Souvenirs

 

Michael Hughes, a photographer based in Berlin, has covered the globe since 1999 taking pictures of the world's most famous tourist destinations . . . and holding toy or miniature replicates in front of them. (Above, the Eiffel Tower covered by an "inflated polyeurothane, coloured, model kit from which the lowest storey fell off.")

The result, oddly enough, isn't particularly kitschy; instead, it leads to interesting ruminations upon the nature of monuments and memory. You can view the delightful photo set on Flickr.