Ever get done reading a chapter and feel like the book is more real than the room around you? Now, what if that were literally true of your favorite volume? What might that look like?

Mladen Penev does photography, retouching, but also takes some liberties that go beyond mere editing, like this series entitled the Power of Books, which gives graphic reality to the imaginations of authors and readers.

This award-winning Bulgarian artist has graduated from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, working in various internships, putting up exhibitions and participating in publications ever since – would would have guessed his love of books?