When quarantine hit, everyone was suddenly scrambling trying to find ways to try and keep some lingering semblance of normal life. That’s exactly what nature photographer Erin Sullivan got right to doing. While people were finding a newfound love for baking banana bread, making TikTok videos, and hoarding toilet paper, Erin was busy bringing the beauty and fascination of the outside world indoors through her viral photo series Our Great Indoors .
Using various ordinary objects around her home and the tiniest of tiny human figurines, Erin creates the same awe-inspiring photos that her outdoor nature photos radiate.
Her creative process is fascinating!
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She uses food and an array of supporting objects, from pillows, to blankets, and decorative plates, to recreate stunning snapshots of “nature.”
Here, mini stacks of pancakes were used to look like a canyon.
Who knew nature could look so delicious?
With the right lighting, her scenes really look like she’s taken photos of visitors in the great outdoors.
In the great indoors, little train figures enjoy canoeing in blue gelatin surrounded by a beautiful lush forest of asparagus.
Here’s some behind-the-scenes action.
She told My Modern Met that after she sketches out a scene, it takes around 10 minutes to an hour to set up the scene, and then an added 30 to 60 minutes to photograph it.
Through the hashtag #OurGreatIndoors, she’s working to create a community of others who are creating miniature nature scenes and who are looking to feed their creativity while cooped up one floret of broccoli at a time.
