'From a perspective of documentary photography, surrealism should not be regarded as a genre with solid boundaries. For surrealism to be of any practical benefit in documentary it needs to be seen as a
distinctive visual and conceptual strategy...'
Surrealism as a creative movement means to record our pure and subconscious mind, uncontrolled by any reason or moral predispositions. This theory when applied to documentary photography, often results in rich and very emotional photographs, the emphasis on strong emotional message is often underlined with such technical tricks like double exposure or purpose blurring. Pictures are often suggestive and with a strong sexual essence. Strongly defined composure, unusual angles, focus on geometric shapes and introduction of grids and lines can also be often observed. And undoubtably an element of dream like quality is an essential element of a surrealist photograph.
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Graciella Iturbide
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Andre Kertesh
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Eugene Atget |
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Paolo Pellegrin |
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