Afghan Girl
A Lego recreation of Steve McCurry's 1985 National Geographic cover photograph of Sharbat Gula (previously known simply as "Afghan Girl" before her formal identification in 2002).
Original here (slightly cropped from the version I used as a reference) ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sharbat_Gula.jpg
Setup shot here ... www.flickr.com/photos/balakovsetup/3119251476/
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amaniacadored, Chris Farrugia (chrisfarrugia.net), Carolina L. Llano, torugatoru, and 292 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Chris Farrugia (chrisfarrugia.net) (54 months ago | reply)
nice work!
T.Oechsner (54 months ago | reply)
Great recreation!!!
(I must learn a lot more about lighting for my Lego-shots)
perke (54 months ago | reply)
great even though with black eye
Balakov (54 months ago | reply)
@perke: I tried adding green eyes in photoshop, but frankly, it looked terrifying :)
torugatoru (54 months ago | reply)
good work!!
powerpig (54 months ago | reply)
I love the simplicity of your recreations. Nicely done.
rideronthegoat (54 months ago | reply)
i knew it when i saw it . awesome!
:)
jasohill (54 months ago | reply)
I knew what this one as soon as I saw the thumbnail. Awesome!
Maggie Boyd (54 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot if only the eyes were green though :)
.canelson. (54 months ago | reply)
It's the third time I see this picture's thumbnail and NOW I understood, it's the cover on National Gegrphic Magazine.
Excellent idea!
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ill-tempered [Jakov Cordina] (54 months ago | reply)
Classic
Christoph! (54 months ago | reply)
Excellent!
tjhole [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)
Really quite amusing
Camafunga (54 months ago | reply)
Nice...
Buddha_Fingaz (54 months ago | reply)
People on here are way too easily impressed. Or they're just full of shit. You've done some great work with all these lego recreations, but this is just weak.
rich.photog (54 months ago | reply)
Lovely work as always.
Recombinant Rider (54 months ago | reply)
Nice reproduction of the famous photograph! Love your lego figures shots!
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drp (54 months ago | reply)
Quite a clever recreation.
chereamour (54 months ago | reply)
haha, good one!! the material was well chosen too (:
UZCÁTEGUI - www.uzcateguifotografia.com (53 months ago | reply)
Excelente!!!!! Buen trabajo
Kaptain Kobold (53 months ago | reply)
I'd have gone for a non-smiley (or less obviously smiley) face, perhaps, but otherwise this is a good effort.
aldisley (53 months ago | reply)
As seen on Canadian national TV this week, along with some others: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aapq28Enen0
Plutonnia (52 months ago | reply)
Love it!!!!! One of my favorite portraits is the original and this is a great Lego version.
wrrroah (52 months ago | reply)
This is brilliant! :-)
asleeponasunbeam (52 months ago | reply)
Haha! Perfect!
Conrad¡ (52 months ago | reply)
I´ve enjoyed a lot with your lego famous pictures recreations, thanks!!
giseleh (52 months ago | reply)
I loved it, very creative!
[P]rince (52 months ago | reply)
nice recreation :)
her lego eyes... so haunting...
"MaRe" (52 months ago | reply)
super , me encantan tus fotos
sk3l (52 months ago | reply)
such a cute shot ... love it ...
meltstoashriek (51 months ago | reply)
this isn't really funny.
Ben Goff (51 months ago | reply)
Awesome, great work on the whole set!
lemonpink (51 months ago | reply)
Hahaha, hillarious
Renata Pedrozo (51 months ago | reply)
I loved this one, great job!
Mini-DV (51 months ago | reply)
haha... very cool..
jirafu (51 months ago | reply)
Those eyes!
Kkozi (51 months ago | reply)
Perfect!!!!
James Harrang (51 months ago | reply)
Think it was National Geographic, not Time.
Alexandre Bertin (51 months ago | reply)
Yes it is national geographic ...
anyway nice recreation
Balakov (51 months ago | reply)
Fixed the magazine reference, thanks!
Alexandre Bertin (51 months ago | reply)
You're so creative !!! your work is impressive !
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`bb (51 months ago | reply)
Wicked!
deux.milliards (50 months ago | reply)
it made me laugh :) very cool
- andi [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)
very nice, congratulations!
bbmonik30 (49 months ago | reply)
me encantan tus fotografias, son innovadoras y tiernas. felicitaciones!
digitalanalogboy (48 months ago | reply)
very nice idea :)
Arcadia Lyons (48 months ago | reply)
fabulous pastiche
marjolein - studio lakmoes (48 months ago | reply)
so cool, even the lighting is perfect.
Megas Aecio (47 months ago | reply)
master piece!
*Jia { ♥ing lyf } (47 months ago | reply)
aww cute!