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This Photographer Is Turning Household Items Into Amazing Travel Photos While In Quarantine

Cameron Moore July 15th, 2020
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 07: Marta is wearing a Gerry jacket, H&M sweater, Silvian Heach blouse, Zara skirt, Calcedonia socks, Camila shoes, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Gabol bag pack, vintage jewelry and Fujifilm digital camera at the Palo Alto Market on March 7, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Miquel Benitez/Getty Images)

Many people’s jobs have changed quite a bit since quarantine started. And I can’t think of a job more affected, and seemingly halted than a traveling photographer.

That’s exactly what happened to Los Angeles-based photographer, Erin Sullivan. Like many of us, she is stuck at home because of the coronavirus, but instead of wasting her days binging everything on Netflix (like me), she is finding ways to get creative with her photography skills.

Erin has been setting up little amazing vacation scenes with household items, and mini figurines in her home and the pictures have gone viral Just check out some of the ones she has posted, and you’ll see why!

Here are a couple of images from my very first #OurGreatIndoors set that I haven't shared before. No major edits on these or added snow-- I just wanted to show you where it began. What an unexpected way my business and work has shifted! ✧ I am really looking forward to chatting about this project and more with @thedanielledasilva & @photographerswithoutborders TOMORROW JULY 14 at 12pm PT / 3pm ET. It's a free webinar and I'd love to see you there! There is a swipe up link in my stories. ✧ #OurGreatIndoors #StorytellingForChange

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A while back, a bunch of you wanted me to make one of these with hiking socks. Jello was also high on the request list. So I thought it would be weird and fun to combine them. Now presenting the ✨Hiking Sock Pools✨. A nice place to cool off when it's just ~blisteringly~ hot outside (sorry). ✧ I know there is a range in how "real" my scenes look at first glance. I want to have a range on purpose. Some feel more serious and others feel more light and fun. This one strikes me as the latter. ✧ Hope you find rest & fulfillment on this summer Saturday. I'm not observing a holiday today, as I believe Juneteenth to be the closest thing we have to a day that celebrates freedom for all Americans. Long way to go. ???? ✧ Images created with hiking socks, tin foil, jello & model train figures. I get the figures online from hobby shops. ♥️ #OurGreatIndoors

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For the perfect weekend adventure, may I recommend a trip to the Great Pancake Canyon? This weekend, Syrup River was flowing. Maybe it's due to the rain we've had?? Not sure.... any of you specialize in pancake science and can speak to this? Anyway, this was a truly unique experience with fantastic views from both below and above. Also great breakfast available. ???? ✧ Camera info: Sony a7Riii & 90mm f2.8 Macro lens. Materials: Literally just pancakes, syrup, and model train figures. ✧ Want to create your own outdoor-inspired adventure while staying home? Post & tag #OurGreatIndoors or follow along with the hashtag to see what this community is creating. Or if you've got another project you're working on, I would love to hear about it! Or if you are doing nothing, that's OK too! Take care of yourself! ✧ Thanks to my pancake expert @thejoehenderson for helping with this adventure. Who knows where we will go next... ???? #ErinsGreatIndoors * #OurGreatIndoors

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Lately I could really use a float in the clear waters of the ????Parsley Oasis????. It's a bit of a hike to get to, but such a treat to take a refreshing dip in the glass-like pools ???????? ✧ As countries begin conversations about opening up again, many have asked me if I'll continue this series after quarantine. The answer is yes. These tiny adventures have helped me tremendously during this time, and have made a home for themselves in my body of work. This series has been a lesson in infinite possibility. A reminder that there are creative solutions to be found. ✧ Materials: glass bowl on a scarf, parsley, model train figure. ✧ PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE & will be updated today with images from my last few posts. Head to prints.erinoutdoors.com to browse, and use code "GREATINDOORS20" for 20% off from this series. ♥️ ✧ #OurGreatIndoors #ErinsGreatIndoors

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Another exploration of the Watermelon World for @vinylmoonco. ✧ Since diversity is on everyone's minds right now, I wanna talk a bit about that within this project. If you do a quick search online for model train figures, you will find that the OVERWHELMING majority of the figures are white. Like zero ambiguity. More than 95% of what most model train brands offer are fair-skinned figures. ✧ There are probably plenty of reasons for this homogeneity, obviously the biggest one being that whiteness has been centered here for hundreds of years. But I just want to use it as an example. That our "diversity" efforts must extend all the way to these tiny figures-- they must extend e v e r y where. So that inclusivity gets all the way to the details. So that people aren't subliminally told that they don't matter anymore. So that people can see THEMSELVES when they want to do a simple art project on some rainy Tuesday. ✧ Working in the outdoor, travel, and photography industries, when I as a white woman have inquired about seeking more diversity in front of and behind the camera & microphone, I have heard: "We just don't know anyone." "They just aren't out there!" "The majority of ______ are white, that's not our fault." This is straight up lazy. But now that many have been forced to talk the talk, I look forward to being a squeaky wheel asking how they are walking the walk (and that includes looking at myself & my photography business!). ✧ In the case of these figures, I use Photoshop to adjust skin tones. I am working on portraying different body types & disabilities as well, but haven't gotten there yet. If anybody has requests for what you would like to see, please let me know. ✧ I forgot to take a BTS photo of this set, whoops. The "water" is super thinly sliced watermelon. Everything else is kinda obvious. Love you all. #ErinsGreatIndoors #OurGreatIndoors

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