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Can John Crestani Super Affiliate System Expire
AAre you currently looking for a program that finally teaches you, step-by-step, how to start a profitable business from your home and make real money in no time?
Super Affiliate System (SAS) is the blueprint (the only strategy you need) for starting an internet business wrapped around affiliate marketing. The System offers all you need with ads in the most important platforms, sale copies, creative content that converts, landing pages, affiliate network coupons, and a number of other successful strategies.
A lot of people always want to know one thing: Is John Crestani's Super Affiliate System a worthwhile venture or not? Or it's only a means of ripping off unsuspecting individuals? Well, let's take a look at the inventor of the course and the course itself briefly, to help us decide if it's worthwhile.
Who is John Crestani?
The founder and creator of the Super Affiliate System, John Crestani, is a world-renowned online marketer and prolific entrepreneur. If you read books like Forbes, Business Insider, Inc, Yahoo Finance, The Entrepreneur, Home Business, and so on, there's a significant probability that you have read about this fantastic man once or twice -if not more- (Try to remember! )
He started his journey with a Los Angeles based marketing company where he revealed his unmatched ability with paid advertisements into the stage he was regularly raising the earnings of client businesses by up to 40 times their regular income. From there on, John Crestani, at age 28 after being laid off from work, created his online empire, which is an affiliate marketing outfit that makes him up to a monthly income of $500,000!
What this screams to me (I don't know about you) is,"Time to learn from the best!" John is a genius of paid marketing, and his story has been told not only in online books but in almost every means of communicating, including news channels like CBS and Fox. Now let's go and examine the System this genius marketpreneur is offering to individuals.
The Super Affiliate System (SAS). What is it?
With the Super Affiliate System Program, John Crestani introduces his students into the world of Affiliate Marketing. This course well differs from other courses you might find online because John Crestani isn't only interested in selling his program. Rather, he ensures that his students get a solid affiliate marketing foundation and that the pupils get maximum value for their money.
John starts off with a little ad spend (around $5) and shows step by step how to set is techniques to work right away and then scale up your ad spend as soon as you get the hang of it and start making a profit. He also teaches all the various types of paid traffic, what to do and what to avoid.
The SAS 3.0 by John Crestani is divided into six months of an intense and comprehensive study of the affiliate marketing system that gives students access to over 50 quality and valuable video contents that will take them from ground zero, up to the hero status!
John Crestani is constantly updating his Super Affiliate System course. The reason for these changes or updates is due to the state of things. A great deal of things change frequently. Some things that worked before might stop working, and there might be discoveries or ways of doing things to get better outcomes. From time to time, Google, Facebook, YouTube, and so on, upgrade their algorithms. This means that advertisers should also update their ads system to be favorable to these changes. Updating the course has then made it possible for John Crestani to address these adjustments to provide students quality courses which are not out of date.
At the moment of this writing, the version of the Super Affiliate System class is 3.0. Therefore, do not get surprised that you will find a more advanced version when you are reading this review.
Together with the course taken by you, in a short period of time, you'll have become very proficient at paid traffic affiliate marketing and will drive expansion to your (or your client's) businesses, and increase revenue at an exciting rate.
A Quick Breakdown of the Class
The Super Affiliate System Course by John Crestani is divided into six parts (A week is dedicated to each of those parts)
Part 0. The Welcome Module
In the introduction component of the course, John Crestani explains how this course works, what you would expect from it, an summary of the dashboard, and different approaches you would have to obtain the best results out of this course, like entrepreneur mindset tools, psychological barriers and target settings.
In this part, you will be introduced to the basics of affiliate marketing, how it functions and how to make it work for you (spot the difference!) .
There are 10 videos, using a total of 1H30 time consumption.
Part 1. The System Setup. Week 1
This is where you will begin your own affiliate marketing journey. Before you begin paying for advertising traffic, you need to understand and setup everything.
You'll learn how to setup your website hosting and domain. Production of landing pages (you may also use the templates and landing pages offered by John at no cost!) . John will explain the two ways to use his pre-built funnels:
The Clickfunnels Method. Utilizing a share funnel account ($19/mo)
The Manual Method. Free, but involves accessing your host file manager, through cPanel
Also, in this module, you will learn how to set up your Facebook ads campaigns, my favorite paid traffic source because you can target to individuals with very specific interests, according to your offers.
In this area of the course, there are a total of 10 videos, directing you by your hands, to make sure you don't go wrong and miss anything along the way. Total time: 1H51
Part 2. Google Ads Setup. Week Two
Google advertising is the most used searching platform online. The benefit of Google is that individuals that are using it, have an issue to be solved or a necessity to be covered, so, in their heads and internal feelings they are already prepared to purchase something. And if that"something" is what you're offering, guess what? Chances are you will make sales like crazy if your message comes down to those people.
In this module of the SAS course, you will learn about Google ads and the best way to make commissions from Google ads placements. You will also learn how to sell your product(s) to billions of people who are online all over the world. You'll learn how to display Google ads, how to set up Google AdWords conversion pixel, targeting, optimization, and so on. Common Google ads mistakes and how to prevent them.
Conversion tracking is an integral part of paid advertising, as this is the only way to understand what exactly is working in your ads, focus your efforts on that part and scale from that. Scaling is where the real magic happens to earn huge quantity of money.
For this component of the program, you get six video guides. Total time: 5H07
Part 3. YouTube Ads Setup. Week 3
In this part of the course, John provides you a complete A-Z walk-through to convert your YouTube account into a cash cow for yourself and maximize your Return of Investment (ROI) by up to 10 folds.
If you don't have a YouTube channel prepared for advertising yet, don't worry since John will get you started there.
