Photographer Captures World’s Most Popular Tourist Sites Backwards

It is a known fact that in photography, one of the secrets to taking a unique photo of something that’s been photographed a million times is to find your own perspective.

Well, that’s certainly what British photographer Oliver Curtis did.

In his extensive travels and photographing the world’s most popular tourist sites, Curtis found a very unique way to capture these sites in photos…by turning his back on them. Quite literally, Oliver Curtis takes photographs backwards, capturing what would be the perspective or surroundings of the famous sites, rather than their facade.

Curious? Check out his interesting photographs:

Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lenin’s Tomb, Moscow, Russia

Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., USA

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK

Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Israel

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

White House, Washington D.C., USA

Mao Mausoleum, Beijing, China

Statue of Liberty, New York, USA

Pyramid of Khufu, Giza, Egypt

St, Mark’s Square, Venice, Italy

Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Mona Lisa, Louvre, Paris, France

Curtis calls this photo series Volte-face. See more of his work at www.olivercurtis.co.uk

What do you think of this photo series? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!