# Background Disaster Photoshoots This Bayh and Steff Rosenberger-Ochs Series is Unapologetic By Josh Triantafilou | Published 2012-06-10 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bayh-and-steff-rosenberger-ochs References: [fashionserved](http://www.fashionserved.com/gallery/Dont-touch-my-universe/3423165) & [frankundsteff.de](http://www.frankundsteff.de/) Frank Bayh and Steff Rosenberger-Ochs are a photography duo hailing from Stuttgart, Germany, who make great use of digital manipulation and retouching to create jarring, [surrealist pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks). Their work titled 'Don’t Touch My Universe,' depicts a beautiful women wearing elegant clothing and disaffected expressions, lying languidly about a luxurious apartment, while people outside struggle for their lives. From floods to fire to nuclear explosions, [scenes of crisis and carnage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/future-perfect) are depicted through the windows of the apartment. Yet, the model is seemingly unaware or apathetic. In this way, Bay and Rosenberger-Ochs criticize vanity and self-absorption, as often found in the fashion world. Still, the series is also in many ways a fashion shoot. These photographers gracefully blur the line between [conceptual and fashion photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alessandro-micheles). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 96% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Digital Manipulation:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing advanced digital manipulation techniques for creative photography. - **Surrealist Photography:** Potential for disruptive innovation in pushing the boundaries of traditional photography with surrealist concepts and visuals. - **Conceptual-fashion Fusion:** Disruptive opportunity to merge the realms of conceptual and fashion photography for unique and thought-provoking visual narratives. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion Photography:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in incorporating socio-political themes and surrealistic elements into fashion photography. - **Digital Art:** Potential for disruptive innovation in the realm of digital art by blending photography, manipulation, and conceptual storytelling. - **Visual Effects:** Disruptive opportunity to apply advanced visual effects techniques from film and animation to push the boundaries of photography storytelling. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md) - [Dramatic Doomsday Bunker Images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alastair-philip-wiper.md) - [Explosion-Damaged Sculpture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/light-into-darkness.md) - [Mock Social Good Fashion Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/not-models-own.md) - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [AI-Powered Fashion Photography Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/betterstudio.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Surrealist Beauty Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toiletpaper-magazine.md) - [Disruptive Fashion Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks.md)