Yesterday on The Star Wars Show, the winners of the 2018 Star Wars Fan Awards were revealed, and among the winners there was a large representation of the Star Wars toy community that I proudly am a part of. In particular, three toy photographers I look up to and work with over at the Exclu Collective took home awards for a few of the featured categories, so I wanted to highlight their work.
First up is Trevor Williams, who goes by OneSix_Shooter on IG. This dude recreated the iconic poster for A New Hope using action figures and and actual Darth Vader helmet. It won him Best Poster and Best in Show this year, which he greatly deserved. Just look at his masterpiece below.
Next up is Zay Takahashi, who goes by Blksrs on IG. Zay won for Photo Audience Choice, thanks to his beautiful shot of him and his daughter cosplaying as Captain Rex and Rey respectively. When you see the shot below, you’ll know why he won this category.
Finally, there’s Jason Yang, who goes by Workmoreorless on IG. Jason won the Spirit of Fandom award for his video short that recreates a 1980’s commercial for Star Wars action figures. He enlisted his brood to pull it off, which coupled with the awesome concept and dated looking video, is surely what led him to victory. Check out his winner below.
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If you love Star Wars and appreciate fan art based on it, then you owe it to yourself to follow these toy photographers on IG. I dabble myself, so you can check out my shots over in the sidebar if you’re interested. I’m not an award winner though, so prepared to be underwhelmed after checking out the work above.
