They say the camera never lies. But this clever picture tricks the eye into thinking aspiring photographer Laura Williams’ body is invisible.
The sixth form student, who says she is inspired by ‘weird dreams’ and nature, set up the picture with a mirror covering her torso for her art foundation course.
After she posted the image online it went viral receiving more than 160,000 views worldwide.
‘I came back from college one day and it had about 2,000 views and I couldn’t believe that but then it kept going up and up from there.
Optical illusion: Laura Williams used a mirror to make it seem as if her torso had disappeared
‘It’s got to about 160,000 now.
‘It feels really weird. Ever since that photo went crazy I have had a lot more views of my other work which is really nice.
‘Nature really inspires me. Just the dew in the mornings can make me go out with my camera and shoot.
Laura Williams shows she has an eye for the unusual picture with this carefully composed image of a camera apparently suspended in thin air in front of her face
‘Dreams inspire me too. If I have a weird dream I will often take ideas from that. I try and keep a dream journal and write all the weird ones down.
‘I would love to go freelance and shoot and edit album covers all myself. That is the dream, that is the goal.’
Laura, who studies at Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge, keeps a blog of her work on Flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/laurawilliams_x
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