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The earliest toy photo I’ve found so far

Bombardment of Matanzas, Edward H. Amet, 1898

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“Viewing the fine art photography of [Tourmaline .] is like falling down a rabbit hole into another dimension. The Jacksonville, Florida-based photographer constructs and photographs miniature dioramas of mysterious and whimsical worlds.” – WordPress Discover

“If you’re interested in the creative process, you will want to check out this blog by the super creative Tourmaline . She is an amazing resource for how-to videos, articles, books and movies that are sure to inspire  the toy photographer. Drop down her rabbit hole and see what you can discover about the creative process and how you can use toys to tell your own story.” – toyphotographers.com

“The miniature maestro” – Exclu Collective

“Unusual and Extraordinary. I’ve never seen any toy photos like this before.” – Jakarta Little Hobbies

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Only made 5 new toy photos in February, but I'm very happy with them and learning that I work best in slow, deliberate, processes. I've already begun the next series of work and will have new things to share soon. One series at a time leads to work I'm most happy with. Maybe I'll throw some one offs in there but we'll see what March brings.
Rooms used for WWE images (I'll be able to share them late April), now getting repurposed for the Joker. Those of you who voted 'sell' in my story are dead to me. Jk jk.
I burn down a lot of tiny barns - 2014, 2008, 2017.

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Category: New Photography

2013, A Look Back
December 1, 2019 1 Comment by Tourmaline . New Photography

2013, A Look Back

2013, A Look Back #toyphotography

A Personal Connection to a Toy
September 12, 2019 4 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

A Personal Connection to a Toy

On the heels of my ‘Own What You Do‘ post, it only seems appropriate to talk about my bonds formed […]

Miniature Photography from David Levinthal’s Diorama Tourmaline . toy photograph of Wild West David Levinthal Smithsonian Diorama - 4 horses running with horse drawn carriage in background
July 14, 2019 1 Comment by Tourmaline . New Photography

Miniature Photography from David Levinthal’s Diorama

As you may well know, my sister and I went to the opening of the David Levinthal exhibit at the […]

Monochrome | Polychrome the book is here! Figure sitting on balcony reading, robot approaching, toy photography by Tourmaline .
June 22, 2019 8 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

Monochrome | Polychrome the book is here!

I published an art book of my Monochrome | Polychrome series! A book filled with miniature diorama photography, but it’s […]

Alpaca Friends Alpaca facing camera
June 20, 2019 4 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

Alpaca Friends

2 weeks ago I got to visit my sister and her husband in Charlottesville, VA. While there, we hung out […]

Monochrome | Polychrome – An Emotive take on Toy Photography figure turns on TV, toy photography by Tourmaline .
June 15, 2019 2 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

Monochrome | Polychrome – An Emotive take on Toy Photography

Tourmaline . Miniatures serve as iconographic objects. Not real people, places or things, but simplistic versions of such. This allows […]

Tiny Products Shopkins Mini Packs
June 1, 2019 3 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

Tiny Products

Miniature versions of everyday grocery packaging are all the rage! I’m a product photographer by day, and a miniature diorama […]

Painted Lady Monarchs Painted Lady Monarch
May 26, 2019 10 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

Painted Lady Monarchs

Last Saturday, May 18, I attended a release of Painted Lady Monarchs at the Jacksonville Arboretum! I love the place, […]

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