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The Stunningly Surreal Photography of Pisaller

Pisaller (NSFW) is the pseudonym of a talented 19 year old photographer/art student, who lives both in France as well as Tunisia. She creates surreal and haunting images, which impressed me with their sublime beauty.

Talking about her pen name, the photographer says that it is a combination of two French words —pis and aller — which when combined together means “the last resort.” Art, she confesses, is not only her final way to escape from reality, but also her last resort to express what words can’t.

Having been brought up in the cultures of two different countries, her works reflect on the vast gap between the two. The search for an identity is a common thread in her photographs, especially in her portraits. Pisaller uses a Sony DSLR-A290 to shoot her images, which she then digitally manipulates on a computer. She uses double exposure photography techniques to disfigure the faces of her beautiful models, and making then into “monsters” to illustrate the fact that human beings have many different and hidden facets to their personalities.

You can visit her Tumblr (NSFW) and her Facebook page to see more of her works.

Here are a few select images from her portfolio.

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JazJaz Flickr Pool Submissions – Vol. 01

This is the first of a series of posts compiling some of the interesting images submitted to the JazJaz Flickr pool. If you too would like to contribute images to the group, please make sure that they are downloadable.

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More images after the jump.

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A Rare Vintage Photograph of a Japanese Female Warrior

The Onna-bugeisha were a class of female warriors, who belonged to the Japanese upper class in feudal Japan. Though they were members of the bushi (samurai) class, calling them female…

DSC_0007 by Anna Tea (JazJaz Flickr Pool)

Click on the image to view large. “DSC_0007,” contributed to the JazJaz Flickr Pool by Anna Tea. Visit her website to see more of her photography.

Open Tuesdays (JazJaz Flickr Pool)

Best viewed large. “Open Tuesdays,” contributed to the JazJaz Flickr Pool by Kate Curry, a student and photographer based in Austin, Texas.

Dovima with Elephants – A Beautiful Vintage Photograph

In her heyday, Dorothy Hora (December 11, 1927 – May 3, 1990), aka Dovima, was reputed to be the highest-paid model of her time. This spectacular black and white photograph,…

Touching Rainbows (JazJaz Flickr Pool)

Best viewed large. “Touching Rainbows,” contributed to the JazJaz Flickr Pool by Olivia Harmon, a 22 year old student from Basel, Switzerland. Visit her Tumblr to see more.

Boba Fett in Iceland

The infamous bounty hunter from “Star Wars” looks just at home in the harsh, yet beautiful terrain of Iceland, in this photo-project by Mr. Wink from Rocket & Wink, a creative team based in Hamburg, Germany.

Here are a few more images from the project.

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Someday, Someday (JazJaz Flickr Pool)

“Someday, Someday,” a dreamy self-portrait contributed to the JazJaz Flickr Pool by Spoken in Red (aka Jennifer Rhoades).

Sarah Rosado’s Stunning Photography

Striking. That was the first word which popped into my mind when I first laid my eyes on illustrator and photographer Sarah Rosado’s beautiful photographs. Full of whimsical playfulness with an underlying current of vibrant sensuality, her images look distinctive and fresh. Whether it is discovering familiar shapes in clouds, or uncovering one-eyed monsters hiding in foliage, Rosado seems to take great delight in finding beauty in the mundane.

Snip from her bio:

Inspired by her aunt and uncle, both artists in their respect, Sarah found a style that was unique to her. With art, running through her veins, it was inevitable to Sarah to take what loved and immerse herself in it.

You can visit her site to see more of her art.

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