Moon Wanderers photographed by Brian McCarty

Toy photographer Brian McCarty shot this dreamy image of the Moon Wanderers, resin figures that are hand-cast and painted by Russian artist Sergey Safonov. Here's what Brian said of the photo shoot:

I fell in love with the characters, instantly imagining a scene of floating figures under a paper moon. To achieve the shot, I mounted the toys on metal rods and drove them deep into the soft mud of Two Ocean Lake inside Grand Teton National Park. The camera was placed on a semi-submerged tripod, and a very long exposure made the water seem glassy, except for the rippled reflection of strobe light off a paper moon suspended in the background.

Moon Wanderers

[#1 posted by Stefan Jones, September 17, 2009 11:24 AM]

I like the little fox. Can't figure out exactly where to buy him though.

[#2 posted by BrianMc, September 17, 2009 1:26 PM]

I'm still in love with the design of the fox!

The artist is selling the figures directly, as fast as he can make the edition. I don't have details on pricing, but your best bet is to contact Sergey directly: sergeysafonov [at] gmail.com

You can also check out the blog Vinyl Pulse for more information: http://www.vinylpulse.com/2009/03/moon-fox-by-sergey-safanov-1.html

[#3 posted by p96, September 17, 2009 2:33 PM]

Wow!

[#4 posted by imag, September 17, 2009 11:16 PM]

Ingenius image, brilliantly shot. Thank you.

[#5 posted by devophill, September 18, 2009 4:13 AM]

So, you're saying it's only a paper moon?

[#6 posted by Jeremyriad, September 18, 2009 11:30 PM]

Congrats, Sergey! Great figure and really nice guy. Sergey is also behind the toy database: http://www.rotocasted.com

And, as usual, excellent photo, Brian.