Human Portraits Hidden in the Topography of Maps

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Ink on original Michelin map of France

Growing up, I've always thought the continent of Africa looked like a sideway face, but Ed Fairburn takes that imagination to a whole new level. The Cardiff-based illustrator finds portraits of human faces hidden amongst the topographical features in various maps of the world.

View more over at Ed's official website | Facebook page | Interview with Yatzer - via Juxtapose


Lake Windermere in England


Stafford lane, in collaboration with Bobbie-Jo


Pencil on an original map of the Peak District, England


North America


Geological map of Pennsylvania


Ink on reproduced military maps of the Western Front (World War II)


Pencil on celestial star chart


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"one moment they are good and the next crazy."

Only if they know their parents will let them get away with it. It's just a matter of making them aware that there is a time and place to be loud and silly, and one to be well behaved and quiet.
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" kids are unpredictable."

I have to agree with Jeff. Children's behavior isn't unpredictable; without the proper parental influence children will be badly behaved.
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It's mighty nice for a restaurant to do something like this. On the other hand, it's sad that good behavior in a restaurant is so uncommon as to stand out from the crowd.
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