Thomas Barbèy’s astounding surrealism

Today, everyone’s a photographer, grabbing their iPhones for a quick snap. Pictures are posted at a moment’s notice on Facebook and Instagram, so there’s never a void of visuals. Perhaps this image saturation is why surreal photo manipulation is particularly intriguing; smartphone cameras and social networking can’t hold a candle to an artist’s vivid imagination.

Nuées

We all remember the summer days when we used to lie on the grass, watching the clouds, making up stories and trying to catch them. This is what french artist Laurent Millet did in his dreamy series ‘Nuées’.

Under the wave…

Abgetaucht: Der australische Fotograf Mark Tipple hat eine Fotoserie veröffentlicht, die von der Schönheit unter Wasser erzählt. Das Bild diesen jungen Mannes machte Tipple zufällig – es war seine Inspiration für sein “Unterwasserprojekt”.

Nina Leen | Masters of Photography

Russian-born Nina Leen was one of the first female photographers to shoot for LIFE magazine, which, fortunately for us, means there’s a ton of her work available on the Google LIFE photo archives. While mostly known for her work with animals including a dog named Lucky that she adopted and apparently put hats on, it’s Leen’s photographs of women that I find most fascinating.

Breathtaking Photos

Caged monkeys await their fate at a medical laboratory in Hubei Province, China. The judges liked that this image subverts the usual romanticized approach to wildlife photography and more accurately reflects the fate of many of the world’s animals.

By Li Feng, China

The Many Faces

A photography series entitled “Couples” by Spanish artist Reclarkgable. It is the same two people in different outfits and hairstyles. It reminds me of Cindy Sherman‘s work, who would portray different female characters in her pictures.