works. Good execution.
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Mood: Wow! ~simonpark81 Aug 6, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
the human being is the predator in this picture...
great mixture of art and life!!! bravissimo!!!

you look like hugh jackman. anyone ever tell you that?
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~doublechew Jul 23, 2012
i am officially a pencil vs camera fan :)
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:icongretzkyfan99:
Mood: Love ~gretzkyfan99 Jul 22, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
your art is stunning! i absolutely love this one!!
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