These images were created for the very awesome Sydney Symphony Orchestra. I love the concept – stunning portraits of the Sydney Symphony performers ‘billboarded’ (in post-production) on blank walls throughout Sydney. The landscape shots were taken by my good friend David Knight (remember I featured his work here and here). David has captured some of the most picturesque nooks and crannies of the city and I found myself guessing where all the shots were taken. Sydneysiders, do you want to play with me and guess along?
If you have not yet seen the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform then you must! I have seen them a number of times and am enraptured with every performance. The 2009 season is now open. And if you’d like to know who were the masterminds behind these images, see below…
Agency: Moon Group, Sydney
Creative director: Linda Jukic, Senior Designer: Christopher Doyle
Photographers: Landscapes David Knight, portraits Anthony Geernaert
Retouching: Kerry at Cranky Mermaid
what wonderful advertising so perfect since the symphony is bigger than life- at least that is what i feel when i sit in the audience listening to it!!! great pics!
November 14th, 2008 | #
i love them too…i wonder who his lucky wife is 😉
November 14th, 2008 | #
nadia, isn’t it perfect!
michi, hmm, i have NO idea.
PS David’s wife, are you stalking me? 😉
November 14th, 2008 | #
fantastic shots! love the scale and simplicity. a brilliant campaign and oh how i long to visit sydney. your previous post on your indulgent day sounds nothing less than perfect. yikes, not sure about the close up view of my ‘smile lines’!
i do so love your blog. one of my favorite words comes to mind…wanderlust.
November 14th, 2008 | #
This is my kind of advertising…it’s fabulous!
November 14th, 2008 | #
wonderful images – i must have just missed them on my recent visit home. i love the randomness of their placement and the sense of scale against the buildings. very clever.
November 14th, 2008 | #
you’re making me miss sydney so very much…can i have a guess? i think i see central, surry hill, erm, its that street after wynyard before the rocks, kirribilli, and how was my guess?
November 14th, 2008 | #
Tyler – wow, thank you! I love that word ‘wanderlust’, and for you to describe it of my blog, well that is just awesome!
Oliveaux – me too! It’s thoughtful, it has layers and depth, and it’s total class.
Vicky – clever indeed.
Shill, sorry to make you homesick! I feel the same, especially when I see these images. As far as your guessings, yes these were my guessings too – I’m thinking:
1.surry hills, just off crown st OR backstreet of paddington
2. near central station
3. again central station hmm, no now I’m not sure. Maybe Alexandria?
4. The Rocks
5. right in town, maybe near Wynyard?
6. kirribilli maybe?
7. mosman/cremorne
xx
November 14th, 2008 | #
These are so lovely! Thanks for sharing — I love your site.
November 15th, 2008 | #
much love pia, dont feel sorry… i’m enjoying it very very much!!!yay, we guessed it pretty spot on ;D
November 15th, 2008 | #
i am IN LOVE with this!!! thank you so much for sharing, pia! xoxo
November 15th, 2008 | #
These are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing them. I hope you don’t mind I just had to post them on my blog – with a link back here of course!
November 16th, 2008 | #
Ooops! I totally misunderstood about how they were done. They look so realistic as if they were really pasted up around the city. I’ve corrected it now. Thanks for letting me know! My brother is in Sydney at the moment so I’m a little jealous that when I talk to him on the phone he’s on the beach in shorts and I’m sitting in the kitchen all bundled up in my winter woolies!
November 16th, 2008 | #
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