Richard Silver: the sights of the world in an unusual focus

Richard Silver spent almost seven years and 35 thousand dollars to create this stunning portrait of our planet. During this time, he went on trips many times and visited most of the places that are considered mandatory among tourists around the world. These are the legendary Greek Acropolis and the stone heads of Easter Island, the famous Brooklyn Bridge in New York and the Parliament Building in London.

Despite the fact that there are a lot of photos of world-famous attractions, Richard managed to present a completely new look at them. Thanks to the tilt-shift photo processing method, the emphasis shifts towards the viewer, and the buildings seem like toys. Thus, the Eiffel Tower or Machu Picchu seem to be reduced copies of real buildings.

Narrated by Richard Silver: "In this photo series, you are traveling with me.

Most people are able to recognize the places that I photograph. When they look at my work, and smiles appear on their faces, it means that seven years were not spent in vain.

Some people don't believe me, even when I say that this is a real photo with real people. The most common question that I am asked is: "Is this a model or a real building?". You will not believe it, but sometimes it is quite difficult to prove that I did not photograph a smaller copy of, say, the pyramids of Giza."

Richard's work is on permanent display at the Lagrange Gallery in the USA.

Pyramids of Giza

Taj Mahal

Mayan Pyramids in Chechen-Itza

Atlas Mountains in Morocco

Stonehenge, Britain

White House, America

Colorful houses of Reykjavik, Iceland

Teotihuacan, Mexico

Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA

Statue of Christ the Savior in Rio, Brazil

Stone figures of Easter Island

Acropolis, Greece

The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, Israel

Machu Picchu, Peru

World Trade Center, USA

Colosseum in Rome, Italy

Artificial archipelago Palm Island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

Great Wall of China, China

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

Boddnath Stupa, Nepal

The Parliament Building in London, United Kingdom

Petra is a city carved into the rocks. Jordan

City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain

The streets of Tokyo, known for busy traffic and tall buildings. Japan

Halong Bay in Quang Ninh Province. Vietnam

Beaches on the Hawaiian Islands

Street B Korea

Tower Bridge in London, United Kingdom

Balloons at one of the festivals

Windmills on the Greek island of Mykonos