Portraits Of Fans In Costume, At Home
Steve Schofield has some wonderful portraits of fan's dressed up in costumes. There's plenty of Star Trek, Star Wars, Cowboys and of course an Elvis.
Here's a bit of what Steve's website Bio says:
My practice is concerned with exploring the fascination that the British public has with American popular culture and the sub-cultural world of fandom. In the images, I have shown people in their own homes and environments wearing costumes that they would be dressed in to attend events with other like-minded individuals. It seeks to offer a glimpse into seemingly ordinary lives of my subjects and allows the private to become public. The work hints at the depth of people's fantasies and the methods they employ to adopt this culture as part of their own lifestyle as a means of escapism.
This is my favourite:

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