This Miniature Belle Epoque Photo Studio is Ready for its Close-up

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In an era where an expression like “selfie” is announced as the Oxford dictionary’s word of the year, the idea of going to a photographic studio to have a picture taken of yourself, does seem rather like something out of a dreamworld…

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Ali Alamedy is an artist from Turkey who creates incredibly accurate and detailed dioramas, most recently this early photography studio from the 1900s era which took him 9 months to complete– and he’s still adding to it. Ali made all the details from scratch himself using different media, mostly wood and copper.

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You can find more of Alamedy’s other miniature work including miniature Cuban cigar shops, Havana street scenes and tiny antiques on his Instagram.