Amongst us

Photo series

I have always been drawn to the unusual. I love finding the beauty in things others consider ugly.

This is what led me to document the monsters living amongst us.

I hope you’ll see that these creatures are just like us, despite their differences.

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Rieko_A_New_York_hotdog_vendor_giving_a_hotdog_to_a_small_monst_9f41bea1-797c-4532-9009-17683c6bd155-topaz-enhance
Rieko_a_cleaner_with_a_broom_picking_up_trash_at_an_amusement_p_f9c9e175-8e4d-433a-9055-7c39b38db300-topaz-enhance
Rieko_A_dirty_scruffy_monster_from_monsters_inc_visiting_de_wal_1a1e9411-785d-426f-91fd-1919175f7194-topaz-enhance
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Rieko_convicts_on_their_way_to_jail_in_a_bus_one_convict_is_a_m_bf7bc57d-6d1e-436b-8fcc-84dcd5fffa72-topaz-enhance
Rieko_security_escorting_a_monster_from_monsters_inc_out_of_the_c99bcd0f-15e0-4022-b27f-dbbd0b577979-topaz-enhance
Rieko_an_awkward_birthday_party_with_a_monster_from_monsters_in_e6b0f926-eec1-4583-86d2-bfb42fb4f751-topaz-enhance-sharpen
Rieko_a_family_portrait_of_a_mixed_family_the_father_is_a_monst_b99b3d50-72eb-46d5-9082-1d40c3fb5ce7-topaz-enhance
Rieko_people_waiting_in_line_to_buy_a_ticket_to_the_cinema_the__1dcd46fc-8d3b-41cb-8e45-d1a13a4a413a-topaz-enhance

"GRRRR ROAARRR!!!
ROAR ROAAARRR"

"Nice!"

"Gnarlw ROARRRR!
(harhar) BROAAAAARRRRR"

"Huurrdurhrudhhuur,
oompaloompa"

Selected Works

Gran SlamPhoto Series

Amongst UsPhoto Series

Surveilance StatePhoto Series

Snowy SlopesVisual Meditation


© rieko 2022

All art on this website is created with imagination first and brought to life with the help of AI. All humans portrayed are non existent. Their stories however are.