You get six videos to guide you in this part as well. Total time: 0H56
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Part 4. Advanced Ad Tactics. Week 4
In this part of the SAS class, you will learn how to use the power of social media to promote any product you want: your own products, affiliate products or even your client's products, and start making money yourself directly from your social media accounts.
This part is some sort of special, because mostly is managed by the most prosperous minds: Tim Burd, a prolific online advertising guru, Brian Pfeiffer, a serial online marketpreneur, as well as Ronnie Sandlin. Call it The League of Stars!
You will learn complementary strategies and tactics that applied together, your advertisement campaigns will explode to the next level.
You may learn copywriting, a professional card under your sleeve, a must have skill that each affiliate marketer must dominate. Here is the reason, listen copywriting is your weapon to talk to people's subconscious mind and appeal to emotions rather than logical reason. Copywriting will let you sale your stuff.
With ten video tutorials in total, you're certain to get the best from this area of the program. Total time: 0H40
Part 5. Presell Pages & Scaling. Week 5
Everything about a presell page set up and scaling is being handled in this section of the Super Affiliate System course. You also get presell page templates.
The plan taught in this segment may result in an"aha" moment since you will start seeing how internet marketers get tens of thousands of people to do it towards the last sale.
The main thing you will learn in this lesson is how to split test presell pages and other optimization tactics. The magic key to create a whole lot of money is to divide test until you discover the winner page. Once you discover your winner, it is all about investing more money on it. The more money you invest in your winning page, the more money you make. It's that simple!
John teaches you how you can split test using Clickfunnels. He even goes as far as explaining Clickfunnel tracking IDs so you can tell which presell page is bringing on your conversions, which can be a big plus.
With six information-packed tutorial videos, you get to learn all the essentials of this part of the program. Total time: 0H53
Part 6. Item Selection. Week 6
Parts 1-5 John teaches different traffic stations with examples in the Biz Opp market and he uses his Clickbank Super Affiliate System class as an affiliate product illustration.
If you are not certain about what niche to go later, John has a practical lesson on picking a niche that best suits you. You won't want to miss this.
John Crestani also covers different affiliate programs and networks outside Clickbank. Although most affiliate programs, for intermediate and advanced affiliates, aren't as straightforward as Clickbank.
This will be the final portion of the program. You'll be taught how to choose your profitable niche and product to sell and promote online and earn affiliate income on your own.
This part offers six videos to help you with everything you require. Total time: 1H13
As member of the Super Affiliate System program, you'll also have access to weekly LIVE training (2-3 hours) where John Crestani personally takes a couple of campaigns that members have filed and lets them optimize and improve their campaigns for optimum efficiency. There's a session of Q&A also.
You'll also have access to some pretty great resources, known as Fast Action Bonuses, 8 in total. Read more about these bonuses here
How Much Success Are People Getting?
It's worthwhile to mention that there are actually a lot of success stories from common people that, once implemented what John Crestani teaches in his course, have seen actual great results.
But recall : results may vary from one person and another, based on the effort and work they are putting on. Here are a few testimonials from active students, and they're only to show you that this training really works. If you want to check more reviews, you can find them here.
Pros & Cons of Super Affiliate System
Below are some of the pros and cons that we have noticed about SAS class:
- This course teaches everything you need to know about affiliate marketing.
- You will learn in depth all current methods to run paid ads, like Google ads, Facebook ads, native ads. Paid ads is the method that lets you make money quicker than any free method out there.
- You are learning from John Crestani, one of the most prolific affiliate marketers around the world using paid traffic
- The course is divided into 6 weeks with very specific actionable steps, so you can track your progress easily.
- It works for any niche
- Lots of valuable resources that you cannot get anywhere else
- The course offers great support, including weekly live webinars to resolve any problem and questions you may have, answered personally by John Crestani. You are in in good hands.
- The course teaches you how to make sustainable passive income in the long run, while automating almost everything.
- If you are in a budget and do not have $997 to pay at once, there is now a 3-month payment plan for the Super Affiliate System course.
- You need some money to spend for ads, although at the very beginning you will have the chance to access to John's free credits of ads
- The course does not focus on SEO at all. You will need to have extra caution while running your ads as you would throw your money down the toilet if you leave your ads alone.
- A price tag of $997 might seem a lot of money, especially if you are starting out. But remember: this is a high-ticket product, and the course is worth every penny
- You will need some additional expenses for running ads ($5 to $10 per day), for getting a domain name ($10 a year), for hosting ($3 per month).
Because of Super Affiliate System is brought to you thanks to the most popular network, Clickbank, you have 30 days to check it out. If you do not like it in any way, or realize this is not for you, you can cancel your order and you will get a complete refund. No questions asked!
Still Not Sure? Check out John Crestani's Free Webinar
John hosts a Live Webinar where he teaches precisely how he makes six figures every single month online using paid advertising, and how you can do the exact same just following the steps he explains in his Super Affiliate System.
I have attended his training. It is truly awesome to see how John puts everything in an easy to understand way. I highly advise you to watch his teaching. This can enable you to clear all your doubts regarding the Super Affiliate System and make the right decision.
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Thank you for reading my article. If you've come this way, I must assume that you are very interested in John Crestani's Super Affiliate System product. You may still have doubts about acquiring it or not, so to be able to push you to jump to the other side of the fence, that I am going to offer you an additional bonus from me that you won't find anywhere else. Let me clarify what it includes:
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Presently, the SEO Affiliate Domination class is not for sale anywhere. The creator of the course decided to eliminate it from the marketplace for the sole reason that, unlike the self-called"gurus", he has earned almost all of his earnings by applying the system taught in there, rather than by selling the program.
