Learning with the Fang

Did you start this?
Know who did?

I would be grateful for any hints leading to the original creator(s) of this work. I think it makes a fascinating study in photographic mash-ups, copyright, creative commons and remix culture in general.

UPDATE:

Thanks to some great detective work by Graham and Leo we now know that the photo was taken by Mark Khademi from Milson’s Point and that it was featured in online galleries by both the BBC and the Australian (which could well account for all the un-attributed e/mail that followed).  So Mark, if you are reading this, I would love to know if you are cool with the re-use of your image and if you can shed any light on the first person to re-mix it by adding the large lizard.

I am trying to track down an attribution chain to the person who took this photo and the first person to photoshop it (adding ye olde lizard). I first saw “Godzilla – Sydney Dust Storm – by Julia” on Flickr

It kinda freaked me out because it reminds me of a print of the image below I have behind my desk (which has a story of its own).

- this one (Uploaded on September 23, 2009 by avlxyz) [cc:by,=] (1600 x 1071)

The comments on this one indicate it was received by e/mail and point to two other versions:
- Grrrrr! Sydney Red Dust vs Godzilla
- Godzilla in Sydney
A further clue is given by – rahsoft, ah, thanks for the tip. i got the original in the same email… taken with a Nikon D60 at 07:40 GMT+10!

Grrrrr! Sydney Red Dust vs Godzilla
Was Uploaded on September 23, 2009 by glossy_mirrorplanet [C] (1600 x 1071)
Who is not the original author but points out it has been circulating round the net.

Godzilla in Sydney
Was Uploaded on September 23, 2009 by The Gee Spot [C] (1024 x 685)

So, if you can help track down the originators leave a comment.
Ta.

Fang – Mike Seyfang

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