15 Surreal Photo Manipulations

Photo manipulations are illusions created by heavy photo editing techniques. It is an art where ordinary photos are transformed into something alluring, and totally out of the box. Erik Johansson was invited to do a TED Talk on this subject recently. There are subtle photo manipulations and there are those that depict a far-fetched illusion executed in a realistic way. In this post we’ve rounded up 15 surreal processed photos. They are all visually stunning so take a look!

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photo by Conor Keller

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photo by Michael Moody

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photo by Parée

photo by Conor Keller

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photo by Alexis

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photo by Conor Keller

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photo by Loree Lamia

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photo by Michael Moody

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photo by chiaralily

If you found this interesting, open Photoshop and start playing around with photos.

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