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.

To do your job properly and to get pleasure from it, you need the good tools - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyTo do your job properly and to get pleasure from it, you need the good tools - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

To do your job properly and to get pleasure from it, you need the good tools

All we really want to do is danceAll we really want to do is dance

All we really want to do is dance

Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle forWho you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for

Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for

All in all you're just another brick in the wall - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyAll in all you're just another brick in the wall - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

All in all you're just another brick in the wall

I must have called a thousand times to tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've doneI must have called a thousand times to tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done

I must have called a thousand times to tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyThe privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are

Values aren't buses. They're not supposed to get you anywhere. They're supposed to define who you are. - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyValues aren't buses. They're not supposed to get you anywhere. They're supposed to define who you are. - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

Values aren't buses. They're not supposed to get you anywhere. They're supposed to define who you are.

Opportunity usually shows up in overalls and looking like work - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyOpportunity usually shows up in overalls and looking like work - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

Opportunity usually shows up in overalls and looking like work

You took my world, tore it apart. How many times have you broken my heart?You took my world, tore it apart. How many times have you broken my heart?

You took my world, tore it apart. How many times have you broken my heart?

This is the last train, ain't no other chance. This is the last move, ain't no other dance. It don't know about your sorrows and less about your pain. It's just the last train. - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyThis is the last train, ain't no other chance. This is the last move, ain't no other dance. It don't know about your sorrows and less about your pain. It's just the last train. - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

This is the last train, ain't no other chance. This is the last move, ain't no other dance. It don't know about your sorrows and less about your pain. It's just the last train.

You are what you do, not what you say you'll doYou are what you do, not what you say you'll do

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do

Science is the poetry of reality - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyScience is the poetry of reality - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

Science is the poetry of reality

Somewhere between the job and the paycheck, there’s still a thing called opportunity, and that’s what you need to pursue - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographySomewhere between the job and the paycheck, there’s still a thing called opportunity, and that’s what you need to pursue - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

Somewhere between the job and the paycheck, there’s still a thing called opportunity, and that’s what you need to pursue

You become mature when you become the authority of your own lifeYou become mature when you become the authority of your own life

You become mature when you become the authority of your own life

Eternity is not future or past. Eternity is a dimension of now. - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyEternity is not future or past. Eternity is a dimension of now. - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

Eternity is not future or past. Eternity is a dimension of now.

Once in a golden hour, I cast to earth a seed, and up there grew a flower, that others called a weedOnce in a golden hour, I cast to earth a seed, and up there grew a flower, that others called a weed

Once in a golden hour, I cast to earth a seed, and up there grew a flower, that others called a weed

No pressure, no diamondsNo pressure, no diamonds

No pressure, no diamonds

Hot rod with cherry on topHot rod with cherry on top

Hot rod with cherry on top

Who are you then? I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.Who are you then? I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.

Who are you then? I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.

The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer - Igor Menaker Fine Art PhotographyThe need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer - Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography

The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer

Non-creative person: "Me creating art is pointless." Does nothing. Creative person: "Me creating art is pointless." Does it anyways.Non-creative person: "Me creating art is pointless." Does nothing. Creative person: "Me creating art is pointless." Does it anyways.

Non-creative person: "Me creating art is pointless." Does nothing. Creative person: "Me creating art is pointless." Does it anyways.

To be or not to be: that is the questionTo be or not to be: that is the question

To be or not to be: that is the question