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Like many people, I always imagine weird things when I walk in the street, when I work or when I’m home. But I never found a good way to tell what goes through my head.

One day, wanting to make a joke with friends, I replaced a statue of Napoleon in Cherbourg with a picture of my little pony on my phone and took a picture. I had so much fun that I put it on Facebook, people immediately liked it.

I remade another photo in this style, people still loved it. I had finally found a way to tell all the stupid things that I think at that time! The scenes of everyday life always make me think of things I've seen in cartoons, movies or video games. With these kinds of photos, I can show people what goes through my head daily.

You can also see my previous posts by clicking here, here and here.

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I am a 39-year-old photographer living in Cherbourg in Normandy, France. I was a teacher for ten years (history in high school). However, during the COVID pandemic, two years ago, I quit my job to pursue my passion: photography and filmmaking!

I started photography when my first girl was born, ten years ago. Like many parents, I bought a camera to take pictures of my children and I thought it was great. I continued to take a lot of pictures and things happened "naturally".

I also wanted to try to make videos and I was successful enough to quickly make my way to a documentary filmmaker. That's what I'm doing now as well. It all started with photography.

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Tanja Joensen
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like my home country the Faroe Islands but in a much more funny way

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I like photography because it has become a very popular art, everyone can take beautiful photos today, everyone has a chance. It is not reserved for the elite.

For me, creating photos, videos, montages is like oxygen, I need them in order to live. Maybe the most challenging part could be the moment when the job is over.

Today, I make films for television in France and I also work for the cinema. It's fun because it all started with a simple photo, then a funny montage. My background pretty much sums up what is the magic of internet 2.0. I continue to take pictures but mostly for fun.

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6 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That would be a good idea for a real sign, maybe even for a movie (a sarcastic comedy)

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“The Circleeee of liiiife, it moves us allll, through despair, andd looove” * out of tune. (Not hold me accountable to those lyrics

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is what his story would have looked like if he wen to tone of those unaccredited lesser known wizardry schools.