We featured a pair of classic photographs recreated in LEGO by Mike Stimpson several months ago, and I was pleased to see another work of LEGO art from Mike come through my feeds earlier today.

Here’s “V.J. Day Times Square” by Alfred Eisenstaedt (compare to original):

Even more pleasing (though slightly frustrating that I’d missed them), was seeing that Mike had created even more LEGO versions of classic photos.

I found the juxtaposition of LEGO smiley faces and the subject matter deeply moving in Mike’s version of “Viet Cong Captain” by Eddie Adams (Warning: The original is appropriately graphic):

See more in Mike Stimpson’s Classics in LEGO photoset on Flickr.