© Famous Faces – Takkoda, published by teNeues, www.teneues.com. Photo © 2010 Takkoda. Please do not name any real person, living or dead, in conjunction with the images. These are real pets, not real celebrities. The well-known individuals have not had any involvement in the creation of the images and they have not approved them, nor has their approval been sought for the publication of these images.
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The book “Famous Faces” by takkoda, teNeues Publishing Company 2011, is an encyclopedic effort like Madame Tussaud’s project. But it is a satyric project: All celebrities are featured as animals: The authors, “Takkoda” (Sioux word = anonymous for two pet loving British couples) – they used digital tools, no living animal was harmed for this pet parodies. Maybe I’m wrong sometimes trying to analyze that modern iconography, some of them I did not recognize, I’m German not British, I’m a philosopher, not a pop music fan: but I’m sure, other readers would identify more of the famous faces. By the way: “The well-known individuals have not had any involvement in the creation of the images and they have not approved them …”
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12 more portraits at
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1306855/Copy-cats-dogs–Quirky-new-calendar-uses-pets-spoof-rich–famous.html
do you know all the twelve?
some of them are dead, others still living 
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related:
British photographer sued for jokey Che Guevara dog card
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http://www.teneues.com/shop-de/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Famous%20Faces
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http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/weekly-photo-challenge/
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http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/weekly-photo-challenge-faces/
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(@frizztext) September 16, 2011
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I looked at the links and I did not recognize all the faces. I like the Start Trek one. Good job with faces.
Nice post
Haha! This is awesome! I definitely see who they are trying to resemble.
12 more portraits at
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1306855/Copy-cats-dogs–Quirky-new-calendar-uses-pets-spoof-rich–famous.html
do you know all the twelve?
some of them are dead, others still living
lovely animals!
Unique face.
Thanks for stopping by my site. I appreciate it. Have a great day ahead!
Thanks for the pingback as well.
A very unique entry. Thanks for sharing
OMG Frizztext!!!
That picture reminds me of a very famous designer and you know who I am talking about… I won’t name him but we both know who he is because he is German… OMG !!! What a riot!
Ha! Very clever!
Love the facial expressions.
related:
“Music for man”
by Federico Erra, on Flickr, sent to my group http://www.flickr.com/groups/abc-visualized/
letter F / Face:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/abc-visualized/discuss/72157623407051895/#comment72157623559849716
lol. cool!
compare my post
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/faces/
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photo by frizztext
The pets dressed to look like famous people are too cute!
Very good, I love the the mono of the girl with freckles. I went back again and again! Oh and your pareidolics as well. Love them.
related:
photo by Antonio Serna, on Flickr, sent to my group BLOG IT!
title=”Don Genaro” by gdiazdeleon, on Flickr, sent to my group BLOG IT!
portrait shot by my friend Tom McFarlane, R.I.P., who sent, in his lifetime, many photos to me …
Photo: The Italian artist Prof. Luigi Frappi and Annabel – photo uploaded by Luigi Frappi