It is for this reason that he decided to spend a full time creating his or her assets. Before shutting the doors, the program cost $997, but you'll get it free of charge if you choose to invest in the Supper Affiliate System course.
By applying the strategies and following the step-by-step system educated in there, I have finally managed to make money online, over and over again, as the examples that I present below:
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Once you have arranged the Supper Affiliate System course using any link in this article, simply send me your name and your very best email using this form. It takes less than 30 minutes.
Once your purchase is confirmed, you'll get the instructions to get the SEO Affiliate Domination program, valued at $997. Remember that there isn't any way to get it, anywhere, at any cost .
After the program, you would have become very successful at Affiliate Marketing and at Online Money Making, that you will not have to worry about money again in your life. Also, with the course, comes plenty of additional benefits from John Crestani geared towards helping you learn how to earn money online. With the Super Affiliate System by John Crestani, you can never go wrong. There's a catch though:
To be blunt, like any education program and business opportunity out there, you will have to treat it like an intensive education program, set aside about ONE hour studying and ONE hour taking action, daily. The more time you dedicate, the quicker effective results you get.
If You're serious about your future in Affiliate Marketing and if you want to make serious money promoting other people's products, you will not regret investing in John Crestani's Super Affiliate System
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Morgoth | |
Biographical Information | |
Pronunciation | S, [ˈmorɡoθ] |
Other names | Melkor (Q) Bauglir (S) The Great Enemy See below |
Titles | The Dark Lord Lord of Men King of the World |
Location | Utumno Angband |
Birth | Creation of the Ainur |
Rule | V.Y. 3400 - F.A. 587 |
Death | F.A. 590 Executed in Valinor[1] Prophesied to return at the Dagor Dagorath[2] |
Notable for | Disrupting the Music Controlling most of Middle-earth Creating Orcs and Dragons Destroying the Two Trees Stealing the Silmarils Taking over Beleriand Corrupting Men Warring with the Valar |
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Siblings | Manwë |
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Gender | Male |
Height | Tall |
Weaponry | Grond |
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And he descended upon Arda in power and majesty greater than any other of the Valar, as a mountain that wades in the sea and has its head above the clouds and is clad in ice and crowned with smoke and fire; and the light of the eyes of Melkor was like a flame that withers with heat and pierces with a deadly cold.
Morgoth, also known as Melkor, was the greatest of the Ainur. He fell from glory when he disrupted the Music of the Ainur and defied the will of Ilúvatar. Morgoth corrupted many of the Ainur to his service, fought the Valar, and marred Arda. His theft of the Silmarils and wars against Elves and Men encompassed much of the history of the late First Age. Eventually, Morgoth was bound in chains by the Valar and thrown into the Void, leaving the permanent damage his evils had done, and his former lieutenant Sauron, to trouble the world.
One day, according to a prophecy, Morgoth will rise again in great wrath, but he will be destroyed in the Dagor Dagorath.
The most powerful of the Ainur that Ilúvatar created was a spirit known as Melkor. Because he wandered through the Void in an attempt to find and use the Flame Imperishable, the source of Ilúvatar's creative activity, Melkor developed ideas unlike those of the other Ainur. His feelings grew rebellious against his creator, for he wished to create sentient beings to inhabit the Void and was dissatisfied by the fact that Ilúvatar had not done so. However, Melkor could not find the Flame, for it was not in the Void, but with Ilúvatar.
Music of the Ainur
When the Ainur made music, Melkor wove his strange thoughts into his song. His song clashed against the Theme of Ilúvatar, disturbing the Ainur around him and causing some of them to attune their music to his. For a while the Theme of Ilúvatar and the discords of Melkor warred against one another. But Eru smiled, and sent forth a new theme. Most of the Ainur joined with it, but Melkor rebelliously opposed it even more violently. At last, many of the Ainur stopped singing in dismay, and Melkor's discords gained dominance. Eru sent out a third Theme against Melkor, sweeter and more beautiful than the others, and unquenchable. But though Melkor could not defeat it, still he opposed it. At last, Eru halted the music completely with a single chord.
Eru then publicly rebuked Melkor, saying that all music finds its source in himself, and thus Melkor could not create his own song or truly alter the Themes of Ilúvatar. Thus, though Melkor opposed Eru to his last breath, he only furthered the cause of Ilúvatar in new and wondrous ways. Melkor was shamed and angered by this judgement, but hid his feelings. When Eru showed the Ainur the product of their music, Eä, Melkor was one of those who begged to enter Arda, pretending to be willing to cultivate it and guide it for Ilúvatar's glory. He actually wished to dominate Arda and its creatures, especially the Children of Ilúvatar.
Nonetheless, he was allowed to enter Eä and come to Arda with the other Valar. Once there, Melkor declared to his colleagues that he was the master of Arda henceforth. Manwë, his brother, did not understand his evil, but fearing that Melkor might try and disrupt their labours in Arda, called forth many more Ainur to protect them. Melkor departed to the remote regions of Eä, leaving the world in peace for a while.
Wars of the Valar
But Melkor took form more majestic than any of the Valar, great and terrible and burning with his malice, and he came to Arda to destroy the Valar's work in preparing it. There was war, the First War with Melkor, in which mountains were felled and brutality inflicted on the Valar. Though he disrupted their work and destroyed much, a great spirit named Tulkas came to Arda from other regions of Eä to combat him. After Tulkas drove Melkor away, the Valar managed to complete Arda, and the world was established.
The Valar dwelt in a land called Almaren, and raised up two lamps to light the young earth: Illuin and Ormal. Melkor, meanwhile, had attracted the attention—and in a few cases, admiration—of the Maiar, the lesser spirits of Arda. Melkor had many spies among them, and from them learned all that the Valar did, and bided his time. As the Valar sat down to a feast at the completion of their labours, Melkor gathered together those loyal to him, and looking down on the beautiful Arda, was filled with hatred. Tulkas was wedded to Nessa at that feast, and she danced before the Valar. Tulkas fell asleep, and that is when Melkor struck.
