Everyone who has visited world-famous tourist places in recent years knows perfectly well how difficult it is to achieve the perfect frame. It's almost impossible to take a good picture without taking hundreds of selfie sticks at the same time. But British photographer Oliver Curtis took an unconventional approach to the task of avoiding the crowd. He just shoots famous places, pointing the camera in the opposite direction. The photo series is called Volte-face. The photographer had the idea of the project when he was at the pyramids in Giza. "Nearby I saw a newly built golf course, its paths and bright greenery. I thought this visual sandwich of contrasting colors, textures and shapes was interesting... because of the strangeness of my location. I was standing near one of the great wonders of the world, facing the wrong way."
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Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
What do famous tourist places look like if you turn the camera in the other direction
Taj Mahal, Agra, India.
What do famous tourist places look like if you turn the camera in the other direction
Mona Lisa, Louvre, Paris, France.
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St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy.
What do famous tourist places look like if you turn the camera in the other direction
Pyramid of Cheops, Giza, Egypt.
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Mao Zedong Mausoleum, Beijing, China.
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Parthenon, Athens, Greece.
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The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Statue of Liberty, New York, USA.
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White House, Washington, USA.
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Lenin Mausoleum, Moscow, Russia.
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Stonehenge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
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The inscription "Hollywood", Los Angeles, USA.
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Colosseum, Rome, Italy.
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Lincoln Memorial, Washington, USA.
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Eiffel Tower, Paris, France.
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Reichstag, Berlin, Germany.
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Great Wall of China, Mutianyu, China.
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World Trade Center (destroyed on September 11, 2001), New York, USA.
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St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
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Sagrada Familia Church, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico.
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La Palace Moneda, Santiago, Chile.
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Angel of Independence, Mexico City, Mexico.
What do famous tourist places look like if you turn the camera in the other direction
Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom.
What do famous tourist places look like if you turn the camera in the other direction
Gate with the inscription Arbeit macht frei, Auschwitz, Auschwitz, Poland.