About Jeff Friesen

Jeff Friesen is an award-winning photographer, author, LEGO artist, and creator of miniature worlds. Jeff has received the photography world’s highest honors, including an Award of Excellence from Communication Arts. His work has been published in dozens of magazines and exhibited around the world. Jeff is the author of 6 books, including The LEGO Engineer, released on November 1, 2022.

Jeff’s LEGO art won Creation of the Year from The Brothers Brick, and his LEGO Micro Cities have been featured on The LEGO Group’s official channels. In addition to his own books, Jeff is featured in LEGO Heroes, published by Chronicle Books.

Jeff’s LEGO recreations of Banksy’s artwork were a worldwide sensation and reposted on Banksy’s own Instagram channel in 2014.

Welcome to Classic Space Prime, the galactic capital where you can see the world through yellow-tinted glass. It’s a future where interstellar travel is unlimited, but buildings must be painted in one shade of blue. I was lucky enough to be a
Secrets hide in every hollow of this ancient university town. One bit of knowledge that’s easy to find are instructions for the rightmost building—just swipe for those. • • • #lego #legoarchitecture #miniatureart #diorama #
This city’s architecture is inspired by Piranesi, an artist who made etchings featuring fantastical versions of Roman architecture. He lived during the 1700s, and sadly left no Instagram account to link to. These micro cities are not pre-plan
Have we entered the time when new year’s greetings become awkward? Perhaps, but I do wish you all a happy and colorful 2023! To acknowledge time’s passage here is a futuristic city that reflects on the past with a retro color palette. Pu
Ahoy, me hearties! Here’s a hidden pirate village to explore. It’s on a 20 x 20 base, and the bricks are all real, as usual. (I enjoy digital builds, but prefer the tactile quality of bricks in hand). The cannon galleon was recently captu