# Bizarrely Dream-Like Portraits Antonio Mora's Surreal Series is Called 'Dream Portraits' By Lacey-Jane Walsh | Published 2013-12-06 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dream-portraits References: [mymodernmet](http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/antonio-mora-curioos-photography) & [mylovt](http://www.mylovt.com/) Photographer Antonio Mora's gripping series 'Dream Portraits' takes two separate images and combines them, resulting in wacky [dream-like art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cosmologyscape). Some of these shots combine people with structures, or animals. Others blend faces with beautiful landscapes. These(mostly) [monochromatic portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits) bend reality in a way that really grabs the viewers attention and holds it. In most of these shots the bottom half of these pictures are the chins of men and women, while the top halves are something else entirely. These mix-matched images are extremely powerful. Each shot blends the beauty of nature or architectural beauty with individual beauty. These peculiar (but striking) portraits are captivating. Mora has managed to create a series of images that look like they've been ripped out of a [crazy dream](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salvador-dal-collection). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 67% | Activity: 68% | 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) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Blended-reality Art:** Combining separate images to create dream-like and captivating art. - **Nature-human Fusion:** Blending natural landscapes and human faces to create surreal and thought-provoking portraits. - **Architectural-composite Photography:** Merging architectural structures with human subjects to produce visually striking and unique photographs. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Design:** Opportunity for artists to explore innovative techniques in blended-reality art and create captivating visual experiences. - **Photography:** Potential for photographers to experiment with nature-human fusion and architectural-composite photography to create distinctive and eye-catching images. - **Advertising and Marketing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to incorporate blended-reality art and surreal portraits into advertising campaigns to engage and captivate audiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md) - [Surrealist Shopping Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreams-is.md) - [Artful Custom Mirror Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portraits-collection.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Abstract Fantasy Home Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abstract-fantasy-home.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [AI-Powered Portrait Studio Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portraius.md) - [AI-Generated Selfies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreambooth.md)