Lego in focus is a brand new photo book with Lego figures

When I was a child, I spent hours playing with Legos that my father once owned. I didn’t have the expensive kits you buy these days, like the Apollo 13 rocket or the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars, but I had a collection of Lego men, a variety of colorful bricks and boards to build things on, and the results were limitless (until I had used all the bricks anyway).

Lego in focus takes Lego creativity one step further by using Lego figures and Lego objects as the main subjects of images. It features work from 50 photographers based around the world who have found various creative ways to use Lego figures in urban, adventure and wildlife settings. Images also include real animals and environments, as well as custom-made backgrounds, and you can see that the photographers have used a real range of the best cameras (opens in new tab) to create the images.

Throughout the book, characters from the world of Lego, including pirates, astronauts and cyclists, are caught in comical, inventive scenes that carry over to everyday life – from a Lego man trying to jump-start his car to a Lego tourist sightseeing around in New York on a bicycle.

Alongside these clearly captured images are behind-the-scenes images that allow you to see the photographer’s process as they describe what’s going on.

Lego was first introduced in 1958 and in that time it has changed drastically from basic building blocks to complex designs that even some adults have a hard time following. Elaborate Lego models can be found in Legoland theme parks and in the many Lego shops with miniature versions of some of the world’s most iconic buildings, such as Big Ben and St Paul’s Cathedral.