Welcome to my Childish and Weird Mindscape

I like to bring toys alive. I only do touch ups in Photoshop so the scenes are real :)
I document my thoughts on toys on my Toy Shrine blog

I created a free wallpaper app for the iPhone/iPodTouch called the ToyShrine
I sell some of the toys from my collection from time to time. If you are interested then keep an eye on my 'Toy Boot Sale' blog :)
I also wrote a Flickr GreaseMonkey script for adding Buddy Icons to replies. Check it out here,


Photos of doc18 (9)
doc18's favorite photos from other Flickr members (2,214)
Contacts (938)
Groups (50)
- Toys + Food 6,054 photos, 332 members
- Hello Brute 209 photos, 34 members
- Stuck On Earth Community 74,662 photos, 4,902 members
- R.I.P Steve Jobs 690 photos, 389 members
- Bounty Hunter - All Other Toys Suck 134 photos, 42 members
- Inspector Cumulus 70 photos, 16 members
- USAVICH 90 photos, 14 members
- Android mini collectibles 833 photos, 249 members
- Rose's Robotic Photo Contest 28 photos, 22 members
- Popular Art and Vinyl Toys 9,110 photos, 843 members
- :: Toy Karma! (Max Toy Company Toy Photos) :: 1,566 photos, 174 members
- Structural Artists 7,304 photos, 1,134 members
- Instagram 125,506 photos, 8,035 members
- Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool 182 photos, 80 members
- KAWS 1,271 photos, 365 members
- Fafi 436 photos, 249 members
- Super7 1,476 photos, 114 members
- Green toys 2,988 photos, 132 members
- Hawaii 60,449 photos, 4,669 members
- Maui, Hawaii 25,517 photos, 1,744 members
- Beach Photography 396,576 photos, 59,445 members
- Vinyl Abuse 1,069 photos, 117 members
- Sketchbot 181 photos, 13 members
- Adults play with designer toys 205 photos, 26 members
- Sunset light 44,481 photos, 10,808 members
- The Official Pano Panorama Group 6,991 photos, 1,691 members
- Tic Toc Apocalypse! 113 photos, 20 members
- Mist - Toyz and Graffiti 313 photos, 40 members
- I AM NIKON 351,118 photos, 14,322 members
- ★★★Shutter Bug - Tips & Tricks★★★ 1,052,431 photos, 23,316 members
- 10 Years of Tate Modern 522 photos, 499 members
- Japanese Animals, Fish, Birds, Reptiles, Insects and Wildlife 2,106 photos, 214 members
- Apple 58,216 photos, 12,329 members
- Tadao Ando / 安藤忠雄 2,512 photos, 802 members
- Naoshima 直島 1,606 photos, 182 members
- The Toy Box 3,304 photos, 147 members
- I ♥ UGLYDOLLS 1,173 photos, 24 members
- Panasonic Lumix 20mm f1.7 ASPH "pancake" 70,056 photos, 3,843 members
- Panasonic Lumix G or Olympus E series with Leica M lenses 14,456 photos, 1,188 members
- ! **Quiet (not people) 57,384 photos, 3,675 members
- old hong kong lovers 11,176 photos, 519 members
- The Nature of Toys 4,097 photos, 269 members
- Iceland. 138,034 photos, 6,370 members
- Strobist.com 571,859 photos, 113,723 members
- Squadt 405 photos, 40 members
- WWR 6,604 photos, 419 members
- LEGO 229,209 photos, 12,305 members
- star wars lego 24,101 photos, 1,964 members
- UFO CATCHER ™ 287 photos, 186 members
- Dogs! Dogs! Dogs! 772,249 photos, 94,859 members
Testimonials (14)
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kingkong21 says:
"doc18 has more toys than me !
i hate you. xD"15th November, 2008
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SergeySafonov says:
"Doc18 is a master of depth of field, colors juxtaposition and characters relation chemistry. :)"
14th July, 2008
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ssjl says:
"doc18 is not merely a photographer, but a travelling photographer! he travels and shares all spectacular sights with his toys......oh and now you would wonder how old he is..(..he he he..;p...)...and while you start to wonder, you begin to love his toys yourself! ^o^ an amazing collection of toys + an amazing collection of photos, doc!!! ^_______________^"
8th April, 2008
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sevensheavendotcom says:
"Doc18's toy photos always cheer me up. If there's someone who has truly managed to preserve the positive side of childhood, it must be him."
11th August, 2007
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frogmuseum2 says:
"There are many toy photographers and many people I know who dearly love toys. doc18 is pretty much the perfection of both those statements, in my opinion. Every pic is magic and we are lucky to be given the gift of sharing his weird and beautiful realm. doc18 is one of the few on flickr who make me happy every time I enter his world. He's neat, sweet and up-and-down the street with his dear friends, the toys. Thanks, doc, for being here. You definitely make it a better place!"
18th June, 2007
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OOoo_k says:
"i just cannot get my eyes off those pics u took!!!
they are all awesome!!!! :)"1st May, 2007
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Nerderella says:
"Doc18’s beautiful photo’s will always amaze me, the use of “normal” and “abnormal” backgrounds for his great collection of toys is brilliant. He takes you to places you have never been and maybe never noticed until now.
......And he’s one of the nicest people I know ;)......
Keep it up doc!"27th March, 2007
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inkdesigner says:
"thank you doc18 for sharing really wonderful photos!!
i enjoy looking at your photos very much! although i can't afford all the toys or traveling all over the world, but i like looking at them! thank you!!"9th February, 2007
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tokyoPixie says:
"Doc18's photos bring me to places & scenes I have never experienced before. Quirky, whimsical, fun, creative! His toy friends make me smile & laugh and I am always curious to see where they end up next! They are so lucky to be photographed by doc18 and his magical eye."
19th December, 2006
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pengrin™ says:
"Thanks for my toy addiction. Well, there goes my saving for my house. HA HA... He has a great photo toy collection. Oh, yeah and his great travel & food collection. Wouldn't you know it the website Doc18 recommends for me to domestically buy my toys also includes some Japanese porn. Oh my!! Crazy! ;O Doc18 is also helpful with my flickr Qs too. What a great flickr friend! Thank you! :)"
22nd October, 2006
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herval says:
"Doc18: your daily dose of fun, magical toys and exquisite food! =D"
21st August, 2006
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blueoneiam says:
"a great photograper and even better friend. from his pictures he introduced me to the urban vinyl revolution...now if i could just stop visiting his photostream because it's making me broke seeing all his cool toys that I want to buy also!"
25th August, 2006
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dis_cover_y says:
"Doc18 will not only take you around the world, he will show you the most beautiful places, interesting situations and take you to the most sophisticated restaurants for dinner. Doc18 can always find the right angle to present the object of interest in a better light. The photos are always informative, soon you find out you are addicted to Doc18's page. He always has new photos that make you come back. On top of everything Doc18 makes a great friend here on Flickr with a great sense of humor who never forgets to stop by a friend's page with a couple of comments."
30th March, 2006
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Reelene says:
"Doc18 is the 1st person i know who loves toys that much. He not only takes a lot of photos of his little friends, but aslo shows us the majic and secert life of toys. His photos are full of imagination and love. well done! ^__^"
1st February, 2006
- Joined:
- July 2005
- Hometown:
- Hong Kong
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Clutterist
- Website:
- doc18.com




















