Found Objects

These are lost, abandoned, and discarded objects I found 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.

I am not an angel. And I will not be one till the day I die. I will be myself.I am not an angel. And I will not be one till the day I die. I will be myself.

I am not an angel. And I will not be one till the day I die. I will be myself.

So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for loveSo it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love

So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love

Anything a man can give me materialistic, I can give myself. My definition of spoiling is giving me your time. Give me experiences.Anything a man can give me materialistic, I can give myself. My definition of spoiling is giving me your time. Give me experiences.

Anything a man can give me materialistic, I can give myself. My definition of spoiling is giving me your time. Give me experiences.

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 motion - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyLife is a miracle unfolding in a slow motion - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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

Sometimes being at each other’s throats, but always in each other’s arms - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographySometimes being at each other’s throats, but always in each other’s arms - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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

We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyWe are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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. - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyWe don't see things as they are. We see them as we are. - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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, adventure - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyLet us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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. - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyInspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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 yesterday - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyRemember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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 entertain - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyMy job as a photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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 drug - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyThere is art to medicine and the warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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 world - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyI wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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. - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyWhat does a man do? A man provides. He simply bears up and he does it. Because he is a man. - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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 Galactica - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyBattlestar Galactica - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

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.