Photographers Recreate Leibovitz’s Ronaldo and Messi Photo with an iPhone

Two photographers perfectly recreated Annie Leibovitz’s record-breaking picture of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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“We try to make super cool and impactful photos with easy tricks so that they are as reproducible as possible,” the content creators say.

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‘The Panorama Trick’

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