Reimagining the past
An Australian artist creates a whimsical world out of vintage Romanian portraits


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(Image credit: (Costica Acsinte Archive, Jane Long)The original photos are part of the Costica Acsinte Archive, a collection of public domain images by the eponymous Romanian photographer, who captured the)

(Image credit: (Costica Acsinte Archive, Jane Long))

(Image credit: (Costica Acsinte Archive, Jane Long))

(Image credit: (Costica Acsinte Archive, Jane Long)An image can take between 10-15 hours of PhotoShop production. But, once in a while, Long will be so inspired that she'll work on a piece for days. The ima)

(Image credit: (Costica Acsinte Archive, Jane Long))

(Image credit: (Costica Acsinte Archive, Jane Long))

(Image credit: (Costica Acsinte Archive, Jane Long)To see more of Jane Long's work, check out her website or follow her on Facebook)
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Jackie Friedman is the assistant photo editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the photojournalism program at Kent State University and now lives in New York.
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