Melkor with his host passed over the Walls of Night and returned to Arda once more. Without the watchfulness of Tulkas, the Valar were unaware of his coming, and he began to delve in the depths of the earth, making a fortress called Utumno northwards beneath the mountains in the dimness of Illuin. The Spring of Arda became blighted as the cold evil flowed out of the fortress. Death and illness took the green things of Arda, and animals fought and killed one another, while flies brooded in massive numbers. The Valar knew then that Melkor was at work, and sought his hiding place.
But Melkor struck the first blow. He came to them in fire and war, destroying Almaren and the Two Lamps, and caused the world to be filled with flowing fire and surging water. The symmetry of Arda was broken. And in the darkness and confusion Melkor escaped, returning to Utumno. All combined, the Valar were a match for Melkor, but they needed their strength to keep the world from collapsing into ruin and could not pursue him, nor did they know exactly where he had fled to. The Spring of Arda had ended in turmoil.
Dominance of Middle-earth
With Almaren destroyed, the Valar departed to a new continent across the sea, Aman, and built Valinor. They also established new sources of light, the Two Trees, to light the world. Melkor, meanwhile, wandered across the face of Middle-earth, in various guises, but armed with cold and fire. Some of the Valar were unwilling to forsake Middle-earth, however; Ulmo and Yavanna, particularly. Also Oromë would ride in Middle-earth, killing the terrors of Melkor, who began to fear that the Valar might rise up against him in wrath.
Melkor brooded in the north and built his strength, gathering his demons about him, breeding great monsters, attended by his Maiar-servants later known as Balrogs. He also created another fortress and armory called Angband, in the north-west of Middle Earth, to resist any Valarin attacks. He placed his greatest servant, Sauron, in control of that stronghold. The Valar acted against Melkor in force, but they were routed, his might too great for them to overcome.
After his victory, Melkor began to delve more great fortresses and pits where he massed his hordes and wicked armies, confident in his domination of the world. Melkor, by wandering about in the dominion he now wrested, also learned of the awakening of the first of the Children of Ilúvatar, the Elves. He instilled fear in them, and slew or captured many of them. Some of those he captured, it is believed, may have been transformed into Orcs by torture and breeding.
Time in Valinor
The Valar were not long, however, in discovering the Elves. Fearing that they would be destroyed or corrupted by Melkor, Manwë decided that Ilúvatar wished them to recover Middle-earth at all costs. Bitter from their previous defeat, they arrived in Middle-earth with their full might. They began the Battle of the Powers, and eventually destroyed Utumno after a great battle during which the face of Middle-earth was transformed, though their losses were devastating in the process. Melkor was captured and chained with the chain Angainor, but Sauron escaped. Melkor was imprisoned in the Halls of Mandos, and remained there for three ages, plotting revenge. Still recovering from the grievous siege, the Valar could not pursue and destroy all of Melkor's forces that scattered from the icy fortress, and many foul creatures and minions escaped, left to brood amongst themselves until their master's return.
At the end of his time, Melkor was presented to his brother Manwë. Melkor, swallowing his pride with thoughts of vengeance, prostrated himself before the throne of Manwë, begging for pardon. Manwë granted him thus, though Ulmo and Tulkas were displeased with this judgement. Yet the Valar would not let him leave their sight, and he stayed in Valmar. Before long, he began to exert his corrupting influence on the Elves, especially the Noldor. For the Vanyar did not trust him, and the Teleri he thought too weak for his designs, but the Noldor were curious, and eager to learn what he could teach them.
Revenge against the Valar
In time Melkor found his greatest adversary and yet greatest tool in the form of Fëanor, the eldest son of Finwë, High King of the Noldor. Fëanor was the creator of the Silmarils, which Melkor lusted after. As Melkor subtly spread lies and half-truths about the Valar and the Coming of Men in the form of rumours, Fëanor was greatly influenced, though he hated Melkor himself and had no idea that he was their source. His new ideas of wide lands and realms to rule touched the heart of Fëanor, and the hearts of many other Noldor. They began to murmur against the Valar, and the peace of Valinor was disturbed. Fëanor soon stirred up trouble, and while on trial before the Valar it was revealed that Melkor was at the bottom of the murmurings and troubles. Tulkas left straight-away to deal with him, but found Melkor gone. He had escaped.
