Photographer Benedek Lampert’s new series, The Nature We Replaced, combines the miniature worlds the photographer is known for crafting with powerful environmental storytelling. As Lampert explains, his previous miniature photography series have focused on bringing realistic worlds to life. In his new series, Lampert put miniature versions of endangered animals, like polar bears, sea turtles, orangutans, and more, into environments “that should never exist.” Each of the intricate environments Lampert built is made from materials that threaten that habitat and the animals that call it home. I thought it would be fun to recreate that story in my own style, so I bought a penguin figure and created a miniature scene based on it,” the photographer says.