7th August 1941: A Soviet sniper targets the enemy with the telescopic sight on his rifle.

Guests on the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, circa 1940. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jensen a two-year-old False Map turtle, from the Mississippi River, gets used to his new home at Blackpool Sea Life Centre on February 13, 2012 in Blackpool, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Alyssa Miller attends SI Swimsuit Launch Party Hosted by Crimson at Crimson on February 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)

A member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) pose for a picture at a camp in the Colombian mountains on February 2005. (Photo by Frank Piasecki Poulsen)

What do superheroes do when they’re not busy fighting bad guys and saving the world from destruction? Perhaps they’re drawing strength alone in the peace and quiet of the great outdoors. That’s the premise of French photographer Benoit Lapray‘s photo-manipulation series “The Quest for the Absolute.”

A woman sorts tobacco leaves at the Cohiba cigar factory “El Laguito” in Havana September 10, 2012. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

A general view of Tokyo Tower and the surrounding area in high resolution (~5600x3500 px) on February 10, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)