After putting the figures into their picture-perfect poses, he removes the stands he uses to prop them and some of the more obvious joints with Photoshop to make them seem more life-like. For someone who picked up photography as a hobby, he certainly does an exceptional job!

In an interview with Shutterbug, Hardjo explained “I use my daily experience as source of ideas… All I do is replace the ‘usual’ thing with the ‘unusual.’”