How can you offer a fresh perspective on street photography? The answer lies in the combination of a miniature figure and a smartphone.
Photographer Andrew Whyte found a new way to combine passion with playtime in his Legography series. By taking LEGO figures and putting them in classic photographer settings, Whyte was able to capture some astonishing shots while also adding a lighthearted element to the photographs. Legography is also an exploration of smartphone photography. Whyte shot all of his images with an iPhone 4s. It was also my kind of version of a photo-a-day project. I had tried those kinds of projects before, but I’d never been able to commit. What I found with this was that the Lego pieces were so portable and I always had my phone with me, so there was very little change in my lifestyle to accommodate it. That meant I could shoot every day for a year. It really was a case of stumbling upon things day after day and making something of it. It freed me from the commercial constraints of regular shooting. |