Double Take presents thirty-nine uncannily accurate reconstructions of the great images & moments from history – ranging from the earliest known photograph, through the landmark events of the 20th & 21st century, the icons of popular culture & the art world, to the world’s most expensive photograph. These intricately crafted works have been created in miniature by photographers Jojakim Cortis & Adrian Sonderegger. Inspired by the record auction price of $4.3m set by Andreas Gursky’s Rhein II in 2011, they set themselves a challenge: could they use model making & lighting skills to reconstruct the Gursky image in their Zürich studio? The photograph they created from a miniaturized diorama of Rhein II was a success. It worked! This one-off challenge became the starting point for a larger personal project by the duo – a whole series of increasingly elaborate & difficult recreations of photographs of pivotal events throughout history. The whole world, & the surface of the moon, were conjured in their studio. Double Take is not just a technical tour de force – it opens up a wider consideration of image making, of the ‘slideshow’ of famous photographs we each hold in our memory, & of the problem at the heart of the medium: can the photographic image ever be trusted? With a full selection of images showing the making of the reconstructions in the studio, an introduction by Christian Caujolle, a supporting essay by Florian Ebner (of the Pompidou Centre) & an in-depth interview with the photographers, Double Take is the perfect volume for all with a love of photography with a twist & a sense of humour.