# Trippy Mirrored Photography 'Lest We Forget' by Neil Acid Captures Real Life and Wonderland By Wesley Grant | Published 2011-05-25 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neil-acid References: [onesmallseed.net](http://www.onesmallseed.net/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=3t8aubgiaci7m) & [facebook](http://www.facebook.com/pages/NeilAcid-Photography/169380319768285) Imagine everything you captured in the majesty of a drawing and mirroring yourself in a creative childlike portrait. After all of that, then it's possible you've grasped the magical photography style of Neil Acid. Using a real life goth-looking girl with long black dreadlocks and a [trippy wonderland mirror image](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hooptical) of her in the [childlike drawing on the wall](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-eternal-child), Neil Acid creates a fascinating, strange and powerful photo. All you need is a person dressed up uniquely and a designer to draw some kind of fantasy in a [creative youthful style](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/persona-ai) to suit the person. It may require some work but the end result is a superbly profound photograph. Neil Acid uses sweet and cute inspiration through fashion and art. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Mirrored Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the potential of creating mirrored photography that combines real-life subjects with imaginative mirror images. - **Creative Portraiture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop unique portrait styles that blend reality with fantasy, using imaginative artistic elements. - **Youthful Artistic Expression:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Tap into the trend of incorporating childlike drawings and designs into photography to convey a sense of wonder and nostalgia. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce new techniques and styles in photography that challenge traditional portraiture and push the boundaries of creativity. - **Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with designers and photographers to create fashion campaigns and editorial shoots that embrace unconventional and whimsical elements. - **Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Merge traditional art forms with photography to produce visually striking and imaginative compositions that blur the line between reality and fantasy. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [Colorful Retro Pixel Mirrors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-mirror.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Dynamic Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-displays.md) - [Travel-Themed Fractured Mirrors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baggage-claim-mirrors.md) - [Juxtaposing Digital Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/riflessi.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md)