Photographers takes photos of wild suburban homes in five continents Photographer Martin Adolfsson pretended to be a buyer looking at homes when he snapped the photos, sometimes in under ten minutes He hired a local resident to play his spouse or colleague and to 'so all the talking' The photographs are meant to examine the affect the changes in economy create suburban landscapes that all pertain a kind of similarity 'The rise of Suburbia' is a book that the photographer self published this year Sweden born photographer Martin Adolfsson traveled to 44 mini-mansions in five different continents to photograph the rise of the upper middle class across the globe and its impact on suburban home design. Adolfsson's photography project, 'Suburbia Gone Wild' documents suburban homes in Bankonk, Shanghai, Bangalore,Cairo, Moscow, Johannesburg, Sao Paolo, and Mexico City. His book, which he self-published this year and can be purchased on Amazon, pays particular attention to these regions because they are the suburbs outside of the world's developing economic hubs. Slate reports that Adolfsson, who is now based in New York City, first had the idea to start the project while traveling to Bankok where he was enrolled in a photography workshop. 'I was stunned to spot a suburban sub development amidst the landscape outside of the city,' he told Slate about looking out of the window of the plane while it was landing. Egyption Gold: A decadent home in Mivida in Cairo, Egypt has a view of the tall buildings in the distance South of the cabinet: This is a photo taken inside of a home in Verde Morumbi in Sao Paolo, Brazil Twin beds in Thailand: This is a photo of a bedroom inside of a home in Parkway Chatlet in Bankok, Thailand If you break it you buy it: This is a photo of a bedroom inside of a home in Sylvan View in Bangalore, India Shanghai score: This mini golf course is inside of a home in St.Andrew's Manor in Shanghai, China His website says that the homes in Bankok reminded him of the 'cookie-cutter houses that resembled structures in his home country of Sweden.' He told Slate he was allowed to go back to the suburb called Parkway Chatlet that he spotted on the plane . 'In spite of the gates, I was allowed access without any question,' he said. The project's website states, 'Suburbia Gone Wild provides a fascinating window into one of the greatest structural changes of the 21st-century, the rise of the upper middle class in the developing world. Exploring the search for identity among this new strata of society, Adolfsson takes us where they live: the shiny, newly-developed suburbs surrounding the new economic centers of the world. In 2008, Adolfsson received three grants for his project but was faced with the dilemma of gaining access to the suburban homes. After sending numerous letters asking for permission to photograph, he received some disheartening responses. Play room: This is a photo of a suburban landscape in Mantri Espania in Bangalore, India Sandy palace: This is a photo of a suburban home in Allegria in Cariro, Egypt Drive by shot: This is a photo of a suburban home garage in Equestria in Johannesburg, South Africa All in a row: this is a photo of the suburban neighborhood Magnolias in Sao Paolo, Brazil One day in Bangkok: This is a photo of a home in Parkway Chatlet in Bangkok, Thailand 'Responses ranged everywhere from no answer at all to "Thank you for your request, we are reviewing it but we want final approval and full supervision," and I realized that those restrictions would set the project in an entirely different and limited direction,' he told Slate. He decided to visit the homes, not as a photographer, but as an interested buyer. He went as far as to hire local residents to pretend to be his spouse or colleague. He would let his assistants so all the talking while he only had several minutes to shoot a few photos. 'Because the images were captured in this semi-clandestine way, there wasnâ€™t much time reflect as I was working; at most locations, I only had five or 10 minutes to shoot,' he told Slate. His website says of the project, 'His approach is best described as a combination of positively amusing and awkwardly eerie, as he documents a curious phenomenon that looks more and more like the constructed world of The Truman Show.' All Adolfsson's photographs were taken with a SLR camera without professional lighting. Adolfsson attributes the quality of the photos to the fact that the homes have a sense of familiarity and are 'made to be easily captured.' There is a lot of uncertainty as the global economy expands and cultural borders continue to dissolve. People seek out common experience and comfort, and perhaps these model homes reflect pop culture as a uniting common denominator,' Adolfsson told Slate. The artist also has an upcoming project called 'Geographic Proximity' which explores the relationship between the ever changing landscape and the society we live in. More Information about Martin Adolfsson and his work can be found on his website. Sens-ational: This is a photo of a kitchen inside of a suburban home in Sens in Mexico City, Mexico Book a room: This photo shows cabinet inside of a suburban home in Floresta in Mexico City, Mexico Fiesta Floresta: This image portrays a suburban landscape in Floresta in Mexico City, Mexico Everything but the kitchen sphinx: This photo shows a suburban landscape in Hollywood in Cairo, Egypt Home sweet home: This is a photo of a suburban home in Whitefield in Bangalore, India