Geneva Lake Divers

Geneva Lake Divers by Mark Hayward

Geneva Lake Divers

In the Moment /// Overall Visual Art Winner
I found myself in Geneva for a week for work last year. The only other time I had been to Switzerland was Zurich for 2 nights in the middle of winter, so I was kind of surprised by the beautiful (and hot!) summer weather I experienced on this visit.
The Lake at Geneva is where everyone goes to cool off and I was mesmerised watching all these crazy dudes doing amazing things off a high-dive on the edge of the lake. I took a few shots and managed to capture this moment among them.
I entered this work into the 2007 Linden Gallery Post Card Show in St.Kilda, and was absolutely stoked to have been awarded one of the six entries to be reproduced as postcards and sold through the gallery.

Geneva Lake Divers belongs to the following groups:

In the Moment, Kairos - Capturing the Decisive Moment, Masterpiece: Photography, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue artwork), Street Photography and Photojournalism and Travel and Adventure
  • Craig Goldsmith

    Craig Goldsmith, about 1 year ago

    A great captured moment, it looks like they are about to land on the giant walking past.

  • Ian Yang (mitrm)

    Ian Yang (mitrm), about 1 year ago

    it’s a stunning photo, no wonder you got awarded. Keep it up!! :P

  • Erin Hagen

    Erin Hagen, about 1 year ago

    Great shot Mark:)

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward, about 1 year ago

    Cheers guys, thanks for the encouragement ; )

  • Panteli Pyromallis

    Panteli Pyroma..., about 1 year ago

    Woohoo!....Great shot Mark

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward, about 1 year ago

    Cheers Panteli

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, about 1 year ago

    This is too sensational for words Mark – Wonderful capture!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Paul. It is one of those shots that you look at and say to yourself “wow…I took that!”

  • minoanphotography

    minoanphotography, about 1 year ago

    and again… everyting about it is beautiful. As you mention above, one of those captures that make photography all worth it! awsum shot my friend!

  • Tanya Housham

    Tanya Housham, about 1 year ago

    Excellent shot!

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella, about 1 year ago

    What an amazing capture!

  • SusanC

    SusanC, about 1 year ago

    I saw this as I tuned in, started laughing and said ‘great shot’...that deserves a comment, great reaction, fantastic photo…. :)

  • Jason Moses

    Jason Moses, about 1 year ago

    Perfect. Favourite it be.

  • Tiffany Dryburgh

    Tiffany Dryburgh, about 1 year ago

    Love it!

  • David Sundstrom

    David Sundstrom, about 1 year ago

    Fantastic shot, so many elements my eye is drawn to.

  • Melinda Kerr

    Melinda Kerr, about 1 year ago

    Look out belllllooooowwwwww!! This is a fantastic shot Mark. And yeah huge honour getting a gig in the Linden show. That attracts thousands and thousands of entries. Well deserved. Great piece.

  • Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6, about 1 year ago

    Fantastic!

  • gromol

    gromol, about 1 year ago

    Well captured moment! Your timing is perfect!

  • Dan Coates

    Dan Coates, about 1 year ago

    Hey, I saw this at the postcard exhibition, great work getting in!, really good shot.

  • Hagen

    Hagen, about 1 year ago

    Wow

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority, about 1 year ago

    Such an amazing capture!!!

  • ch3rrybl0ss0m

    ch3rrybl0ss0m, about 1 year ago

    Wow, this picture is fun of life! Very well done!

  • ed wong

    ed wong, about 1 year ago

    Amazing photo; surreal

  • Murray Newham

    Murray Newham, about 1 year ago

    awesome sense of suspension, its like they’re stuck in the air as life goes on..

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara, about 1 year ago

    very cool shot and timing are perfect,well done

  • Lost Lost

    Lost Lost, about 1 year ago

    Great work, really cool stuff :)

  • shawhouse

    shawhouse, about 1 year ago

    well done. rare to find an image to admire.

  • paul777

    paul777, about 1 year ago

    This is so close to my heart, you wouldn’t believe. This reminds me when i was a kid, i use to visit an open air pool with dive stages like this. I had so much fun and it played a large part in my childhood. Sadly it’s no more, it’s been filled in!!!!!! Anyway getting back to your shot, this is great shot because you’ve got three divers off the boards doing obviously different dives, loads of divers chomping at the bit to dive. And you got a great foreground of a bather dripping wet…....absolutely stonking. Love it!

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer, about 1 year ago

    love this action shot….so many brilliant details!

