Saturday, April 18, 2015

'We Can Be Heroes': Photo series portrays ordinary people as comic-book superheroes

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Heroes are all around us, if you know where to look.


Dubai-based, Scottish/South African photographer Martin Beck harnessed his unique sense of humor to create "We Can Be Heroes," a series of gritty portraits of everyday people as famous Marvel and DC Comics superheroes.



"When we think of superheroes, we think of perfect bodies and beautiful faces, achieving unbelievable feats," Beck told Mashable in a release. "This project tries to humanize superheroes."


Beck traveled around the world, including to the UK, Middle East and New Zealand, capturing portraits of people from different walks of life. But they all had one thing in common: "Folks who feel they didn’t quite make it at superhero school and are, like most of us, living their lives, doing their day-to-day chores, trying to live a happy life while providing for their loved ones." Read more...


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