# Incredibly Weird Photography ‘Face' by Ashkan Sahihi By Ayman | Published 2008-11-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photography-face-iran-ashkan-sahihi References: [ashkansahihi](http://ashkansahihi.com/faces/) Trend Hunter favorite, Iranian artist Ashkan Sahihi, is never one to have a boring or typical art direction for his [photography projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1). From [kissing strangers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-kiss-at-last-light) to aggressive screaming, to say that the man’s method is unorthodox is an understatement. Sahihi’s “Face” series follows in that tradition with a quirky concept of exploring the [human face](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-powered-portrait-studio) in a way that almost borders on sadistic torture. Wearing white plastic gloves, Sahihi stretches and distortes the features of the model’s face while capturing the photograph. Check out the fascinating, if at times disturbing, images in the gallery and more of Sahihi’s work below. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Unconventional Art Direction:** Businesses can explore unorthodox methods to create captivating marketing and branding content. - **Distorted Imagery:** Companies in graphic design and animation can utilize this trend to create unique visuals and modernize their creative strategies. - **Experimental Photography:** Photography businesses can offer clients an avant-garde approach to portrait and fashion photography using unconventional techniques like those used by Ashkan Sahihi. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art and Design:** This industry can benefit from embracing unconventional techniques in creating different forms of art to cater to their customers. - **Advertising and Marketing:** Brands can reimagine their approach to visual content by incorporating unconventional trends like distorted imagery. - **Fashion and Photography:** Fashion photographers can create edgy and avant-garde visuals that push boundaries using unconventional techniques like the ones Ashkan Sahihi uses. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md) - [Stylized Portrait Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/face-to-all.md) - [Viral Face Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazyface.md) - [Distorted Burger Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ailloween.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Unique Artistic Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amusebouche.md) - [Surreal Love-Themed Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joakim-ojanen.md) - [Hyper-Realistic Flesh Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/junji-ito.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md)