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins, about 1 year ago

    fantastic shot!

  • Belinda Leopold

    Belinda Leopold, about 1 year ago

    Great shot!!! Really very good!!

  • anil

    anil, about 1 year ago

    Great timing, the difference in scale and perspective from the foreground to the background is amazing.

  • Melody

    Melody, about 1 year ago

    I wish I could find myself in Geneva :) Brilliant, brilliant photo!

  • chriso

    chriso, about 1 year ago

    Great shot. I’m amazed there were that many airborne at once. I can see why you had such success with this shot. I’ve never been to Geneva but this isn’t a shot I would have thought you would get there!

  • Michael Lane

    Michael Lane, about 1 year ago

    Great capture! Really awesome shot

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley, about 1 year ago

    What amazing timing!

  • houk

    houk, about 1 year ago

    Wow!

  • Trace Lowe

    Trace Lowe, about 1 year ago

    Cool shot—Awesome!

  • willd

    willd, about 1 year ago

    great retro feel to it

  • Carl Gaynor

    Carl Gaynor, about 1 year ago

    The lad in the foreground makes this image work – and he is not looking at the camera.

  • Anselmo Pelembe

    Anselmo Pelembe, about 1 year ago

    nice shot

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba..., about 1 year ago

    Wonderful work!

  • Claudia Reitmeier

    Claudia Reitmeier, about 1 year ago

    wow – what dynamic did you catch there ;-)) the cut ist perfect !!

  • billyboy

    billyboy, about 1 year ago

    Thought this was a manip on first look. What a surprising capture, great art!

  • Jemma Bracken

    Jemma Bracken, about 1 year ago

    amazing…

  • nick board

    nick board, about 1 year ago

    I thought this was a manip as well, stunningly good. And well deserved as a winner.

  • Enrico Bettesworth

    Enrico Bettesw..., about 1 year ago

    A great moment in time captured here… Ahhh summer… can’t wait!

  • Christopher Barker

    Christopher Ba..., about 1 year ago

    Wonderful moment

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward, about 1 year ago

    Cheers to those bubblers who recently purchased product featuring this image. Thankyou very much!

  • milja

    milja, about 1 year ago

    i love the mood…so fun great shot!

  • ltruskett

    ltruskett, about 1 year ago

    what an exceptional capture. good fortune to be there at that time and obviously a very good photographer pressed the magic button.

  • kristian94

    kristian94, about 1 year ago

    great one!

  • groovergreen

    groovergreen, about 1 year ago

    I remember seeing this in the Linden show but have only just realised why it works so well it’s the contrast between the cool, modernist lines of the high-dive, the silhouetted figures in repose and the contemplative man in the foreground vs the wild, exuberant bods in mid-air that makes this pic so funny and charming!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward, about 1 year ago

    Thankyou groovergreen. I appreciate you taking the time to analyse the shot and comment. Thanks for the feedback!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone, about 1 year ago

    This is a fabulous capture, and very deserving, congratulations!!!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward, about 1 year ago

    Thankyou very much Mel. Cheers!

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor, about 1 year ago

    wow what a spectacular image. well done.

  • Andrew Walker

    Andrew Walker, about 1 year ago

    fabulous. amazing image such fun

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns, about 1 year ago

    awesome capture this is fantastic

  • David Harris

    David Harris, about 1 year ago

    Awsome shot!

  • docophoto

    docophoto, about 1 year ago

    Awesome with a lot of tension. Great pic.

  • Kerry McFarland

    Kerry McFarland, about 1 year ago

    That’s amazing you caught all of them in the air like that. They look like a bunch of dolls flopping over the side! Great shot!

  • berndt2

    berndt2, about 1 year ago

    Fantastic shot and very well captured – just amazing to see three people so impossibly well captured in midair, with more people still preparing to join them. I also like the figure in the foreground, his positioning connects him directly to the action going on behind him

  • gavolo

    gavolo, about 1 year ago

    Awesome

  • Rhys Jones

    Rhys Jones, 11 months ago

    What a shot, looks like a lot of fun, congrats

  • Ellie Winds

    Ellie Winds, 11 months ago

    fantastic capture!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington, 11 months ago

    this is great!

  • Marnie Kirkness

    Marnie Kirkness, 11 months ago

    what a capture…how perfect is the composition. you’ve done very well!

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender, 11 months ago

    Great capture.

  • Silvia Ganora

    Silvia Ganora, 11 months ago

    Beautifully captured!

