It seems that Rich McCor’s imagination knows no limits.
He’s the London-based paper artist and photographer who creates intricate cut-outs to re-imagine landscapes around the world.
And his latest work is as brilliant as ever. MailOnline first reported on his work in 2015 – and he’s still producing superbly crafted scenes, as these images show.
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It’s black and white – it seems that Rich McCor’s imagination knows no limits
MailOnline first reported on Mr McCor’s work in 2015 – and he’s still producing superbly crafted scenes
McCor first started transforming landmarks as a way to explore London and look at the world from a different perspective. This scene was created in Wellington, New Zealand
McCor brilliantly re-imagines the Arc de Triomphe as a Lego character (left). On the right a building block in Barcelona becomes Jessica Rabbit
The 31-year-old, also known as paperboyo, first started transforming landmarks as a way to explore London and look at the world from a different perspective.
He said: ‘It occurred to me one day that despite living in the city for a while, I was mostly only exploring the area between where I lived and where I worked.
‘One evening I went to Big Ben and I remember looking to my left and seeing four photographers and another four on my right and I thought to myself ‘we’re all taking exactly the same photo. What can I do differently?’
Mr McCor spends hours researching the destinations he photographs looking for the right architecture and landmarks
When McCor looked at this building, he saw its potential to become a catapault
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Mr McCor spends hours researching the destinations he photographs looking for the right architecture and landmarks.
He said: ‘I still pack my tools in case I get hit with inspiration on the spot and can head into a coffee shop to cut out a new design.’
The photographer-turned-artist said it takes him 15 to 20 minutes to make each cut-out.
The nefarious Mr Burns from the hit animated show The Simpsons springs up from a reindeer (left) in Lapland. There be dragons (right) in New Zealand
McCor said: ‘My mind is clear when I’m cutting the delicate details so it’s… my daily dose of meditation’
Rich said that he doesn’t tend to post photos of himself on Instagram but he does get recognised occasionally when people see him holding up the cut-outs in front of his camera. On the left is a coffee cup transformed into a prop for a battle between a dragon and a warrior. On the right, a pink umbrella becomes a flamingo at Sugar Beach in Toronto
Although having more than half a million followers on Instagram because of his art skills, McCor still prefers to call himself a photographer
He said: ‘It’s therapeutic too. My mind is clear when I’m cutting the delicate details so it’s also my daily dose of meditation.’
Although having more than half a million followers on Instagram because of his art skills, McCor still prefers to call himself a photographer.
He said: ‘It makes me laugh that people call me an artist because I was c**p at art in school.
‘Someone once described me as a “non-destructive vandal”, which I like.’
McCor said: ‘It makes me laugh that people call me an artist because I was c**p at art in school’
‘Someone once described me as a “non-destructive vandal”, which I like,’ McCor said. On the right is a brilliant Yo-yo scene created on Santa Monica Beach