Raising the flag on Iwo Jima

A Lego recreation of Joe Rosenthal's 1945 photograph "Raising the flag on Iwo Jima". One of the most published photographs in history.

Original here ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WW2_Iwo_Jima_flag_raising.jpg

Lego soldiers from www.brickarms.com

Setup shot here ... www.flickr.com/photos/balakovsetup/2452837460/

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Lillput says:

Classic.
Beautifully done, Mike!

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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Doctor Sinister says:

Yes!

Dr. S.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

jonathenharty says:

Another belter...well done.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

MaRTa_MaCa says:

excellent!!!!!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Steffan Harries says:

I love these lego recreations. My favourite has to be the Robert Capa one. Very surreal and well thought!

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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

....Tim says:

Awesome....
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

_Skotta_ says:

That is just b***** marvellous. Like always.
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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

flaviochan says:

Fantastic! :D
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

zorg_the_indivisible says:

stunning work....
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

lobstergirlfrommars (www.lisatattersonphotography. says:

Excellent Lego recreation, these are soo cool.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

josivanrodrigues says:

Fantastic !
J.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris.Whitpan says:

I was kinda hoping you would do that one! Great!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Rodolpho Lupus says:

Perfect work!
Congrats!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

lawrence_thefourth says:

awesome!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

piacere says:

Your work is amazing!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

graff81 says:

Very creative, love it.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Troileh says:

You are cool dude ;). Keep on it, I love yuour work.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

.Pete. says:

hehe. awesome!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

hippotam says:

Great! Blogged at Klocki.

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Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

ryanwsoccerboy says:

It STINKS! You copied Nathan Sawaya
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

rachel.am says:

I love this.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

jrbechthold says:

This is glorious.

Wonderful.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

ndrgrnd-old account#2 says:

ah ah cool
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

voxel486 says:

very charming
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

rowan_winter says:

"But where are the black lego characters?" - Spike Lee :)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Amy Lauren says:

wonderful!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

gblvr says:

These are all so good, but I like this one best, as the original photograph is one of my favorites....
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Mullers says:

Amazing! Easily one of the best of the lot, but it's incredibly hard to choose.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris, says:

That's awesome.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Pockafwye says:

You are obviously using your Lego photo powers for awesome!

(spotted over at WWdN: In Exile)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Neil Weightman says:

Excellent! Well done.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Seb L. says:

Classic. Featured on the beeb: news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/in_ pictures_ins...
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

1kabe says:

genius
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

janthenat says:

Very nice, even though you're a couple fellows short...

Let's not forget that there were six flag raisers that day.

www.iwojima.com/raising/raisingc.htm
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Balakov says:

Yes there were 6. However I only have 4 soldiers, and it seemed wrong to add a couple of Stormtroopers in there to make up the numbers.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Thiago Pinheiro says:

very very nice :]
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

resperado says:

"picking up the pieces"
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Hylian says:

My new wallpaper now.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Kevin Borland says:

What can I say? Absolutely awesome.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

mrjohnhell says:

I love the fact that the "original" is itself a recreation, since Rosenthal didn't have his camera aimed at the action when they initially placed the flag. It's all so meta. Great job.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

kjamma4 says:

Cool but...48 stars on the flag, not 50.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Morbit Photography [deleted] says:

nice :)

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Philip the Great says:

very authentic.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

linekalacerda says:

This one is the best!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

M.Roemer says:

Brilliant!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Charles.Hsu says:

WoW ~
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Andréia Sartorelli says:

a friend sent me your link!

I love it!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

ayitta1988 says:

well done"
nice work
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

JollyJu says:

How cool is that? Love it!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

bruce n h says:

Hi, I've started a group called LEGO desktops. It'd be great to add your photo to this group.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

sasamaster says:

u are awesome!!!! your stream is like a inspiration..... great work....
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

david icely says:

this is just excellent :)
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

snip2day says:

Fantastic, what you do with those Legos! I love the pictures... :-)
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

gerdxx says:

yeah, well done!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Jenny Lynn Photography says:

oh im so glad you did this. so so glad.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Aurore31 says:

Excellente idée!! Bravo!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

beketchai says:

This is such a great shot. I love what you do with your Legos. Keep it coming!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Morbit Photography 2008 says:

awesome
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Ginger Elanor says:

That is amazing. So cute, and yet also really beautiful. I love it.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Francesco Martinelli™ says:

nice!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

simonadll says:

This is awesome!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

ghost_target says:

It's a great pic, but there were 6 Flag raisers
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

scroggins5000 says:

Maybe you should do one with six storm troopers and an imperial flag to please the military fanboys.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Genaral Patton says:

I like it because it's so real
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Genaral Patton says:

Hey Ryanwsocceerboy it's better then you'll ever think
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Katie-Rose says:

Great shot!
Very moving.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

The War shop says:

Keeping history alive one Lego brick at a time! Nice!

thewarshop.com
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Ricardo Mootley says:

nice!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

DanMadia says:

Amazing work here, I really like what you have done here, the work is beautiful.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

alxflickrrr says:

Very nice picture, thanks for uploading it.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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Raising the flag on Iwo Jima

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