Melkor was not seen for a while, but then appeared at Formenos to Fëanor, tempting him with words of friendship, and an offer of vengeance against the Valar whom Fëanor perceived had wronged him. Fëanor wavered, but Melkor pressed his advantage too much. He touched a chord about the Silmarils, and Fëanor, seeing his designs and lust for the jewels, cursed and rejected him. Melkor departed in anger, and went south past the mountain of Hyarmentir, to the shadowed valley of Avathar where there dwelt Ungoliant, a mysterious dark spirit in spider-form once his servant, but who had disowned him after his failure. After some time he convinced her to dismiss her fears with the offer of rich rewards. He imbued her with power, and she wove a cloak of shadow about them both.[3]
Then Melkor and Ungoliant attacked while there was a high feast in Valmar. Melkor pierced the Two Trees with his lance, and Ungoliant drank their sap. Then she drank dry the Wells of Varda,[4] and the two fled north to Formenos, leaving the land once more in darkness and confusion. At Formenos Melkor slew Finwë and ravished the treasury of Fëanor, including the Silmarils. Then he passed over the icy Helcaraxë, entering once more into Middle-earth. He had struck swiftly and surely. Fëanor cursed him, naming him Morgoth, and by that name he was known ever after to the Eldar.[3]
Return to Beleriand
Once in safety, Ungoliant turned on her partner, demanding the jewels of Fëanor. The spider had grown greatly in size and strength from feasting upon the Trees and from Morgoth's own gifted power, and he, now very weak from his efforts, feared her suddenly. Lacking the strength to fight the monstrous spider in that moment, he reluctantly parted with each of the beautiful gems, and Ungoliant devoured them. But Morgoth refused to give up the Silmarils, and she encased him in webs, torturing him and nearly devouring him. A loud cry of desperation from Morgoth penetrated deep into the walls of Angband and was heeded by Gothmog and the balrogs, and they rescued him from her clutches, driving Ungoliant away with their whips. So Morgoth returned to Angband, where he wrought an Iron Crown for the three jewels.[3]
Wars of Beleriand
Morgoth rebuilt the fortress there, and learned of the Elves who had remained in Middle-earth. Elu Thingol and the Sindar dwelt in the woodland kingdom of Doriath, while Círdan and the Teleri lived at the Falas and Denethor and the Nandor camped in Ossiriand. Morgoth made war on Thingol, surrounding Doriath and cutting Thingol off from Círdan. But Thingol was able to contact Denethor for help, and the Nandor joined with the Sindar to fight the Orcs between Aros and Gelion. Caught between the two armies, the Orcs of Morgoth were utterly defeated in the First Battle. Fleeing north they were intercepted and further demolished by the Naugrim. The Orcs attacking Círdan were more successful – pushing the Teleri to the very edge of the sea.
Morgoth was confronted by further challenges when Fëanor landed in Middle-earth. They set up camp at Mithrim, but Morgoth attacked them quickly, hoping to dislodge them before they settled in too much and became a threat. But the Elves were just come out of Aman, and they had the light of that country in their eyes. The Orcs dreaded them, and were swept before them like chaff before wind. Fëanor pursued them even nigh to the Thangorodrim and the gates of Angband, but Morgoth sent out Gothmog and his balrogs. Fëanor was killed, but the balrogs were driven back. The Falas were freed, and though Morgoth had practically lost Beleriand outside of the Ered Engrin, he was comforted in the fact that Fëanor was dead.
Dagor Aglareb
Yet Fingolfin came next, with his sons and the sons of Finarfin. They marched even to the gates of Angband, and yet could not go farther. As the Elves began to build (or rebuild) their kingdoms in Middle-earth, Morgoth waited sixty years before he struck again. It was the Dagor Aglareb, the "Glorious Battle", called such because it was a great victory for the Elves. Fingolfin and Maedhros, eldest son of Fëanor, combined their strength and repelled Morgoth. They then set up the Siege of Angband, which was designed to keep Morgoth holed up in his fortress.
Dagor Bragollach and Fingolfin
Thus he came alone to Angband's gates, and he sounded his horn, and smote once more upon the brazen doors, and challenged Morgoth to come forth to single combat. And Morgoth came.
Morgoth appeared all but defeated to his foes; he remained dormant and hidden until F.A. 455. He surged forth suddenly in great wrath, his armies taking the slackened besiegers by surprise. In the winter he cast great rivers of flame over the formerly green Ard-galen (causing the battle to be known as the Dagor Bragollach), burning many Elven horsemen alive. His forces beset strongholds on all sides, led by Glaurung and Gothmog, and several Noldor-lords fell in the succeeding combat. Much of Beleriand was overrun and Dorthonion was taken, as were northern Sirion and Maglor's Gap.
In a single stroke Morgoth had broken the Siege of Angband, but the victory was not as complete as he would have preferred. Ered Wethrin, Himring and Hithlum had held against him, though just barely. King Fingolfin was dismayed and enraged by the defeat, and went to Angband in anger. With fire in his eyes, Morgoth's Orcs mistook him for a vengeful spirit and fled from him. There he challenged Morgoth to single combat. Despite Morgoth's power, he held a fear of death greater than any other Valar, and was hesitant even against Fingolfin. When Fingolfin declared Morgoth craven, he scoffed the Elf-Lord and did not dare refuse his challenge. He strode out, his footsteps like thunder on the earth. He was clad in black armour with a spiked crown and shield, with Grond, the Hammer of the Underworld, and he and Fingolfin fought in a ferocious duel. Flames gashed from the earth with each strike of his hammer, but Fingolfin was faster and avoided each powerful, but slow, swing. The Elf-lord gave Morgoth seven wounds, and though Morgoth shouted in anguish, he was too powerful to be slain. Fingolfin grew weary and was struck down by Morgoth's shield. Thrice he staggered to his feet in vain, his crown and shield broken, and thrice Morgoth cast him down, before Fingolfin collapsed over one of the pits left by Grond.
As Morgoth placed his foot on Fingolfin's neck to break it, Fingolfin in one last strike ran his blade through the Dark Lord's foot, and Morgoth's blood filled pools made by his hammer. The enraged Morgoth crushed Fingolfin, though he was left with a permanent limp from the injury. Morgoth wished to rend the corpse and feed it to his wolves, but could not desecrate the fallen King, for Thorondor flew in, scratching Morgoth's face and escaping with Fingolfin's body.[5]
Quest for the Silmaril
For some time after that the world lay in watchful discomfort. The southern part of Beleriand was, for the most part, free from Morgoth's direct wrath. There arose two in Doriath, Beren of Bëor's House and Lúthien Tinúviel, Thingol's daughter. These two lovers embarked on the Quest for the Silmaril, in the process removing Sauron from Tol-in-Gaurhoth and entering Angband in disguise. Morgoth plotted some evil against Lúthien when she stood exposed in his presence, but allowed her to dance for him and she lured him to sleep with her song. One of the Silmarils was stolen from his crown, and Morgoth bore only two until the War of Wrath.
