中文简介：

在这个大胆的、超现实的摄影庆祝活动中，70位cosplay爱好者抛开他们平凡的日常生活，化身为一天的英雄。

在2018年参加了一次COSPLAY大会后，摄影师瑟斯坦·雷丁（Thurstan Redding）被COSPLAY这个主题所吸引，开始了一个为期三年的摄影项目，以一种独特的方式描绘COSPLAY。在这本大胆而令人惊讶的书中，他捕捉到了令人着迷的cosplay世界。通过在最不起眼的地方展示70名COSPLAYER，这本特别的书强调了创造力如何在最平凡的现实中茁壮成长。

时尚大腕凯蒂·格兰德（Katie Grand）的前言，作家和表演者汤姆·拉斯穆森（Tom Rasmussen）探讨cosplay社会和文化背景的文章，以及知名时尚作家萨拉·麦卡尔平（Sara McAlpine）对雷丁富有启发性的采访，这些内容让这本引人注目的书更加完整，并揭示出隐藏在现实表面下的幻想世界。

英文简介：

In this bold, surreal photographic celebration of the fantastical beauty of cosplay, 70 cosplayers leave behind their everyday existence and become heroes for a day.

After attending a cosplay convention in 2018, photographer Thurstan Redding became captivated by cosplay as a subject matter and embarked on a three-year photographic project to portray cosplay in a way it had never been seen before. In this bold and surprising volume, he captures the transfixing world of cosplay. Brought to life through the presentation of 70 cosplayers in the most unassuming of locations, this exceptional book highlights how creativity can thrive in the most mundane realities.

A foreword by fashion powerhouse Katie Grand, an essay by writer and performer Tom Rasmussen, who discusses the social and cultural context of cosplay, and an illuminating interview with Redding by noted fashion writer Sara McAlpine complete this compelling volume. Sometimes, all it takes is to scratch the surface of our realities to reveal the fantasy that lies beneath.