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Sunset Selfies: Photographer Creates Amazing DIY Photos

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You must have heard of some great innovative uses of cardboard boxes at home but do you know that they can also be used to create amazing photography?

John Marshal is a Maine-based photographer who loves to create silhouette art from cardboard. In a series which he has titled “Sunset Selfies,” John constructs intricate and creative cardboard cutouts and places them against sunsets. The results are some wonderful, amusing, and innovative photographs that will tickle your imagination.

Each of the DIY scenes that John creates has a subtle message and he infuses them with fanciful detail using his talent and playfulness. Check out some of the best Sunset Selfies by the photographer below and watch how these cardboard cutouts come to life.

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1. Gliding aboard a Pegasus.

Image Credit: John Marshal

2. Jumping across the canyon.

Image Credit: John Marshal

3. The Iron Giant!

Image Credit: John Marshal

4. Spending a night under the stars with E.T.

Image Credit: John Marshal

5. "Hold on, Mr. Puma! I am trying to get a perfect photo."

Image Credit: John Marshal

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6. In conversation with three American Presidents about the mystery of who bit the apple.

Image Credit: John Marshal

7. "Can you tell me the direction to the beach, Mr. Shark?"

Image Credit: John Marshal

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8. Look before you leap!

Image Credit: John Marshal

9. Saving a mermaid...

Image Credit: John Marshal

10. Time to ponder... With some birds for company.

Image Credit: John Marshal

11. So, alien abductions are real!

Image Credit: John Marshal

12. Being free!

Image Credit: John Marshal

13. When you wanted a genie but got something else...

Image Credit: John Marshal

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14. Nothing to fear when you have a superhero for a partner.

Image Credit: John Marshal

15. Peace!

Image Credit: John Marshal

Check out more works of the photographer on his Facebook and Instagram pages.

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