Two young women ascend a set of stairs and cross paths.  Are they each looking in a mirror simultaneously? The artist, David Macdonald, notes that: This illusion was made over a period of about a month: including preliminary pencil sketches and planning, drawing the initial construction, taking about 130 photographs from which the final few were […]

Do you perceive a sphere in the image below? Most people will perceive a sphere in the white space of this image, but the fact is that no sphere physically exists.  The placement of the “spikes” makes it appear that they are somehow attached to a sphere.

What do you see in the pencil sketch below?  Do you see a bearded elf or two birds in a nest? The artist, Humberto Machado, cites this ambiguous drawing as one of his personal favorites.

Looking at the man on the horse below, can you tell whether he is riding away from you or toward you?  Does the dog walking along side of him give you any clues?  What do you think? This illusion is very similar to The Photographer that was featured previously.  It should be noted, however, that […]

What do you see in the photograph below?  Are you sure? This incredibly simple and deceptive photograph was provided courtesy of Joe Burull.  More of  his creative photographs can be found at JoeBurull.com.

Ambiguity is defined as doubtfulness or uncertainty with respect to interpretation.  In the image below, a string is threaded through a series of tubes.  Do you notice anything doubtful or uncertain as you try to interpret how this string is threaded through the tubes? This image was designed by Kaia Nao.

Ambiguous faces have been popular optical illusions for well over a century.  We previously featured a vintage ambiguous face that was published in Strand magazine in 1899.  In the example below, drawn by Humberto Machado, two different faces can be found.  One is a man who looks mad and another is a man who appears […]