Photographer Erik Johansson Transforms Our Ordinary World Into Impossibly Surreal Scenes

Erik Johansson is a photographer and visual artist from Sweden based in Prague, Czech Republic. His work can be described as a surreal world created by combining photographs. Erik mainly works on personal projects and doing exhibitions around the world.

In contrast to traditional photography he doesn’t capture moments, he captures ideas with the help of his camera and imagination. The goal is to capture a story in a single frame and to make it look as realistic as possible even if the scene itself contains impossible elements. In the end, it all comes down to problem-solving, finding a way to capture the impossible.

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You can find Erik Johansson on the web:

#1 A Painting Too Real

#2 The Cover Up

#3 Aqua Custodia

His work can be described as surreal world created by combining different photographs. Erik works on both personal and commissioned projects with exhibitions and clients all around the world. In contrast to traditional photography he doesn’t capture moments, he captures ideas with the help of his camera and imagination. The focus is on the story and the goal is to make it look as realistic as possible even if the scene itself contains impossible elements.

In the end it all comes down to problem solving, finding a way to capture the impossible. To Erik it’s always important with a high level of realism in his work. He want’s the viewer to feel like they are part of the scene. Although his work consists of a lot of work in post-production and combining photogaphs he always tries to capture as much as possible in camera on location. It often means building props and using creative ways of planning the shoot.