  • halftone

    halftone, 11 months ago

    Wow, congratulations, Mark, this is an amazing capture….a moment in time!

  • Michelle Dry

    Michelle Dry, 11 months ago

    That is insane… but soooo very cool. Wonderful shot!

  • Jonathan Russell

    Jonathan Russell, 11 months ago

    perfect composition and an amazing action shot – a rare combination.

  • JennySmith

    JennySmith, 11 months ago

    love this pic,

  • Matthew Stewart

    Matthew Stewart, 10 months ago

    Wow, this shot just feels completely alive. It’s also very inspiring. Awesome, awesome work.

  • Brad Sumner GLP

    Brad Sumner GLP, 10 months ago

    What could I possibly add to what has already been said? Awesome capture!

  • orourke

    orourke, 10 months ago

    great capture, really fantastic

  • taxiblue

    taxiblue, 10 months ago

    Super work. Lot of feeling.

  • Colin Wells

    Colin Wells, 10 months ago

    This is an awesome shot, and given the amount of comments, I’m not the only one to think so

  • Yves Rubin

    Yves Rubin, 10 months ago

    This is so fun, and an outstanding moment Mark! I am Swiss and have been to Geneva many times, but it would not have occurred to me to check this spot!

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler, 10 months ago

    fabulous shot !

  • Tracy King

    Tracy King, 10 months ago

    Wow, they do look a bit crazy, especially the guy upside down. Fantastic timing, brilliant shot, well done. and congratulations on your award.

  • christophe

    christophe, 10 months ago

    It seems like they’re going to kill themselves & that they’re pushed into the airs by a invisible force. Great timing and composition. Congrats for the award Mark.

  • waxy

    waxy, 10 months ago

    Amazing shot! It would be cool to see another version without the context of the platform. But anyway… nice work!

  • peterhoenderdos

    peterhoenderdos, 10 months ago

    Yeah. I like these kind of shots. I have something similar. But with old people and they don’t dive. But the atmosphere is the same.

  • masterpiececreations

    masterpiececre..., 10 months ago

    great capture!

  • XxKikixX

    XxKikixX, 10 months ago

    this is so crazy!!! lol love it

  • Adrian Donoghue

    Adrian Donoghue, 10 months ago

    Fantastic capture the foreground subject makes the picture.

  • chilloutbuddy

    chilloutbuddy, 10 months ago

    Not surprising it got awarded. Makes you wanna go out and do crazy things!

  • Lukas Carruthers

    Lukas Carruthers, 10 months ago

    This is very cool … great capture well done.

  • Samuel Pevehouse

    Samuel Pevehouse, 10 months ago

    great action!

  • Naomi Frost

    Naomi Frost, 9 months ago

    Congrats on being the winner for the “In The Moment” comp. Well done.

  • berndt2

    berndt2, 9 months ago

    Congratulations on the ‘In The Moment’ victory – very well done, and such a cool shot! 8))

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris, 9 months ago

    Congrats on this great winning shot!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1, 9 months ago

    a great image! outstanding work !

  • KimmyEvans

    KimmyEvans, 9 months ago

    perfect timing! this is great!

  • Lee Wilde

    Lee Wilde, 9 months ago

    Congratulations Mark on winning the overall prize for the In The Moment competition. Well deserved. Magnificent photography. A one in a million shot.

  • tomg

    tomg, 9 months ago

    Great capture, perfect timing. Glad you resisted the urge to crop out the passer by …

  • Douzy

    Douzy, 9 months ago

    Congrats on your win !!!! Great “in the moment” pic indeed :)

  • popescucalin

    popescucalin, 9 months ago

    good capture!

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow, 9 months ago

    Fantastic action… How much crazier can you get…

  • ElRobbo

    ElRobbo, 9 months ago

    This is very funny, Mark! Excellent!

  • MarbiaStudios

    MarbiaStudios, 9 months ago

    Congrats!!

  • Devika Fernando

    Devika Fernando, 9 months ago

    love the motion and energy you’ve captured!

  • QUAILandCAT

    QUAILandCAT, 9 months ago

    very much liked

  • JosepReyner

    JosepReyner, 9 months ago

    Fantastic shot !!

  • Jodie Carruthers

    Jodie Carruthers, 9 months ago

    How fun! Great shot

  • KristaLynn1807

    KristaLynn1807, 9 months ago

    Great Shot I Love It!!

