I decided I would become a tourist in my own city- I wanted to see the London that I ignored, to explore the landmarks and the quirky history. I started researching for interesting facts and began thinking about how I could photograph the sites in an original way.
My first idea was using a cut-out to transform Big Ben into a wristwatch. Whilst I was there, a girl and her father took an interest in what I was doing and I showed them the photo on my camera screen. They were full of enthusiasm for the idea, and it spurred me on to do more. I then took photos of St Pauls, the London Eye and Trafalgar Square and whilst I was doing this, I would post them on my Instagram alongside a quirky fact I’d picked up about the landmark.
Then one day Lonely Planet contacted me on Instagram, they liked what I did and wondered if I wanted to create some photos for them. Of course I said yes, and it led me to Stockholm, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Paris- I crammed in so much in the few days I was in each city, running around with a camera, handful of cut-outs and a head full of random facts to accompany each photo.
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Big Ben, London
London Eye, London
Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Af Chapman, Stockholm
Trafalgar Square, London
St George’s Wharf, London
Tower Bridge, London
St Paul’s, London
Cirkelbroen, Copenhagen
Montmatre, Paris
Rådhuset Metro, Stockholm
The Little Mermaid, Copenhagen
Sherlock Holmes Statue, London
Maritime Museum, Amsterdam
Somerset House, London
Southbank Fountains, London
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Share on FacebookMy hubby busted a gut when I showed him the LOTR reference!
Load More Replies...Can you imagine what you could do with the Seattle Space Needle, the St Louis Arch, the Golden Gate Bridge, Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, some of the awesome rock formations in the Western States? And you can't forget King Kong and the Empire State Building. Go for it! I hope we will see your creations here soon.
Load More Replies...I absolutely adore these! The Arch De Triomphe is my favourite. That is, if I spelt that right.
How creative! I especially liked the dangling yarn to entice the Trafalgar "kitty" to play.
The ball of yarn in front of the Trafalgar lion was so ridiculously funny. I LOLed.
These are all unique and fantastic! If I had any skill with scissors I would try it around L.A.!
Brilliant! All of them are really clever!
Did anybody else notice that the color of the sky inside the circle is different than the color around it? Or is it just my eyes?
did anybody else notice that the color of the sky inside the circle is different than around the cirlce? Or is it just my eyes?
really creative! the figures were also very neatly cut and crafted.
Amazing Amazing AMAZING!!!!! What a wonderful thing to do if your bored! I might have a try
Love it! But why is the water over the paper in the image of Somerset House? Is it digitaly edited?
hahaha hilarious! I'd like to do that with my mountain here.. maybe king kong on it..
My hubby busted a gut when I showed him the LOTR reference!
Load More Replies...Can you imagine what you could do with the Seattle Space Needle, the St Louis Arch, the Golden Gate Bridge, Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, some of the awesome rock formations in the Western States? And you can't forget King Kong and the Empire State Building. Go for it! I hope we will see your creations here soon.
Load More Replies...I absolutely adore these! The Arch De Triomphe is my favourite. That is, if I spelt that right.
How creative! I especially liked the dangling yarn to entice the Trafalgar "kitty" to play.
The ball of yarn in front of the Trafalgar lion was so ridiculously funny. I LOLed.
These are all unique and fantastic! If I had any skill with scissors I would try it around L.A.!
Brilliant! All of them are really clever!
Did anybody else notice that the color of the sky inside the circle is different than the color around it? Or is it just my eyes?
did anybody else notice that the color of the sky inside the circle is different than around the cirlce? Or is it just my eyes?
really creative! the figures were also very neatly cut and crafted.
Amazing Amazing AMAZING!!!!! What a wonderful thing to do if your bored! I might have a try
Love it! But why is the water over the paper in the image of Somerset House? Is it digitaly edited?
hahaha hilarious! I'd like to do that with my mountain here.. maybe king kong on it..
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