Photographer Dad Creates Portrait Series Starring His Kids That Replicates Different Periods of the 20th Century
“Traveling Sideshow” 1900s
Photographer Tyler Orehek began a portrait series in 2012 starring his three-year-old son Tyler and two-year-old daughter Lauren in which he poses the children in meticulously staged photographs representing different eras of the 20th century. Each image requires one to six months of preparation, including research and the acquisition of props and vintage children’s clothing.
“Great Depression” 1930s
“Sailor on Leave” 1940s
“Checkers” 1950s
“Roller Skates” 1970s
photos by Tyler Orehek
submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
E.D.W. Lynch
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