# Mind-Blowing Photo Montages Josh Sommers Manipulates His Images into Infinity By Jordan M | Published 2011-01-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/josh-sommers References: [thisblogrules](http://www.thisblogrules.com/2011/01/josh-sommers-insane-photo-montages.html) & [im-possible.info](http://im-possible.info/english/art/montage/josh-sommers.html) Josh Sommers peers into madness with his [insane photo montages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-muji). Featuring images within images within images, the most captivating aspect of his work is how there never seems to be a beginning or end. And whether he is showing a [never ending chessboard](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artistedition-jigsaw-puzzles), or man holding pictures of himself, the [feeling of infinity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hooptical) is omnipresent. This is what makes Josh Sommers' artwork endlessly captivating and completely creepy, but it is without a doubt the very best kind of creepy. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 76% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Infinite Art:** There is an opportunity to innovate in creating endless, mesmerizing art that never seems to have a beginning or end. - **Photo Manipulation:** Developing new techniques for manipulating photos in unique and mesmerizing ways can create a new category of visual art works. - **Surrealism:** There is potential for innovation in creating surrealistic illustrations and artworks that bend the laws of nature and physics through digital means. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Design:** The art and design industry can benefit from new techniques for creating endless, surrealistic art pieces that push the boundaries of the medium. - **Advertising and Marketing:** Using infinite and surrealist photo manipulations in advertising and marketing materials can capture people's attention and leave a lasting impression on them. - **Animation and Film:** Harnessing the power of surrealistic, never-ending imagery could create innovative techniques of animation and film-making to produce mesmerizing and mind-bending sequences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Abstract Geometric Solo Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/impermanent-state-of-being.md) - [Geometric Sculpture Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-box.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Colossal AI Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-artwork.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md)