Abstract
This photo essay introduces the subject of «Toy Photography», a recent genre in photography, where dolls and action figures “gain life” in staged photos that try to reproduce their environment or story. In «Toy Photography» the intent is to make the toy “lifelike”, to remove the “plastic-feel” and make it more “human”. Following Toy Researcher Katrina Heljakka´s idea, I believe adults, and not only children, are also interested in reinterpreting and cultivating the meaning of their toy characters by engaging in role-playing and creating new narratives related to their (real or imagined) lives. This photo essay is an autoethnography piece and focuses on reinterpreting the story behind the author and friend´s toys in their home environment.
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