  • spice

    spice, 9 months ago

    they look like toys in the air….....brilliant!

  • Sam Mortimer

    Sam Mortimer, 9 months ago

    well done for winning!

  • Yonmei

    Yonmei, 9 months ago

    Fabulous “in the moment” capture – luck favours the prepared mind!

  • chelsgus

    chelsgus, 9 months ago

    I signed up yesterday and this is the first image that really caught my eye. A very worthy winner – don’t know how I missed it in the exhib last year. (Coincidentally, Linden have been using my image to promote this years exhib.)

  • Michael Brownjohn

    Michael Brownjohn, 9 months ago

    mazing…mind blow crazy kids on diving platform flordadsf

  • iman

    iman, 9 months ago

    Summer fun, great capture

    Iman

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to chelsgus’s comment, 9 months ago

    Cheers chelsgus!

  • Marvin Tunstall

    Marvin Tunstall, 9 months ago

    nice capture!

  • Ozcloggie

    Ozcloggie, 9 months ago

    Some people DO have interesting lives! Just found yourself in Geneva eh!? Like the capture. Did something similar with slides I took at the Bourke municipal pool, in 1968. Unfortunately, not so many of them jumping at the one time. Well done!

  • David Haworth

    David Haworth, 9 months ago

    Bravo Mark.. the photo would have been interesting without the forground wet boy but with him its is a winner!

  • PixelProtest

    PixelProtest, 9 months ago

    cool shot. well done.

  • Kathy Kuzma

    Kathy Kuzma, 9 months ago

    Great capture! Congratulations for being ‘In the Moment’ !

  • Maxhamish

    Maxhamish, 9 months ago

    Well deserved Mark, a brilliant image….........

  • Enrico Bettesworth

    Enrico Bettesw..., 9 months ago

    Brilliant… sums up the theme perfectly… well done – congrats!

  • Geir Floede

    Geir Floede, 9 months ago

    I want to congrats you so much.
    I also look forward to see our photo in prints.

  • panda65

    panda65, 9 months ago

    I love this photo – they look like thoughts coming out of his head, or memories. The lighting is great too.

  • BeckyJean

    BeckyJean, 8 months ago

    cool capture :)

  • Dave Hiskey

    Dave Hiskey, 8 months ago

    great pic..

  • Stephen Forbes

    Stephen Forbes, 8 months ago

    killer shot…...

  • stephfine

    stephfine, 8 months ago

    awesome! congrats on the final win! :-) This picture make you wish pictures had a play button.

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to stephfine’s comment, 8 months ago

    love the comment…cheers!

  • Meiko Janke

    Meiko Janke, 8 months ago

    this is cool! awesome piece – bit like a postcard – is it Melbourne?

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Meiko Janke’s comment, 8 months ago

    Thankyou Meiko. This was shot in Geneva at the Lake, however it is being sold as a postcard in Melbourne @ Linden Gallery in St.Kilda…so you were nearly right!

  • kookookajoo

    kookookajoo, 8 months ago

    great split-second capture…cool composition

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to kookookajoo’s comment, 8 months ago

    thanks for stopping bt kookkookajoo!

  • Martie Venter

    Martie Venter, 8 months ago

    This is a such a superbly composed image, wonderful juxtaposition of energy and contemplation, powerful storytelling – a very well-deserved win, congrats!

    Thanks for your comment on “Evening Light” – I consider it a great honour that you like it!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward, 8 months ago

    My pleasure Martie and thankyou too for your wonderful comments..cheers, mark.

  • Andrew James McNulty

    Andrew James M..., 7 months ago

    id half agree with David Haworth this image is deffinatly a winner with the wet person walking through the frame. you truley caught the moment..

  • Jen Arthur

    Jen Arthur, 7 months ago

    What a fantastic, action-filled shot!

  • Anette Tyler

    Anette Tyler, 7 months ago

    Brilliant shot.

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos, 7 months ago

    Wonderful capture !!! Congrats , well deserved !!!

  • greenfrog153

    greenfrog153, 7 months ago

    Great capture Mark.

  • maayana

    maayana, 7 months ago

    its interesting,my eyes immediately translate your images into black and white, its so rare images work well both ways.

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Andrew James McNulty’s comment, 7 months ago

    Andrew, thanks for your comment.

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Jen Arthur’s comment, 7 months ago

    thanks Jen

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Anette Tyler’s comment, 7 months ago

    cheers Anette

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Globalphotos’s comment, 7 months ago

    Thanks so much Global…

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to maayana’s comment, 7 months ago

    That is such a great comment maayana! How interesting that you do that automatically, I’m guessing you are a big fan of b&w then?...
    thanks so much for your feedback.

