PHOTOMONTAGE: Surreal Photography Writing Prompts

In my teen years, I remember buying a calendar with these stunning images created by somehow "splicing" photos together in unexpected ways and, after a few minutes of creative Google searching, I've rediscovered my muse: Scott Mutter.  His style of photography is known as photomontage or, in his own words, "surrational" photography.  Whatever label you want to attach to it, it comes down to this: amazing thought-provoking images.  I like the idea of using these images as creative writing prompts because it shows students examples of creative ways of looking at the world.  This type of photography requires a creative eye in order to synthesize images that most people wouldn't normally put together.  Perhaps using these images as writing prompts would encourage students to consider other items that you might not normally juxtapose, and encourage them to incorporate the idea of unexpected unisons into some creative writing.  A collection of photomontages by Scott Mutter can be found HERE at the American Museum of Photography's website.

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