Portraits of 19th-Century Characters with 21st-Century Gadgets

For his personal project “Gold Rush,” Los Angeles-based photographer Qingjian Meng combines two different eras. The subjects look like they’re from the 19th century, except each of the 8 people is using some piece of technology from the 21st century. “By creating these 19th Century characters posing with 21st Century technology, the portraits create a […]