This is how photography manipulation genius Erik Johansson ends his TED talk in which he explains how his fascinating images are created. I am sure some of them you might have come across already.

I have today however discovered the below video in which he explains that all the tools are out there to create realistic looking fantasy-worlds like on his images - all you need is to have imagionation. I wholeheartedly agree. With the technology already available everything in image manipulation is possible. You can be God - or however you want to call it - of your own visual universe. 

But especially after watching this video I would definitely also like to add that you not only need a lot of fantasy but also the willingness and persistence to turn your ideas into reality.

And this - as we probably all know with some form of guilt - is the point where most of us could do with a kick up our backsides.

Erik spends sometimes months from the moment the creative spark hits him until the visualisations of his concepts are finished. His aim is to make everything look as if an actual photograph could have been taken - despite it being sometimes totally un-realistic scenarios.

And that's for me what makes them so striking. 

Check out his website for all of his other projects: http://alltelleringet.com

Born and brought up in Berlin I love it when someone portrays the city in a way that shows other people why I love it so much.

This video here uses the photographic tilt-shift effect which I've seen in videos (and photos of course) before.

But this one here is different as the maker pilpop didn't just rely on effects. He has caught some brilliant little moments which lift the film onto another level and show that a city can have the greatest architecture but it is the people that makes it special.

Little Big Berlin from pilpop on Vimeo.

SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.

I just discovered this beautiful video by Xavier Chassaing. He said it's been made with 35.000 single photographs combining "an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques."

Well that still leaves me with a lot of questions. I would love to know exactly how he's done it. A making-of video would be brilliant.

But maybe it's better to be left in wondering awe like a little child watching a magician for the first time.

Enjoy!

Ah yea! Thought so! He has finally managed to work his way up to ...aeh... play someone holding a gun half naked! Well done Buddy!

These guys are wicked!!! They used sheep as pixels and then animated them with help of their dogs! This is totally a brand new jawdropping idea! I looooove it! (I m not sure if it is all real - but even if not - the idea remains brilliant)