The Adventures Of Mr. Fly
By Nicholas Hendrickx
11 August 2007
On May 16 2007 I met Gerald Fly in my garden as I was shooting some cliché flowers. I had just bought my first cheap macro filters online and was excitingly giving them a try.
Gerald caught my attention as he was sitting on a flowerpot with nothing but a cardboard sign that said "Will work 4 food". Over the years he degraded from a successful cab driver to a poor lonely insect as he had 173 wives who cost him a fortune on make-up and clothing. Not to mention his 2184 kids, who all needed money for education and iPods.
So there he was, staring at me with his big mosaic eyes, begging me for help. Macro filters in hand I offered him a job as my new photography model.
That night we had a good drink and talked about potential photoshoots. Surprisingly he proved himself a lovely musician on both piano and guitar. And so he often played me some tunes on the window sill and dreamed about a glorious music career.
The days went by and everything went great. We really had a good time together. Until after a dangerous freefall dandelion shoot, when Gerald and I had a big fight over the conditions he had to work in. The impact of the arguments got even worse as he discovered I had secretly done some photoshoots with a ladybug called Linda.
He furiously buzzed away to the streets outside. There he maintained to hitchhike for 29 hours non-stop to Poopville, the promised land for flies, without success. But the guilt inside me was becoming too much so I begged him to come back and promised to give him a little holiday.
A few weeks later, and after some heavy bicycle training, his old belly is back and today he is once again at my side for more adventurous photoshoots!
17 responses
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Amy Smith gave props (2 October 2008):
what a cutie :-D
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Jazmin Lopez gave props (11 October 2008):
This really great...funny..and artistic =)
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Geraldine E gave props (15 October 2008):
good shots & what an adventure :-)
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Stanley J. gave props (15 October 2008):
This was a great essay and the photos are awesome.
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Melonie Sharp gave props (6 November 2008):
you are funny and so creative! love it
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Anne vinic gave props (11 November 2008):
you are very creative and very unique i loved reading your esaay..
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Dee Brown gave props (19 November 2008):
So what did you pay him? Hmmmm? I mean he did have all those wives and kids. Love the whole story.When does the sequel come out?
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Rafi gave props (26 November 2008):
didn't see 'to be continued...' , well but no harm to hope for the part II. I haven't come across such creative photo story in a long time! Bravo!
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Guna Dwi gave props (1 December 2008):
creative idea..the photos are great.very conceptual
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Ahmad Aleidan said (17 December 2008):
Amazing! very creative and funny. Loved reading it!
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Christina Fung gave props (18 December 2008):
this is so awesome! great job :)
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Michele Saulnier gave props (13 January 2009):
This rules!!!
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John Pitsakis said (2 February 2009):
fabulous story!
Mr. Fly rocks!!! -
John Pitsakis gave props (2 February 2009):
Grand I tell ya!
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visithra manikam said (5 March 2009):
this is super funny
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Nicholas Hendrickx said (20 May 2009):
Thanks everybody! :)
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Merle Fisher gave props (19 June 2009):
Very well captured!
