Surrealism is an ideological and artistic movement that emerged after the First World War in response to the tragedies and insanity of the devastating war between nations.
Surrealist photographers like to use dream-like images to convey the illogical, as well as to probe further into the inner workings of the human psyche.
Surrealist photographers are able to make photos that are both visually pleasing and thought-provoking through the use of unconventional or unexpected perspectives.
The Surrealist photographer can manipulate the relative sizes and positioning of the objects within the shot in order to achieve depth or distance in forced perspective.
Images can also be altered by manipulating the film itself. Surrealist photographers often use this approach to produce abstract or disorienting Surreal photographs.