It was very easy to see this in their posts. The collectors focused more on, well, collecting, and the photographers focused more on – wait for it – photography. PhotographerĪs I got to know them, I realized there were 2 main categories of AFOLs (adult fan on LEGO): Collectors and photographers. However, either this way or that way, they were there, still collecting, still playing, still photographing, and they didn’t care much about what “regular” people thought about them. It is, after all, a toy, and global prejudice is kinda hard to ignore. While I don’t know everyone’s personal story, I doubt they had it easy when it comes to LEGO.
That’s why I was so happy to see many people saying “Wrong!!” Playing games, as long as it was for a short time, was acceptable, but playing with a toy… I mean, come on, there are more important stuff to do in life, right? You see, I had to hide my interest in LEGO from almost everyone I’ve known my whole life, because it was childish to play with toys, a woman should be interested in more serious stuff, like finding a husband, or raising kids, or cooking, or… I’m sure you get the idea.
Sure, I knew it was one of the most popular toys worldwide, but I would never imagined I’d find a place with so many adults, rather than children. When I first started an account on Instagram, I was amazed at the number of people interested in LEGO. But before we get started on that, there’s another observation I’d like to share first. One of my biggest discoveries were about the Legends of Chima LEGO Minifigures. Some things start nibbling your brain, and as time passes by, you find proof of whether you were right or wrong.
Some are easier, like where a certain collector/photographer is from, or whether they like sharing behind the scenes images or not, but this is not always the case.
When you’ve been in the LEGO community for a long time, you tend to notice things.
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