ENTRY DESCRIPTION
You've already seen this picture before, haven't you?

In 2012, I created this picture of Eric MOUNG for a series of portraits with a twist of optical illusion. After two years in the dark, this photography came back to light with an absolute mind-blowing viral proportion. My investigations did not allow me to clearly identify the starting point of all this. What is sure is that the international DJ Nicky Romero's Facebook post triggered an avalanche of likes and shares, almost 1.7 million to be more precise. This could have changed my life, but unfortunately, I haven't been quoted. No offense to Nicky Romero. I assume he didn't know who to mention. It has been ten years now that I created this picture; it's time to take the control back.

You can read the full story here: https://anthonydefaria.com/freemywork

AUTHOR
Anthony De Faria is a France-based artist passionate about travel and landscape photography.

His goal is to use the geometric beauty of nature and the emotion of light to create fine art photography. All these compositions are intended to be printed on high-end cotton paper. To him, printing is the symbol of a sincere and sustainable approach. Prints are made to last instead of our growing consumption of ephemeral digital images.

This website is a portfolio and a place to travel and remind the beauty of a journey.

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