  • Lila Alias

    Lila Alias, 7 months ago

    FANTASTIC WORK!!! truly awesome!!

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson, 7 months ago

    well done on this image congrats on being the winner

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Christine Wilson’s comment, 7 months ago

    Thanks so much Christine..

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson, 7 months ago

    I’ve just received a copy of “In the moment” looks fantastic in the book

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Christine Wilson’s comment, 7 months ago

    Thanks again Christine..I’m pretty happy with it too I must say!

  • Lulabell

    Lulabell, 7 months ago

    that looks like sooo much fun lol..
    brilliant image.

  • Jim Ross

    Jim Ross, 7 months ago

    Super action image, well done

  • augz

    augz, 7 months ago

    Awesome image and timing!!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Lulabell’s comment, 7 months ago

    thanks for your feedback Lulabell, cheers mate.

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Jim Ross’s comment, 7 months ago

    thankyou jim

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to augz’s comment, 7 months ago

    cheers augz

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti, 7 months ago

    you have some truly amazing photos!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward, 7 months ago

    Thanks so much Rosina!

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee, 7 months ago

    Congrats on In the Moment! This is truly an exceptional work of art! Brilliant in all ways!

  • Mohammad Khaksar

    Mohammad Khaksar, 7 months ago

    you have wonderful folio!
    really well done!

  • Beatrix M Varga

    Beatrix M Varga, 7 months ago

    This shot is hilarious! No wonder that it have been awarded :) Super duper shot! :)

  • traceyanne

    traceyanne, 7 months ago

    great action shot

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to StacyLee’s comment, 7 months ago

    Thnaks Stacy. cheers very much!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Mohammad Khaksar’s comment, 7 months ago

    Thanks so much MhDkHr.

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Beatrix M Varga’s comment, 7 months ago

    Thankyou Beatrix

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to traceyanne’s comment, 7 months ago

    Cheers traceyanne..

  • Elodie

    Elodie, 7 months ago

    Excellent!!

  • Lu Collazo

    Lu Collazo, 7 months ago

    I feel a belly flop comin’ on! ;-)

  • EmilyWinter

    EmilyWinter, 6 months ago

    Hy Mark.
    This was one of my greatest hobys swiming at granval pool sydney.And jumping of
    the 2 tower not the top.Emily Winter.

  • TonyLegg

    TonyLegg, 6 months ago

    bravo !!!!!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Elodie’s comment, 6 months ago

    Thankyou Elodie

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Lu Collazo’s comment, 6 months ago

    lol…

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to EmilyWinter’s comment, 6 months ago

    Cheers Emily..happy this brings back memories for you!

  • susi lawson

    susi lawson, 5 months ago

    superb!

  • Lara Allport

    Lara Allport, 5 months ago

    just brilliant ; )

  • jase8812

    jase8812, 5 months ago

    Great shot!

  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward, 5 months ago

    Yes, I remember this one… three words: IN THE MOMENT!! :-)

  • Ryan  Fisher

    Ryan Fisher, 3 months ago

    this is an awesome shot!

  • Photomojo

    Photomojo, 3 months ago

    Oh my! Now that is an amazing catch, right place right ‘moment’

  • JaredJames

    JaredJames, 3 months ago

    Killer shot ….what a great feeling!

  • Tollwut

    Tollwut, 3 months ago

    hehe, people falling from the sky…

    GREAT SHOT!

  • Megan Eckersley

    Megan Eckersley, 2 months ago

    I am a springboard and platform diver!
    This is awesome!! (Except we are never allowed to jump at the same time unles we somehow land on each other. Haha.
    Great shot.
    Good memories for me. =]
    God Bless,
    Megan

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward in reply to Megan Eckersley’s comment, 2 months ago

    thankyou Megan..so glad this reminds you of good times!! cheers ;)

  • ktlady

    ktlady, 2 months ago

    amazing, they look like birds

  • CassPics

    CassPics, 2 months ago

    It took me an hour to scroll down to comment..ha…and I can see why! Fabulous photo! Ultimate pic of uniqueness. Very well done. Instant Fav.

  • hangthisphoto

    hangthisphoto, about 1 month ago

    Great shot

  • aprilmacdee

    aprilmacdee, 26 days ago

    This is fantastic!

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