These Photos Of Everyday Life Are Hiding Something A Little Less Ordinary

At first glance, these photographs seem like fairly standard street photography. They’re grainy and black-and-white, and show rows of houses, people on sidewalks, and other staples of urban living. But look closer and you might notice something else.

This photo series comes to us from photographer Thomas Dagg, who blends the real and the fantastic so seamlessly that it’s almost imperceptible. The series, aptly called Star Wars, puts the iconic imagery of the film franchise (the ships, the creatures, and the characters) into everyday situations that we can recognize. A baseball game is played with light sabers. Tie-fighters are spotted in the sky over residential buildings. And in an alley, Han Solo’s carbonite-encased body has been placed out with the recycling.

On a technical level, the photo editing is impressive. The items from the Star Wars universe are blended in so as to appear perfectly natural and at home in ours.

Some of them are overt, and some of them require a little bit of looking. Finally spotting each iconic Star Wars reference tucked into the photos is strangely rewarding. The photos might also suggest that we should be less quick to take things for granted, or to assume that the things we see every day are typical and boring. You never know what you’ll spot if you take a closer look.

You can see Dagg’s other photo series on his website, and keep up with his latest projects on his Facebook and Instagram pages.