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Tommy Ingberg Surreal Photography

I"m not that familiar with Tommy Ingberg but recently I have dived into the world of Surrealism with my photography. What I like about surrealism is the idea of creating something that no one has seen before or even thought of. I want to shock people and create a sense of wonder at the same time.

After reading up on Tommy's I found a similarity between me and him. He got decent grades in school and he went on to start a safe non-challenging normal life with a boring job. He only did photography as a hobby just like me with my drawing. I didn't get any satisfaction from doing this as I was being told what to create. I can image that this would feel similar to him in this situation. Once I started college again I felt more free to do what I want and pursue the styles I wanted without being held back.


Tommy's photo's transport me to this dream like world where I want to keep exploring. The level of surrealism here is something I hope to achieve myself. you really do get the impression of the boulder holding him back as the balloon lifts him from the ground. The large rock in the second image is also very suggestive in the way that it is floating above the person gives you the sense that its seconds away from falling and crushing him. It also has a somewhat comical aspect to it with the man holding the umbrella.


This photograph reminds me of the surreal painting by Rene Magritte where it features a man in a suit, but he has added an apple where his face is. Im unsure if he had this in mind while he was coming up with this image. I feel like I can do something with this idea in my own work, I have a lot of ideas in my head but a lot of them are either very hard to achieve or I need better equipment or program, so unfortunately I have some limitations just now that I am trying to work around.


He doesn't do many coloured photographs, probably because it is easier to edit black and white photos than coloured ones in my opinion. This one is quite effective and it has created a few different ideas in my head that I might try out. I haven't tried a coloured edited photo yet but I want to try it soon. It is slightly more tricky to work with but I feel like I can achieve the desired effect.


Sources 
http://www.ingberg.com/

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