Everyday cosplay

The goal of this project was to show that cosplayers are everyday people like everyone else, because they tend to be misunderstood, at least in my home country. That's why I suggested to some of the best cosplayers in my country to shoot them at their work or home, wearing one of their favorite cosplay. I took this liberty, as I happen to know most of them quite well, being a cosplay photographer for many years and having co-operated with most of the big Greek conventions, thus having shot most of them repeatedly over the years. I had staged shots with the ones that accepted and could sync our schedules, but in this collection are the photos I took while they were doing something else, whether that was everyday life (e.g. Jim Keith, Ronny von Kaida), working (Ailiroy Creations, Darkenya Cosplay) or taking a break from the staged shots (e.g. D. Papadopoulos, Rene Polumorfous). I felt that these photos better depict their life and/or struggles and sport a more "sincere" look in their faces (where applicable). In the years since I first started the project I also had it with Turkish cosplayers and hopefully I will perform it in more countries as well.