If you regularly hang out on flickr, you certainly know Vesa Lehtimäki aka Avanaut, a Finnish photographer rather good at staging minifigs, especially in the Star Wars universe. I have already presented you on several occasions with his various achievements on Hoth Bricks.

All his creations are the result of a clever mix between atmosphere, angle of view and careful lighting, for a visually impressive result. Avanaut has also inspired a whole generation of budding photographers, who try to imitate the master, with more or less success, moreover ...

So you won't be surprised to learn that LEGO has used his talents to stage minifigs from the LEGO Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit ranges.

This is what the current LEGO Club Magazine reveals In an article dedicated to this talented photographer.

You can also find out in another article an overview of the design process for the LEGO The Hobbit range. Everything is popularized enough to be accessible to the youngest, first readers of LEGO Club Magazine.

If you followed my advice in February 2011 and May 2011, you have integrated the photo gallery ofAvanaut, a prodigy of LEGO staging and photography.

With winter approaching, he leaves for Hoth to offer us new still spectacular shots where lighting, movement and atmosphere are skillfully controlled.

Avanaut returns this time with a visual featuring a Snowspeeder mowing down an AT-ST on a snowy hill and under the eyes of a Snowtrooper not necessarily more worried than that .....

The image was modified with Photoshop, in order to remove the suspension wires from the various elements of the scene, and the moving snow was reproduced using flour. 

So I repeat it once again: Add to your favorites this flickr gallery which still has many visual surprises in store for us in the coming months.

Among the myriad of LEGO-themed books, more or less interesting, that are flooding the shelves of bookstores right now, there is one that I look forward to. This is the above work, a promising collection of artistic creations by Vesa Lehtimäki, better known under the pseudonym ofAvanaut.

Anyone who has ever made a detour via his flickr gallery know the qualities of this talented Finnish photographer and LEGO was not mistaken by regularly calling on his services to highlight the LEGO The Hobbit range through skilfully crafted visuals (see these articles).

This 176-page book entitled "LEGO Star Wars: Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy"is expected in early November, but it is already in preorder at amazon.

(Compare before pre-ordering, prices vary according to European Amazon sites)

LEGO® Star Wars® sets and minifigures come to life in this beautiful photography book. Created by Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki using his son's favorite toys, the book features painstaking recreations of classic movie moments and hilarious new takes on fan-favorite characters and themes. Informative captions give technical details for each scene, while anecdotes from Lehtimäki offer background insights to his creative process. LEGO Star Wars Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy is a breathtaking new look at a timeless icon that allows fans to see their favorite minifigures from the classic saga in an exciting new way.

Some more information on the next DK editor's works with the above visuals of three of them.

On the left, the cover of the one entitled Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History (39.93 on amazon.fr), scheduled for next October and which will list the best LEGO sets released since 1955:

In the center LEGO Awesome Ideas (200 pages - September 2015 - 24.94 € on amazon.fr) which will therefore be a collection of instructions:

On the right a "beautiful book" of which you already know the author even if his name means nothing to you at first glance: Vesa Lehtimäki is better known under the pseudonym of Avanaut and you must have come across his magnificent photos at least once featuring minifigs and machines from the Star Wars universe (see his flickr gallery).

LEGO Star Wars Through A Lens will therefore probably be a collection of the best photos of Avanaut, who also works regularly for LEGO: He notably produced the promotional visuals for the LEGO The Hobbit range (see these articles).

Finally, the book LEGO: I Want That Minifigure (18.95 on amazon.fr), entirely dedicated to LEGO minifigs, will be accompanied by an exclusive minifigure, the description posted on amazon.com confirms this: