MAN AND NATURE

LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous. Photographer Christoffer Nicodemus Relander, 26, from Finland, decided to combine man with nature in a unique set of images. Incredibly, the pictures were created without the use of Photoshop wizardry. 'It all started as a personal experiment in 2010,' Christoffer says. 'The first time I was introduced to multiple exposures was when I found a shot taken by an experimental photographer.

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LAZY LEOPARD

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HYPER-REALISTIC DINNER IS ACTUALLY DESSERT

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FROZEN WATERFALLS

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ADORABLE OWLS CUDDLE UP FOR THE CAMERA

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TUNNELS OF WAVES

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