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Generation Gap: Retro inspired, digital photography series is nostalgia personified

Remember Kellogg's Variety Packs? And making mixtapes for your friends? Your first pair of Adidas Stan Smiths, and the Lego Death Star? Mike Campau has collated a selection of his childhood highlights for his retro inspired CGI project, Generation Gap.

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Six coloured cassette tapes arranged in three rows against a gradient pink and blue background, including Sony and BASF branded tapes

Speaking of his inspiration, Mike said: "Images of my childhood, when we had to get up to change the channel, collected enough stickers to fill a photo album (oh, and we had photo albums!), video games were for rainy days, used film to capture images, cranked up our boom boxes with homemade mixed tapes, ran around with toy guns that looked like the real thing, and had to "dial" a number."

With over 15 years of experience in creating powerful imagery for large brands and their high profile agencies, Mike specialises in hybrid imagery, mixing photography with CGI. Discover more on Behance.

Via Behance | All images courtesy and copyright of Mike Campau

Colourful cassette tapes in pink and purple hues arranged together, evoking nostalgic 1980s mixtape culture
Colourful 3D rendered Rubik's cubes in various stages of completion against a gradient background with reflections
Three vintage television sets with rabbit ear aerials arranged centrally against a gradient purple and yellow background
Closeup of a vintage gaming console control panel with buttons and a glowing dial knob, bathed in purple and blue lighting
Vintage breakfast cereal boxes including Kellogg's Rice Krispies and Peanut Butter arranged against a gradient blue to coral background
Colourful Kellogg's Variety Pack cereal boxes arranged on a gradient blue and pink background in Mike Campau's Generation Gap series
A lime green Nintendo Entertainment System controller connected by a cable to a matching green NES console on a bright yellow-green background
Rows of coloured cassette tapes with tangled cables arranged horizontally against an orange to green gradient background
Overhead view of retro sci-fi toys including a pink and blue spaceship and satellite models arranged against a gradient pink and turquoise background with geometric grid patterns
Neon-lit CGI scene featuring towering pink and cyan robotic structures flanking a central spacecraft against a gradient sky in Mike Campau's Generation Gap series
Four vintage boomboxes arranged in a cross formation with neon blue and green lighting against a dark background
Neon-lit turntable and audio equipment in vibrant blues, greens and pinks from Mike Campau's Generation Gap project
Pair of vintage Adidas trainers with green stripes against a vibrant gradient background of pink, blue and green light
Pair of colourful CGI Adidas trainers with neon green and pink stripes against a vibrant blue background
Vintage orange rotary telephone with purple accents and coiled cord against a gradient pink and purple background, rendered in CGI
Four vintage rotary telephones arranged symmetrically against an orange and purple gradient background
Eighteen circular badges arranged in two rows displaying nostalgic 1980s and 1990s imagery including toys, technology, food brands and cultural icons against a gradient teal and yellow background
Glowing neon-rimmed circular objects arranged on a gradient yellow-green surface, evoking retro technology and nostalgia in Mike Campau's Generation Gap CGI series
Collection of vintage Garbage Pail Kids trading cards arranged in a cross pattern against a yellow-to-green gradient background
Collection of vintage trading cards and stickers arranged at an angle, featuring colourful illustrated characters and text on bright green and orange backgrounds
Retro VHS tape box with illustrated faces and text on bright green background, surrounded by other colourful vintage media items from Mike Campau's Generation Gap series
Three retro handheld gaming devices with colourful spheres arranged on a gradient blue-to-green background, part of Mike Campau's Generation Gap nostalgia project
Vintage film cameras and camera components arranged in a cross formation against a gradient background transitioning from orange to purple
Vintage Nikon film camera with rose gold and black body displayed under purple lighting, surrounded by blurred camera lenses
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