Photographer Michael Paul Smith is the creator of Elgin Park, a fictional 20th century town filled with miniature 1/24th-scale models of cars and buildings. His creations look amazingly real thanks to his keen eye, ability to develop amazing scale models, and his use of an optical illusion known as forced perspective. Smith’s photos have received more than 70 million views on Flickr and he is well known in the photography world.
The photographer recently sat down with documentary director and producer Danny Yourd of Animal to discuss his significant personal challenges and life experiences that are now the driving force behind his photography. He is preparing to publish a new book called ‘Elgin Park,’ which is available now for preorder.
Watch a video from behind the scenes here:
