History's Most Iconic Photos Recreated as Miniature Still Lifes

From Stuart Franklin's Tiananmen to Marmaduke Wetherell's Nessie, Cortis and Sonderegger recreate famous snapshots by building miniature sets and props using everyday materials like paper, cement, and model vehicles. The duo is careful to only select images that fit their series title of Icons, and they also try to avoid choosing photos with human subjects in order to avoid having to construct realistic people. Instead, they enjoy sticking to objects like tanks and buildings, although even replicating those can take days or weeks. Their painstaking work clearly pays off, as each recreated scene bears a startling similarity to the original image.

Here is a link to the duo's website.

Tiananmen, Stuart Franklin, 1989