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Photographer marks 25 years capturing unrelated look-alikes

CBC News · 27 days ago
CBC News
CBC News
27 days ago

Montreal photographer François Brunelle has spent 25 years photographing people who look strikingly alike but share no relation. His project, I’m not a look-alike!, explores identity, coincidence, and human connection through portraits of uncanny doubles.

Breakdown
  • Francois Brunel has photographed 250 pairs of unrelated look-alikes since 2000. 24s
  • The project was inspired by Brunel being told he resembled Mr. Bean. 49s
  • Subjects often experience only brief surprise when meeting their look-alike. 1m 22s
  • Participant Liliana Rubin described meeting her doppelganger and shared that their similarities extended beyond appearance. 2m 29s
  • The project title, 'I'm Not a Lookalike,' was chosen to reflect participants' mixed feelings about their resemblance. 3m 40s
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