Nirnaeth Arnoediad
Some time after, in F.A. 471, Maedhros made a great alliance with the Naugrim, Edain, and other Noldor. They marched to challenge Morgoth, clearing Beleriand of his scattered forces. But Morgoth through his spies anticipated their actions, and met them with his allies the Easterlings in a huge battle in which he prevailed, and many princes and rulers of Men, Elves, and Dwarves fell. Thus the battle was named Nirnaeth Arnoediad, "Battle of Unnumbered Tears". Morgoth's victory was almost complete, as he razed Hithlum, the Falas, the March of Maedhros, as well as Nargothrond in 495. But Turgon, King of Gondolin, escaped by the valiant actions of the House of Hador, the last of the Edain in the north. The survivors had all gone down to the Isle of Balar and the Mouths of Sirion.
Curse upon Húrin
Morgoth took Húrin, who had been captured during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and set him in the high places of Thangorodrim, to watch his family, whom Morgoth cursed. Upon the death of Túrin Turambar and Nienor, Húrin's children, Morgoth released Húrin to further his cause.
Fall of Gondolin
Some time later, by the aid of Maeglin, a traitor-elf, Morgoth discovered and laid siege to Gondolin. King Turgon, the last male heir of Fingolfin's house, was killed during the siege. Morgoth's victory in the north was now complete, though he had lost Gothmog his captain and marshall of his armies. Also, a small remnant including Tuor and Idril escaped the destruction of the city, bearing their son Eärendil.
War of Wrath
This was to be Morgoth's doom, for some years later, Eärendil sailed to Valinor seeking the pardon of the Valar. This he earned, and the Valar advanced across Belegaer with a mighty host. Morgoth loosed all his demons and defenses against them, but could not stop their might. His dragons fell to the Eagles, and Ancalagon was brought down by Eärendil himself from his ship, Vingilot. Morgoth was seized in his fortress Angband, his feet "hewn from under him, and he was hurled upon his face", the Silmarils were removed from his crown, and he was bound once more with the chain called Angainor.[6] This time, however, he was ejected from Arda and thrust into the Timeless Void,[6] and thus was put outside Time and Space, outside Eä altogether.[1]
Morgoth remains in the Void, watched by Eärendil and unable to return to Arda as long as the Valar maintain their power over it. However, the lies he put in the hearts of the Children of Ilúvatar still remain and will create their evil results till the end of days.[6] Morgoth's will was suffused into the matter of Arda, so in a sense he is never truly gone. Arda was marred by him so deeply that only Eru could fully repair the damage. Those who wished to follow in Morgoth's footsteps, such as Sauron, found that by using his residual influence, they could easily corrupt races they wished to dominate.
About his servant and heir Sauron it is said that "in after years he rose like a shadow of Morgoth and a ghost of his malice, and walked behind him on the same ruinous path down into the Void".[7] Also, during the last days of Númenor in the Second Age, Sauron corrupted the King Ar-Pharazôn and the King's Men to the worship of Melkor, describing his old master as a god of deliverance while denying the existence of the One. Thus he began a cult in the Temple in which the Númenóreans made sacrifices to Melkor.[8] By the Third Age, Sauron's pride overreached itself yet again and "he claimed to be Morgoth returned".[9]
Nevertheless, according to the Second Prophecy of Mandos, Morgoth will come back and attack Arda. He will fight in the Last Battle against the Valar and their allies, but will ultimately be slain by Túrin Turambar, the Man he cursed. By finally defeating Morgoth, Túrin will avenge not only himself, but all members of the race of Men.[2]
It was said of Morgoth that "his might was greatest of all things in this world." He was the most powerful being in existence, second only to Ilúvatar, and perhaps more powerful than every Vala put together. Fitting to his name, Morgoth eventually took a form great and terrible, and soon was unable to leave it. He received many scars and wounds over the ages: his hands were burned forever when he touched the Silmarils, Fingolfin wounded him seven times during their battle and inflicted a wound to the foot that caused him ever after to limp, and Thorondor scarred Morgoth's face.
When Morgoth first took visible form he was said to be of greater power and majesty than any other Vala, as a colossal mountain wading in the sea with its head above the clouds, his appearance both of splendour and terror. As a physical being Morgoth was described as highly imposing, and was reckoned to a tower compared to the warrior Fingolfin, and the shadow of the shield he wielded was like a stormcloud. Ever since his downfall, Morgoth held a desire for destruction; above all else, however, Morgoth held deep hatred of the mere existence of intelligent or beautiful life. Unlike his servant Sauron, Morgoth's ultimate goal was solely the corruption, not control, of all that he despised. He was nonetheless persuasive, and could sway and corrupt many forms of life to become his willing servants.[5][10]
Morgoth wielded Grond in battle, a weapon he presumably forged himself in Angband (unless Sauron or Gothmog had held it safe after the Battle of the Powers), and was clad in black armor, with an iron crown. Despite his strength initially, he continually spread his residual influence, corruption, and might thin across Arda after his treachery and suffered several defeats, and his power slowly, though significantly, weakened. He alone of the Valar had a deep fear of death, and even against inferior foes he held a hesitance to ever risk his own life.[5]
The Sindarin name Morgoth ("the Black Foe"[11] or "Dark Tyrant"[12]) was given him by Fëanor.
Tolkien experimented (but apparently never reached a decision) with different Quenya translations of Morgoth: Moringotto, Moriñgotho, or Morikotto.[11]
Melkor is Quenya for "He who arises in Might",[13] literally "Mighty Arising",[14] "uprising of power" or "Mighty One".[15] The name is generally used to refer to this Vala prior to his theft of the Silmarils; for after the theft Fëanor named him Morgoth.
