# Doll-Faced Travel Photography The Ofer Wolberger 'Life With Maggie' Series Takes You on a Trip By Romina S. Cortellucci | Published 2012-06-23 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ofer-wolberger-life-with-maggie1 References: [beautifuldecay](http://beautifuldecay.com/2012/06/20/ofer-wolbergers-life-with-maggie-travel-diary/) & [oferwolberger](http://oferwolberger.com/projects/life-with-maggie/) The Ofer Wolberger 'Life With Maggie' series documents the liminality of travel. The ongoing series created by New York City-based artist Ofer Wolberger photographs the [journey of a mysterious doll-faced girl](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1) named Molly. As Wolberger describes on his website the, "Life with Maggie is the unique record of a character lost in time and place." The series becomes an ode to the [photographic travel journal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/all-within-the-detour). The journals construct a static moment in time that is cemented through the camera. Maggie journeys throughout America and even across the pond to France, creating a [diary of photographs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-wrapped). The compositions of the shots are filled with color documenting the historic to the completely mundane as Maggie carries the same expression in each shot. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 49% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Doll-faced Photography Trend:** Photographers using dolls as subjects in travel photography for a unique and ambiguous perspective. - **Nostalgic Travel Journals Trend:** A trend of stylized travel journals being replaced by photographic travelogues that document static moments in time. - **Color-centric Photography Trend:** A trend focussing on the use of vibrant colors to capture both historic and mundane moments of travel. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Travel Photography Industry:** The travel photography industry could take advantage of this trend to market themselves in creative new ways. - **Toy Industry:** Toy companies and doll makers could take advantage of this trend to market their products for photography use. - **Camera Industry:** Camera manufacturers could capitalize on this trend by designing new products that cater to the needs of travel photographers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Personal Nostalgic Photo Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holy-ohio.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Travel Lifestyle Brand Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-changed-me.md) - [Travel-Themed Fractured Mirrors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baggage-claim-mirrors.md) - [Public Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith.md) - [Photography Project Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Artistic Photography Instant Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moir-21-instant-film-camera.md) - [British Youth-Culture Photography Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-and-away.md)