# Subtly Surreal Photography This Scott Newett Photography is Strange By Josh Triantafilou | Published 2012-04-17 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scott-newett1 References: [lostateminor](http://www.lostateminor.com/2012/04/14/conceptual-photography-by-melbourne-based-scott-newett/) & [scottnewett.au](http://scottnewett.com.au/) Melbourne-based [conceptual photographer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/all-within-the-detour) Scott Newett captures scenes that are at once [surreal and familiar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jeffrey-deitch-art-gallery). This is because the photographer portrays scenes that have been experienced by most people—walking past a window display, playing ping pong or squash—but emphasizes subtle details such as facial expressions and lighting that seem out of place in such familiar situations. One way of achieving a surreal feeling or aesthetic is by creating [fantastic scenes interlaced with ordinary objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/your-psychoacoustic-light-ensemble); this technique is in the style of Dali. Another method is to depict more everyday scenes, but also emphasize something that is askew or not quite fitting with such scenes; this is more in the tradition of Magritte. Newett’s work falls into the latter as they are subtle and evocative. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 16% | 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) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fantastic Scenes:** Creating fantastic scenes interlaced with ordinary objects can provide a surreal feeling, offering disruptive innovation opportunities for artists and designers. - **Emphasizing the Askew:** Depicting everyday scenes but emphasizing something that is not quite fitting offers disruptive innovation opportunities for photographers and filmmakers. - **Subtle and Evocative Art:** Creating art that is subtle and evocative, such as Scott Newett's photography, provides disruptive innovation opportunities for visual artists to challenge perceptions and evoke emotions. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art and Design:** The art and design industry can benefit from disruptive innovation opportunities by exploring techniques that blur the line between reality and fantasy, as seen in surreal photography. - **Photography and Filmmaking:** Photographers and filmmakers can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by emphasizing the askew in everyday scenes, creating thought-provoking and visually impactful content. - **Visual Arts:** The visual arts industry can leverage disruptive innovation opportunities by producing subtle and evocative art, provoking introspection and challenging traditional artistic conventions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Surrealist Shopping Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreams-is.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Surrealist-Inspired Tea Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-for-two-collection.md) - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Otherwordly Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/william-monk.md) - [Photography Project Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1.md) - [AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrofuturistic-objects.md)