Creative Art
Where photography
meets imagination.
Pouya Sayyedi is an Iranian-Canadian artist and designer based in Toronto. Under the name @pouyasnap, he transforms everyday photographs into whimsical, narrative-rich illustrations — a style featured in New York Magazine, W Magazine, and CBC Toronto.
Each piece begins with a real photo and is reinterpreted through illustration into something more playful and surreal — a playful twist on everyday life, where reality meets imagination.
Tools
Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, iPad
Featured in
NY Mag · W Mag · CBC
Selected Work
Featured In
2022
New York Magazine
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2022
W Magazine
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2018
BlogTO
“Someone is turning Toronto's most iconic landmarks into awesome cartoons.”
2023
CBC Toronto
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Listen
CBC Metro Morning
A conversation about art,
photography, and Toronto.
Pouya joined CBC Metro Morning to talk about his creative process — how a single photo becomes an illustration, and why he finds stories in the everyday.
CBC Metro Morning Interview