PHOTOS: Sand sculptures create a fantasy world of magic

A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)

With just sand and water, artists from around the world have gathered in Ostend, Belgium, to create their own fantasy world full of magic.

The festival is built by 40 professional artists from all around the globe. Not less than 240 trucks of special sand is sculpted during one month of preparation, creating a visitors circuit that takes one hour to complete, with 150 sculptures from 2 to 6 meters high to discover.

Photography by Yves Herman/Reuters

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A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture depicting French actor Louis de Funes, during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture depicting French actor Louis de Funes, during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)
A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend, Belgium June 18, 2019. (Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters)

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