When you were a child, you probably dreamed that one day you could get a job playing with toys. Before harsh reality kicked in, you might have dared to dream that some day, just maybe, you’d earn a living through playing with dolls, blocks and action figures.
Canadian photographer Daniel Picard is possibly the man who has got closest to that dream. Having spent years learning portrait photography and amassing a sizeable collection of statues and action figures from films, comics, books and games, he had the genius idea of combining the two, and so the Figure Fantasy series was born.
Absurd, dramatic, wry, and at times hilarious, Dan’s project has exploded in popularity. It’s now a book of the same name, featuring contributions by filmmakers and geek culture luminaries…