Cortis & Sonderegger

Their collaboration began in 2005 while they were students at the Zurich University of the Arts.

[3][4] The duo are best known for their physical representations of famous photographs, titled Icons and begun in 2012.

The recreations involve the use of precision model-making to create three-dimensional miniature dioramas of the scene in the original photograph.

Once the diorama is built, the final product is a photograph of the overall scene, often including some of the tools and materials used in its making.

[2] Andreas Gursky's Rhein, the most expensive photograph ever sold, was the first subject of their recreations.