Scottish artist David Gilliver has created a photographic project called "little man" using miniature figurines in a bid to raise public awareness of severe plastic pollution around the world. /VCG Photo

Before starting the project, the artist had spent days collecting bags of plastic rubbish discarded next to the beaches on the west coast of Scotland. /VCG Photo

By using these discarded plastic items, which include bottles and bottle caps, together with the tiny figurines, the artist created a surreal scenario of people's daily lives in plastic. /VCG Photo

Gilliver, who graduated with a Fine Arts degree from the Glasgow School of Art, is always looking for new scenes after he began shooting the figurines 10 years ago. /VCG Photo