Monsters under our feet

• The monsters under our feet

From the earliest times, people could not give up the habit to invent mythological creatures, scary monsters and monsters that have supernatural powers. Looking at the stars and the clouds, they saw the forms that obliging imagination for centuries transformed into silhouettes of wonderful creatures, who later became the heroes of myths and fairy tales.

Today, thanks to Google Earth satellite imagery, we repeat the habits of our ancestors, with one exception: Now our view is not aimed at the heavens, and on the home planet. An example of such visual survey was a project of the Argentine photographer Frederico Wiener Ultradistancia ( "Sverhdistantsiya"). Using the "divine" view Google Earth, Wiener seeks silhouettes of monsters (and other intriguing things) in the landscapes of the planet Earth. He carefully examines the outlines of ports and peninsulas, the boundaries of countries and cities, to prove the existence of the most incredible creatures. Some forms are collected into a single picture Frederick intentionally, others - just a happy coincidence.

Port Avellaneda, Argentina

Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA

Punta del Este, Uruguay

Taipei, Taiwan

Park "A Coruña", Galicia, Spain

Doha, Qatar

Drigg, Germany

Bandar Khomeini, Iran

Mumbai

Denholm, Germany

Nina, Wisconsin, USA

Wisconsin, United States

Amusement Park "La Ronde", Montréal, Canada

Chicago, Illinois, USA