World landmarks playfully transformed with paper cut-outs
Trafalgar Square's lions become much less menacing
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Your support makes all the difference.You might see a fountain, but photographer Rich McCor sees a popped champagne bottle. The Eiffel Tower? It’s a rocket taking off, obviously.
The London native has quietly amassed a strong Instagram following thanks to his simple yet striking images of famous buildings, statues and monuments from around the world - completely reimagined with just a slip of black paper.
“My first idea was using a cut-out to transform Big Ben into a wristwatch,” McCor told Bored Panda.
“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.
“[My work] 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.”
You can view more of his photos here.
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