Melkor is a compound of Common Eldarin mbelek- (melek, "great, mighty, powerful"; root BEL, MBEL) + óre.[14]
The older form of Melkor is said to be Melkórë.[15]
In earlier versions of the legendarium, the form of the name was Melko.;[16] other variations included Belcha,[17] Melegor,[18] Melekō[19]. At one instance in a late glossary (c. 1959), Melko, meaning "simply 'the Mighty One'", is also said to be an alternative form of Melkor.[15] '
Other names
Bauglir was a name used of Morgoth by the Sindar following his return in the late First Age , meaning "the Constrainer".[20] It was often combined with the name Morgoth to become the full title Morgoth Bauglir. Another of his names was Belegûr, meaning "He who arises in Might", but this was rather used in the altered form of Belegurth, meaning "Great Death".[20][21]
Among his many epithets and titles were:
- The Black Hand, called thus by Beleg.[22]
- The Black King, used once by Sador.[23]
- The Dark King, given by the Edain.[24]
- The Dark Lord, given by the Edain.[24]
- The Dark Power of the North, probably given by the Free Peoples.[25]
- The Elder King, title of Manwë, claimed by himself when speaking to Húrin.[26]
- The First Enemy, given by the Free Peoples after his downfall at the end of the First Age[27]
- The Great Enemy, used once by Aragorn.[28]
- The King of the World, given by himself after his return to Middle-earth.[3]
- The Lord of All and the Giver of Freedom, used by Sauron when he encouraged Ar-Pharazôn to engage in Morgoth-worship.[8]
- The Lord of the Dark, given by the Edain.[24] The very similar Lord of the Darkness was used by Sauron when he encouraged Ar-Pharazôn to worship Melkor.[8]
- The Marrer of Middle-earth, used once by Húrin [29]
- Master of Lies, given by Amlach.[24]
- Master of the fates of Arda, used by himself when speaking to Húrin.[30]
- The Nameless, given by Andreth.[31]
- The Wicked King, used once by Túrin.[29]
Minions and allies
- Sauron – Chief agent; became his heir as the second Dark Lord and was eventually maimed by the One Ring's destruction
- Gothmog - Lord of Balrogs and High-Captain of Angband; slain by Ecthelion
- Durin's Bane - One of the Balrogs; usurped Moria and was later vanquished by Gandalf
- Ungoliant - Former servant, spirit of darkness and shadow in the shape of a giant spider devourer of the sapped Two Trees
- Glaurung – Father of Dragons; slain by Túrin
- Ancalagon – Greatest of the Winged Dragons; slain by Eärendil
- Draugluin - First of the Werewolves of Angband; slain by Huan
- Carcharoth - Greatest of the Werewolves of Angband; slain by Huan and Beren
- Thuringwethil - Vampire Herald of Sauron; presumably slain by Huan
- Ulfang - Chieftain of Easterlings
- Lorgan - Lord of the Easterlings in Hithlum
- Brodda - Easterling chief in Hithlum; slain by Túrin
- Maeglin - Coerced turncoat, revealed the location of Gondolin in exchange for Idril; slain by Tuor
- Characters from older concepts
- Langon - Messenger, sent to negotiate with the Valar when they besieged Utumno
- Fankil - Lieutenant, escaped from Utumno after its fall, leader of dark armies in the East (Palisor)
- Tevildo - Cat possessed by an evil spirit, companion
- Lungorthin - Balrog-lord
- Boldog - Orc-chieftain sent to attack Doriath; slain by Thingol
- Othrod – Orc-lord during the Fall of Gondolin; slain by Tuor
- Balcmeg - Orc-general during the Fall of Gondolin; slain by Tuor
- Lug - Orc-warrior during the Fall of Gondolin; slain by Tuor
- Orcobal - Orc champion during the Fall of Gondolin; slain by Ecthelion
- Gorgol - Orc of renown; slain by Beren
Other versions of the Legendarium
Morgoth's Ring
In an essay dated 1955, appearing in a 1959 newspaper article, Tolkien detailed several events regarding Melkor quite differently than what appeared in The Silmarillion. In this essay, Tolkien emphasized the vastness of Melkor's power at the beginning of Arda, placing him as far beyond all of the other Valar combined and capable of singlehandedly besting them at the outset of his rebellion.
Melkor must be made far more powerful in original nature [...] The greatest power under Eru. Later, he must not be able to be controlled or 'chained' by all the Valar combined. Note that in the early age of Arda he was alone able to drive the Valar out of Middle-earth into retreat.[32]
The intervention of Manwë and the Valar in besieging Utumno was an act of desperation and fear, one which they believed would have had no chance of success, but would merely serve as a distraction for the Quendi to escape his influence. When Manwë and Melkor confronted one another in the fortress's depths, both were surprised; Manwë to see his brother so weakened, and Melkor to see that he was no longer capable of daunting Manwë by his gaze alone. In this version of the battle, Melkor never fights Tulkas,[source?] nor is he overcome by the might of the Valar, rather he deliberately humbles himself before Manwë and asks to be pardoned.
