Christ The Redeemer - Rio De Janeiro by Oliver Curtis

Photo Credit: Oliver Curtis

Over four years Oliver Curtis has turned his back on the most famous landmarks in the world such as the Eiffel Tower, the White House and Stonehenge, to create a fascinating collection that promotes a new perspective on tourism. His Volte-face project seeks to create a narrative on the quiet history and stories that surround famous attractions such as the Mona Lisa. It started in 2012, when he was visiting the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo. Curtis realised by turning back and looking in the direction that he came in there was more to the landscape then originally thought.

"Looking back at the Giza photograph that started the Volte-face series, Curtis recounts After walking around the base of the tomb I found myself looking back out in the direction I had arrived from, with the pyramid behind me.

Then, in the mid- distance I saw a newly constructed golf course, its fairways an intense green under the late morning sun. I found this visual sandwich of contrasting colour, texture and form intriguing not simply for the photograph it made but also because of the oddness of my position; standing at one of the great wonders of the world facing the wrong way."