45 Times This Photographer Turned Pop Culture Toys Into Epic Action Scenes

Jared Middleton makes action figures look better than actual movie posters.

That’s not hyperbole. Look at his work and try to remember you’re staring at a toy that costs $20 at Target. The lighting is cinematic. The angles are perfect. The composition makes you forget the subject is three inches tall and made of plastic.

He shoots Star Wars, Marvel, and DC characters. Franchises everyone knows. But instead of just displaying toys on a shelf, he creates full action scenes. Explosions. Mid-flight shots. Dramatic confrontations. Every photo looks like a freeze-frame from a blockbuster that doesn’t exist yet.

Toy photography isn’t always taken seriously as art. But when someone makes a plastic figurine look this good, it’s hard to argue otherwise.

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