Henri Cartier-Bresson was most famous for photographing everyday scenes almost surreptitiously. He was likely one on the world's first truly candid photographers and is often considered the father of modern photojournalism. One of his most famous works is Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare ... which is pictured above on the left.
So, up until I posted this, I had no clue who HCB was and further had not ever seen Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare. It's a testament to the web that a google search for "father of photojournalism" returned this artist and ... oddly the image on the right above: Yes, that's a Lego interpretation of Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare by Flickr photographer Balakov.
Lest you think that Balakov just got lucky, if you follow the link above you'll see - Balakov has lego-ized many of the classics including Tienanmen Square and Afghan Girl. Absolutely a riot. Thanks Balakov - you stole my idea. :)
I would love to know how Balakov got the lego man hanging in mid air ... I know how Henri Cartier-Bresson did it ... after all that's a real man in his photo.
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