Photographer Mitchel Wu uses practical effect (no CGI) to create fantastic photography of toys living in an alternate universe, and the result is totally amazing! Check out some of his work below!

I create and craft stories through toy photography…capturing the illusion of motion and emotion where none exist. Bridging the gap between toys and the stories in one’s head – it’s all fun and games…

He also has a few simple animations:

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Some of you have seen this image before. I really liked it before animating it. But seeing this image in motion takes it to a completely different level! I even animated the suction cups (and yes, the sarlacc’s tentacles do indeed have suction cups! 🦑) 😂 // animated with @plotagraphpro. Use promo code “animate10” to save some💰 #tcb_loveinpublic #justanothertoygroup #_byot #starwars #toyboners #toyunion #wheretoysdwell #toyplanet #toycrewbuddies #toygroup_alliance #toysyn #toyspotcollector #jj_toys #anarchyalliance #toyartistry #toycommunity #toy_zone #toptoyphotos #spiderholster #simplycooldesign #graphicoozane #photoshop_creative @mottpe @simplycooldesign @plotagraphpro -@graphicoozane @photoshop_creative @art_collective @culturacolectiva @loweprobags @manfrottoimaginemore @spiderholster @wacom #plotagraph #lowepro #lpstorytellers #manfrotto #meandmymanfrotto #bobafett #sarlacc

A post shared by Mitchel Wu Photography (@mitchelwuphotography) on Nov 13, 2017 at 7:02pm PST

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Buzz’s Dream // 28 Days of Toy Stories – Day 26 Sponsored by @atmosphereaerosol @loweprobags @manfrottoimaginemore @spiderholster Animated using @plotagraph Moon mist created with Atmosphere Aerosol #tcb_tellmethetruth #justanothertoygroup #toyboners #toycrewbuddies #pixar #jj_toys #toyartistry #toyplanet #toptoyphotos #toystory #toyunion #mwtp28daysoftoystories #worldofartists #toyspotcollector #disney #toysyn #toyrevolution #epictoyart #spiderholster #lowepro #lpstorytellers #manfrotto #meandmymanfrotto #wacom #plotagraph #buzzlightyear #moon

A post shared by Mitchel Wu Photography (@mitchelwuphotography) on Feb 26, 2018 at 7:01pm PST

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Chappie’s easily distracted // My first 1/6 scale fig (thanks @shakem78). I’m really drawn to Chappie’s childlike nature and curiosity, which is juxtaposed against his incredible strength and occasional brutalization of people. // smoke fx created with @atmosphereaerosol. Animated with @plotaverse. #tcb_breakfastbunny #justanothertoygroup #_byot #toyboners #toyunion #wheretoysdwell #toyplanet #toycrewbuddies #toygroup_alliance #toysyn #toyspotcollector #jj_toys #anarchyalliance #toyartistry #toycommunity #toy_zone #toptoyphotos #spiderholster #lowepro #lpstorytellers #manfrotto #chappie #neilblomkamp #meandmymanfrotto #plotagraph #killer_motions @plotaverse @loweprobags @manfrottoimaginemore @spiderholster @atmosphereaerosol

A post shared by Mitchel Wu Photography (@mitchelwuphotography) on Jan 23, 2018 at 7:01pm PST

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Celestial Journies // @plotaverse #justanothertoygroup #_byot #starwars #toyboners #toyunion #wheretoysdwell #toyplanet #toycrewbuddies #toygroup_alliance #toysyn #toyspotcollector #jj_toys #anarchyalliance #toyartistry #toycommunity #toy_zone #toptoyphotos #spiderholster #lowepro #lpstorytellers #manfrotto #meandmymanfrotto #r2d2 @mottpe @simplycooldesign @plotaverse @graphicroozane @art_collective @culturacolectiva @loweprobags @manfrottoimaginemore @spiderholster @wacom #plotaverse #simplycooldesign #graphicroozane #artcollective #killer_motions

A post shared by Mitchel Wu Photography (@mitchelwuphotography) on Jan 8, 2018 at 11:16am PST

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A tighter crop on one of my favorite images. So many fun choices to make when animating water, especially when you can see all the turbulence within the glass. And then there’s the tiny details that’ll likely go unnoticed, like the tiny moving drip under the bottom of the glass💧// Animated with @plotagraphpro #justanothertoygroup #toyboners #toycrewbuddies #pixar #jj_toys #toyartistry #toyplanet #toptoyphotos #toystory #toyunion #toystory #toyspotcollector #disney #toysyn #toyrevolution #toystory #epictoyart #spiderholster #lowepro #lpstorytellers #manfrotto #meandmymanfrotto @mottpe @simplycooldesign @plotagraphpro @graphicoozane @photoshop_creative @art_collective @culturacolectiva @loweprobags @manfrottoimaginemore @spiderholster @wacom #plotagraph #photoshop_creative #simplycooldesign #graphicoozane #artcollective #spiderholster #simplycooldesign @mottpe @simplycooldesign @plotagraphpro @photoshop_creative @art_collective #graphicroozane @culturacolectiva @loweprobags @manfrottoimaginemore @spiderholster @graphicoozane @wacom #plotagraph #lowepro #lpstorytellers #manfrotto #meandmymanfrotto #splash

A post shared by Mitchel Wu Photography (@mitchelwuphotography) on Nov 22, 2017 at 7:14am PST

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Runnin’ down a dream // a fairly simple animation requiring the masking of Antman using stabilizer/anchor points and then giving the debris directional flow. Plus a little extra finesse to have the debris move within the shield. Animated using @plotagraphpro #toycrewbuddies #epictoyart #justanothertoygroup #_byot #toygroup_alliance #toysyn #toyspotcollector #jj_toys #anarchyalliance #toyartistry #toyplanet #toyunion #toyboners #marvel #marveluniverse #disney #toptoyphotos #toycommunity #toy_zone #antman #marveluniverse #spiderholster #lowepro #lpstorytellers #manfrotto #meandmymanfrotto @mottpe @simplycooldesign @plotagraphpro @graphicoozane @photoshop_creative @art_collective @culturacolectiva @loweprobags @manfrottoimaginemore @spiderholster @wacom #plotagraph #photoshop_creative #simplycooldesign #graphicoozane #artcollective

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