Though he briefly considers truly repenting, he decides to deceive his brother instead, for it is at this moment that Melkor desires to bring ruin to Valinor itself. His surrender and pleading to the Valar are not out of fear or guilt, but out of a sense of wicked pleasure and mockery of them, as he devised to feign aid to the Valar by claiming to serve them as penance, and in secret would ruin and corrupt their very domain. The Valar are hesitant, but Manwë in both pity and fear of his brother, agrees to his terms.[33]
The Valar, however, do not fully pardon him in this version of the story, and he remained under the watch of Mandos while in Valinor. Unable to enact his plans unnoticed, and realizing he was now separated from his servants and armies, whom he divested a large portion of power into, he grows doubtful of his plans, wishing that he had instead fought Manwë and the others in fiery rebellion rather than willingly submit to them.[34]
Portrayal in adaptations
2022: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
- 1 September: A Shadow of the Past:
- Morgoth is seen taking on the form of a giant cloud of Darkness that appears to look similar to a humanoid. The Two Trees of Valinor are seen being burnt up beneath his darkness.
External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed", "[Text] VII", p. 403
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings, VI. Quenta Silmarillion", p. 333
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Enemies"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 183, (undated, probably written 1956)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed", "[Text] VII", pp. 395-6
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Eldarin Hands, Fingers & Numerals and Related Writings — Part Three" (edited by Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 49, June 2007, pp. 24-5
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenya Noun Structure", in Parma Eldalamberon XXI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Patrick H. Wynne and Arden R. Smith), p. 85
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry "Melkor"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 115
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: Glossary", p. 350
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The History of Middle-earth, passim
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "VI. The History of Eriol or Ælfwine and the End of the Tales"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lays of Beleriand, "I. The Lay of the Children of Húrin: Prologue (Húrin and Morgoth)"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Index: Star-names"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", p. 358 (note 21)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Túrin Turambar".
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Childhood of Túrin", p. 42
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of Men into the West"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Two. The Annals of Aman"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Words of Húrin and Morgoth", p. 64
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 131, (undated, written late 1951)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Knife in the Dark"
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Childhood of Túrin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "The Words of Húrin and Morgoth", p. 65
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed", "[Text] VI", p. 339
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed", "[Text] VI", p. 340
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed", "[Text] VI", p. 341
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On this particular August day, a group of 13 eager students met their instructors and professional photographers Brian Rueb, and Matt Granz for a day and evening of photography, and good times in the famous city by the bay.
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After getting some nice picture postcard images, our next location that we head on to is a civil war era fort that resides under the same Golden Gate Bridge that we had just been shooting. Fort Point has a great variety of imagery to offer photographers. Interesting textures, and shapes, with sometimes repeating symmetry, and stunning different views of the Golden Gate Bridge! We start off working on photographing interiors. The class breaks up into 2 smaller groups. We spend the first part of our time in the fort showing the students some of the best locations while working on exposure settings indoors as well as out. We covered some topics related to depth of field, and how to use it creatively to bring drama and interest to the images we take.
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Shooting this old place can really zap you after a while. Lucky thing the place closes at the exact time we need to refuel before shooting sunset. We all get back into the ApCad 1, our fifteen seater Mercedes Benz, and head from Fort Point directly to A Taste of Rome in Sausalito, where the students can refuel and recharge as well as continue to get to know their classmates and instructors more.
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The van ride back to the meeting point was much more silent as our students peered into their camera back screens cycling through a memory cards full of fantastic new images. The smiles and thank you's at the end of our sojourn let us know that the students were happy with their results. What a great way to spend a beautiful late summer day in San Francisco!
The van ride back to the meeting point was much more silent as our students peered into their camera back screens cycling through a memory cards full of fantastic new images. The smiles and thank you's at the end of our sojourn let us know that the students were happy with their results. What a great way to spend a beautiful late summer day in San Francisco!
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On Morning Edition, NPR's Steve Henn previewed the news and said that analysts aren't sure the deal will make the company more competitive. As Steve reported:
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About 10 days ago, we posted a story about an almost 40 year-old photo that was taken by Joseph Crachiola. A former news photographer in the Detroit suburb of Mount Clemens, Mich., Crachiola had happened upon five children playing not far from his newsroom at the Macomb Daily and shot the above photo.
Crachiola posted the photo on Facebook, because it seemed like balm for the anger many people had over the recent acquittal of Florida resident George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and it struck a chord.
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Joe Crachiola says he's spoken to four of the five children in his photo. Robert Shelly "is now 46 and works for the Macomb County Road Commission as a mechanic." Crachiola says they had a cordial conversation and "pretty much like everyone in the photo, he was taken aback by his newfound celebrity, but he was very upbeat about the whole thing."
Crachiola also spoke with Shelly's baby sister Rhonda (behind the shopping cart), who was also surprised that so many people were interested in the kids in the picture. She can't tell them anything though — she was barely out of toddlerhood when the photo was taken "and doesn't remember a thing about that day."
Kathy Macool now lives in Texarkana, Texas, and her brother Chris lives near Houston, in Sealy, Texas. Their family moved to Texas in 1975, and has remained there. Chris told Crachiola that when their photo appeared in the paper the day after Crachiola met them, their mom had one concern.
"She wanted to know where the shopping cart came from," the photographer says. "She was worried that they had stolen it and that they would get in trouble."
There have been a lot of calls from local media and a few national outlets. Our colleague Renee Montagne interviewed Crachiola on Morning Edition.
And several people, including one from Mumbai, India, have asked to buy the photo. It's possible and interested folks can contact Joe directly via his website.
So after more than a million Facebook views, more than 20,000 likes and over 11,000 shares, what did Joe Crachiola learn from all this? Let's let him have the last word from a post on his blog:
"This particular photograph has reaffirmed for me the power of the still image. Even before I became a professional, I was intrigued by the power of the still image and its ability to make people think. I was captivated by the idea that if I could cause even one person to see things from a different perspective then I might also be able to make the world a better place in some small way. It's good to know that even in this day and age, when we are bombarded by imagery from every direction, that one photograph can matter to someone.
"I doubt if I'll ever make another photograph as good as this one, but this one image has given me reason enough to keep trying."
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