A man surfs during a local competition in the Mediterranean Sea, near Ashdod, Israel November 17, 2016. (Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters)

A motorcyclist ferries a pillion rider sitting on goods in Phnom Penh on June 6, 2017. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP Photo)

A person dressed as a zombie walks during the annual Zombie Walk in Mexico City, Mexico on October 21, 2023. (Photo by Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters)

Women take part in Belarus Cup in bodybuilding and fitness in Minsk, October 24, 2015. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)

This latest photo series by Anelia Loubser, a photographer in Cape Town, reminds us that even the simplest change in perspective can change how things look drastically. By selectively cropping and flipping the dark portraits in her “Alienation” series, Loubser makes basic human portraits look like creepy alien close-ups.

A workman jokes besides a work entitled “Monkey Detonator” by Banksy at Bonhams Auction house on September 16, 2011 in London, England. The piece makes up part of the “Urban Art” sale, and is expected to fetch between £70,000 - £90,000 GBP when it goes under the hammer on September 21, 2001 at Bonhams Auction house in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

A man walks past a stranded public transport bus on a road flooded by heavy rains in Mumbai, India, August 5, 2016. (Photo by Shailesh Andrade/Reuters)

Spanish model Lorena Duran attends the 2025 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Launch Party at Hard Rock Hotel New York on May 15, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/Getty Images)