These tiny worlds created in a tiny glass bottle, literally, are the work of Akinobu Izumi. Akinobu uses paper, clay, wax and resin among other materials to create these intricate miniature worlds.

FC Barcelona's fans celebrate winning the Spanish LaLiga soccer championship at Canaletas Square in Barcelona, Spain, 15 May 2025, after the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona at the RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat. (Photo by Quique Garcia/EPA/EFE)

Dayane Mello attends the photocall for the television miniseries “The Young Pope” at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 3, 2016. (Photo by Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)

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A house that was slammed off its foundation by Hurricane Isabel sits precariously on the beach one month after it hit Rodanthe, North Carolina October 18, 2003. (Photo by Rick Wilking/Reuters)