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Igor Menaker Photography

Found Objects

These are lost, abandoned and discarded objects I find at scrap yards, old garages and antique stores. I build sets with these objects and photograph them. Found objects are useful again and they are happy to tell their stories. These are the stories of our lives.
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Imagine all the people living life in peaceImagine all the people living life in peace

Imagine all the people living life in peace

Life is a miracle unfolding in a slow motionLife is a miracle unfolding in a slow motion

Life is a miracle unfolding in a slow motion

Everybody loves the things you do, from the way you talk to the way you moveEverybody loves the things you do, from the way you talk to the way you move

Everybody loves the things you do, from the way you talk to the way you move

The busy bee has no time for sorrowThe busy bee has no time for sorrow

The busy bee has no time for sorrow

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.

Sometimes being at each other’s throats, but always in each other’s armsSometimes being at each other’s throats, but always in each other’s arms

Sometimes being at each other’s throats, but always in each other’s arms

Ugly ducklings will grow up as swans and all your scars will fade away. Make today the day you decide to spread your wings and finally be okay.Ugly ducklings will grow up as swans and all your scars will fade away. Make today the day you decide to spread your wings and finally be okay.

Ugly ducklings will grow up as swans and all your scars will fade away. Make today the day you decide to spread your wings and finally be okay.

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is foreverWe are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever

Ballet is like a rose. It is beautiful and you admire it, but you don't ask what it means.Ballet is like a rose. It is beautiful and you admire it, but you don't ask what it means.

Ballet is like a rose. It is beautiful and you admire it, but you don't ask what it means.

We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are.We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are.

We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventureLet us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure

Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure

Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.

Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.

To boldly go where no man has gone beforeTo boldly go where no man has gone before

To boldly go where no man has gone before

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterdayRemember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday

Time is an illusionTime is an illusion

Time is an illusion

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. When you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. When you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. When you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.

The purpose of life is finding the largest burden that you can bear and bearing itThe purpose of life is finding the largest burden that you can bear and bearing it

The purpose of life is finding the largest burden that you can bear and bearing it

My job as a photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertainMy job as a photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain

My job as a photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain

A man never sees the danger, only the profitA man never sees the danger, only the profit

A man never sees the danger, only the profit

There is art to medicine and the warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drugThere is art to medicine and the warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug

There is art to medicine and the warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug

I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the worldI wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world

I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world

What does a man do? A man provides. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he is a man.What does a man do? A man provides. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he is a man.

What does a man do? A man provides. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he is a man.

Teachers are people who start things they never see finished, and for which they never get thanks until it is too lateTeachers are people who start things they never see finished, and for which they never get thanks until it is too late

Teachers are people who start things they never see finished, and for which they never get thanks until it is too late

To want a love that can't be true, a love that's there for others tooTo want a love that can't be true, a love that's there for others too

To want a love that can't be true, a love that's there for others too

It takes nothing to join the crowds. It takes everything to stand alone.It takes nothing to join the crowds. It takes everything to stand alone.

It takes nothing to join the crowds. It takes everything to stand alone.

Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.

Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.

Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

So you think you can tell heaven from hell?So you think you can tell heaven from hell?

So you think you can tell heaven from hell?

I am not afraid. I was born to do this.I am not afraid. I was born to do this.

I am not afraid. I was born to do this.

Desire is irrelevant. I am a machine.Desire is irrelevant. I am a machine.

Desire is irrelevant. I am a machine.

At home I am a man, at work I am a machineAt home I am a man, at work I am a machine

At home I am a man, at work I am a machine

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