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A pepperoni pizza sits nestled among dense, deep green tropical leaves. Some of the jagged foliage partially overlaps the edges of the crust.

Photos of pizza in the wild by photographer Jonpaul Douglass

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Date
19 August 2014

Hey there’s a big floppy pepperoni on that Palomino! Most days I’d find the idea of wasted pizza an atrocity not worthy of further promotion, but I guess this photo series is kind of different. In a somewhat strange diversion from his otherwise rather professional work, this photographer has chosen to take countless pizzas into the great outdoors and capture them against the backdrop of the natural world. Jonpaul Douglass, whose name is a little like someone drunkenly writing John Paul Douglas, has snapped the humble pizza on sun loungers, in bushes, draped over basketball hoops, and even clinging for dear life over the barrel of a military tank. Why is this good? It just is; the quality of the photos is terrific, and ten extra points to Jonpaul who braved looking mega-weird in public to get these shots.

A row of white slatted sun loungers sits on a patio beside a green lawn. A single slice of pepperoni pizza rests on the seat of the second lounger.
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Jonpaul Douglass: Pizza in the Wild

A small, light-brown pony with a long white mane stands on a grassy field. A large pepperoni pizza is balanced on its back like a saddle.
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Jonpaul Douglass: Pizza in the Wild

A rusty, beige vintage car is parked on a city street. A large pepperoni pizza is placed inside the front wheel rim, mimicking a hubcap.
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Jonpaul Douglass: Pizza in the Wild

A single slice of pepperoni pizza leans against the base of a bright red brick wall. The slice sits on a grey concrete pavement.
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Jonpaul Douglass: Pizza in the Wild

A tan military tank sits in a desert landscape under a clear blue sky. A single slice of pepperoni pizza is balanced on the end of its main gun barrel.
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Jonpaul Douglass: Pizza in the Wild

A slice of pepperoni pizza is balanced on the rim of a basketball hoop. The weathered backboard stands against a dense green hedge under a cloudy sky.
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Jonpaul Douglass: Pizza in the Wild

A pepperoni pizza sits on the dashboard of a yellow vintage car, visible through the windscreen. The car is parked on a dark asphalt surface.
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Jonpaul Douglass: Pizza in the Wild

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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