real life where’s waldo explores architectural and natural landscapes

real life where’s waldo explores architectural and natural landscapes
all images courtesy of wallyfound

few can forget the wonder and awe of viewing new spreads in a where’s waldo book — a perplexing yet fascinating labyrinth of tiny characters and color. waldo’s international presence has seen him called ‘wally’ in the UK, ‘walter’ in germany, and ‘charlie’ in france, but his unmistakable striped shirt and cartoonish face has found its way into the lives of young and old alike, across the globe. 

in homage to the original illustrated personality, and building upon the universal curiosity he inspires, an instagrammer who goes by the pseudonym @wallyfound has turned himself into a living ‘waldo’. dressed in the character’s signature red and white striped shirt and hat, the anonymous photographer takes to the streets of london, heads inside historic structures, and makes his way to sprawling natural landscapes. the ongoing collection of images captures the brightly-dressed figure traveling from complex interiors of office buildings and libraries, to vast empty beaches and mountainsides. like his predecessor, ‘wallyfound‘ plans to travel the world, hiding in different architectural spaces, urban landscapes and natural panoramas across the globe. ‘everywhere I go, I make lots of new friends and meet new people,’ he tells instagram blog. ‘there are so many amazing countries, languages and cultures. I want to absorb them all.’ 

waldo spreads his arms inside the atrium of the BBC’s broadcasting house in london  

waldo reads at the maughan library, king’s college london 

the character climbs the pedestrain footbridge at london’s poplar DLR station 

waldo overlooks workers at the BBC’s broadcasting house 

an overhead view of waldo playing the piano 

the real life cartoon waldo stands at the cliff’s edge surveying the coastline  

waldo explores the london underground  

the striped figure takes a closer look at durdle door, a natural limestone arch on dorset’s jurassic coast

[h/t] mymodernmet