Intentional Twins

I’ve mentioned GENEVEtokyo’s art director Ani Watanabe’s photolog, Fotografia, in the past, but hadn’t checked it out in a while. I still have trouble believing that all the pictures in the “Intentional Twins” gallery are real!

Update
As a reader points out, these pictures are indeed manipulated (look at the creases in the clothes).

Category: Photography • Web

Responses:

They aren’t real.
What are odds that two different people would have the exact same folds and wrinkles in their clothing? Yet every pair in these pictures have the same folds and wrinkles.

Still… very nicely done.

06.02.28 22:06
Posted by Eric
Hahahaha… I’ve been had!

06.02.28 22:22
Posted by Jean Snow
About three of them looked like they were manipulated… then again, maybe not…

Fold, even the way the hair is drapped… down to the strands…

Andre’

06.02.28 22:23
Posted by Andre
the photoshop work is quick/dirty at best (seatbelt fading out, for example). but i doubt the artist’s desire is to “trick” people (even thou JS was - doh!).

something tastier is behind these great photos..

06.03.01 16:04
Posted by noogz
Oh, of course, there’s no malice intended with these pictures. It’s definitely a fun series, and I think it’s really well done.

06.03.01 16:22
Posted by Jean Snow

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