Joshua Hoffine is a photographer in Kansas City, Missouri. He's interested in the psychology of fear. ee Wa SCAG: COM. Hoffine creates images that depict the most common fears small children have when growing up. By using small children, he says on his website, the viewer is "grounded in their point of view." The monsters that threaten the children are now a threat for the viewer, and It's a powerful experiance. J LiL th cela Hottine enlists his own daughters to model for a lot of his photos. Though the images look scary, he says that his daughters enjoy dressing up and being a part of the creations. A lot of the scariest parts of the scenes are photoshopped In afterward, so his girls are Just great at acting Scared. tee La) Hoffine'’s focus on childhood fears came from his interest in “union psychology," and the experiences and fears that humans find universal. Sa Through his photos, both he and the viewer find a better understanding of what it maans to experiance fear, both as a child and as an adult. Some audiences became outraged at the scary scenes he's created, but he assures them that everyone involved 15 safe and having fun. Pte ea