We've featured Brian McCarty's terrific toy photography many times on Boing Boing. He's a master at setting a perfect scene and using just the right perspective to trick me into thinking that the strange vinyl characters on my shelf come alive when I'm not looking. Brian's photos are now collected in a wonderful hardcover book appropriately titled Art-Toys. The book includes more than 100 photos, each on its own page, featuring toys designed by Mark Ryden, Gama-Go, Frank Kozik, FriendsWithYou, Tim Biskup, Amanda Visell, Attaboy, and dozens of other artists. BB pal Douglas Rushkoff wrote the intro. I really dig the back-of-the-book "behind-the-scenes" snapshots that reveal the time, detail, and love that goes into every one of Brian's photos. Art-Toys by Brian McCarty (Amazon)
- Brian McCarty: Obama (toy) at the Lorraine Motel
- Brian McCarty's photo of Hello Kitty
- Brian McCarty's photo of El Chupacabras
- Moon Wanderers photographed by Brian McCarty
- Mark Ryden's first toy, photographed by Brian McCarty
- Brian McCarty's art toy photography
- Brian McCarty's Sasquatch photo
- Brian McCarty: "God of Animation" toy photo and a TV series …