T13 #14 | Pictures from the Earth: Broken Hearts for Every Situation (13)

Not only love can break one.  Losing a friend,  losing a pet, losing a job, or losing hope can do it too.  As Paul Simon so rightly said:  "Losing love is like a window in your heart/Everybody sees you're blown apart/Everybody hears the wind blow...." Yes, they do.

These Flickr photographers have made art of the broken heart.  There's a strange beauty in the brokenness portrayed in each of these photographs.

They all look painful though, don't they?  Yes, they all look painful:  torn asunder, shattered, cut in two, crumbling, dripping, cracked, broken in half,  punctured,  ripped,  bruised,  riven, shredded, or torn. 

How does your heart look when it breaks, or does it just depend? 

(1) "Broken Heart on the Sidewalk" by Franco Folini | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here
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(2) "Broken Heart" by Shawn McClung | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here | Websites:  Metroblogging Seattle;  - Seattle Street Art.net  |To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |

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(3) "Broken Heart" by Lonely | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here |  |To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |

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(4) "Broken Heart" by David Goehring | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here |  |To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |

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(5) "Broken Heart" by Roland Tanglao | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here | Website:  Roland  Tanglao's Blog| To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |
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(6) "broken-heart-razor-blade" by Rachel Jarski  | To see her other Flickr photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |
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(7) "Broken Heart Cookie" by Olivier Kaderli   | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |

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(8) "Broken Heart" by superk8nyc | To see her other Flickr photographs, click here | Website:  A Creative Desktop | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here  |

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(9) "Broken Heart" by monkey | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here |  Website: Developer Friendly | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |

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(10) "Bee Mine" by David   | Websites:  Zen Debris, RockyHorror.com, LiveJournal | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |

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(11) "Broken Heart" by Leonard Cillo  | Websites:  Leonard's Site   | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |

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(12) "Heartbroken" by Steven Ray Orr  | Websites: StevenRayOrr.com  | To see his other Flickr photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |
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(13) "Broken Heart" by Saffana  | Websites: Saffana's Myspace page; Saffana on Facebook; Saffana's blog; Zazzle Gallery    | To see her other Flickr photographs, click here | To see the full-sized version of this photograph at Flickr, click here |

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Comments

[MAGGIE AT COFFEESHOPMAFIA]

So sad. All those broken hearts.

[Adelle]

Very kewl collection of pics. Thanks for sharing. Happy T13!

[Nicole Austin]

Great pics. #6 & 10 are making me hungry. LOL!

Happy TT!

[On a Limb with Claudia]

Oh... I hope this isn't a reflection on your heart!! (( hug )) They are wonderful though!

Happy TT!

[Nicholas]

I hope I never find out what it feels like.

A wonderful collection. The best TT this week!

[SandyCarlson]

Beautifully done. Creative eyes saw complete pictures in these fragments.

[Susan Helene Gottfried]

What interesting interpretations. Thanks for taking the time to put this together!

[Chuck]

Wow - what a unique TT post. I love the cookie...can't help it. Them there are my favs. *yummo*

Happy TT :)

[Lara]

I know broken hearts are sad, but that cookie looked so good......
Great TT and terrific "broken hearts"!

[Lori]

Great pic's...broken hearts suck!! Happy TT.

[emmyrose]

Awesome photographs..

Happy TT!

[Bethany]

Wow, that's really original! So sad, though...Happy TT

[Winter]

Those are really cool works of art. I liked the cookies best tho! LOL Happy TT!

[marcia v]

i love them all but 5 which is so disturbing

[Eve]

I hope taking these pictures was cathartic for the photographers. They make me feel just a bit sad. I guess that's to be expected when dealing with broken hearts. ;)

[zenmomma]

That leaf one is really cool. What a find.

[Rims]

Thats was a great list....I really liked the 10th Bee Mine one...Hope there is always someone to mend the broken hearts!!

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy TT!!

[Infinity Goods]

Yes, very painful indeed.
Thanks for stopping by my site. To answer your question, no, none of those photos were Second Life. They were all mother nature. But some of those Second Life pictures you introduced us to a few weeks ago sure came close to reality. I do 3D art using Bryce among other programs and sometimes it's really hard to tell and it fools people.

[Lilibeth]

I loved this. It filled my cup with sadness for the day, but it was a beautiful, tacit, parade of pain.

[storyteller]

Interesting T-13. My favs are #4, 9, and 13.
Hugs and blessings,

[MamaArcher]

what a creative idea! I like the mosaic one!

[Babystepper]

I like number 4. It's broken, yes, shattered really, but you can tell that someone has tried awfully hard to put it back together.

[Darla]

What a wonderful theme--and so interesting all the different ways the photographers interpreted it!

[Angie @ Many Little Blessings]

It's really interesting to see all the different interpretations.

[ellen b]

What an interesting subject for a photo! Thanks for bringing all these unique interpretations in one place for us to see. Have a great week.