WorkPhotography

The ups and downs of agency life told through miniature people

Derrick Lin is a senior strategist at advertising agency Resource/Ammirati in Columbus, Ohio. As anyone who works in advertising, his workday is always stressful and chaotic with ridiculous situations thrown at him from both the clients and his coworkers.

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Miniature figurine of a man with arm raised standing on fabric with a blurred city street and yellow taxi cabs in the background

Seeing there is no socially acceptable way to complain about work, he started to create imaginary scenes of his agency life work scenarios with the use of his iPhone and desk lamp, taking photographs which he then shares via social media.

With the help of miniature figures, he brings his honest thoughts and feelings about stressful situations to life right on his desk. And each photo is paired with a corresponding caption. Here are just a few examples of his latest creations. Discover more over on Instagram or Tumblr.

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Tiny figurine of a man sitting on the edge of an open book, gazing up at a large curved page above him
Tiny figurines standing on a wooden plank beneath text reading "SOCIAL MEDIA", depicting miniature people navigating the demands of social media work
Three miniature figures in red jackets stand together inside a curved white architectural space, looking upwards
Miniature figures staged on a desk beside a bed and wardrobe, with a Timex digital clock displaying 4:00 behind them, depicting an agency life scenario
Miniature figures in orange safety outfits stand among small rubbish bins on a notebook page next to a pencil, with handwritten text reading "let's just use the idea from the last pitch
Tiny figurines appear to be climbing or pulling on an earphone cable draped across a checkered shirt collar near a person's ear
Tiny figure sitting on the rim of a bright red mug filled with black liquid, depicting a work stress scenario by Derrick Lin
Tiny figure perched on rim of a desk lamp with papers flying behind it, depicting the chaos of agency work
Miniature figures stand on a giant medicine bottle lying on its side in an office setting, with one figure diving off the bottle's rim
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