
Swiss photographers Jojakim Cortis and Adrian Sonderegger have a really cool project called Iconen (Icons) where they make detailed scale miniatures to recreate history's most famous photos.
Concorde - by Toshihiko Sato, 2000

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AS11-40-5878 - by Edwin Aldrin, 1969

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The Hindenburg Disaster - by Sam Shere, 1937

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Nessie - by Marmaduke Wetherell, 1934

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Tiananmen - by Stuart Franklin, 1989

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9/11 - by Sean Adair, 2001

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The Wright Brothers - by John Thomas Daniels, 1903

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Adrian Sonderegger and Jojakim Cortis are a photographer duo based in Adliswil, Switzerland. You can see more of their work on their website.
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This is part of a series in which we are featuring futuristic, alien-looking or just plain awesome images of landscapes, cityscapes, and objects. If you are a photographer with such work, please drop me a line here.
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DISCUSSION
Isn't that how they created the original moon landing photos :p? Just kidding. These are actually fantastic. I'm curious about their materials and technique, especially for the smoke. The Hindenburg's smoke has a lot of volume.