# Impossible photography

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon London Fall 2011
- Speaker: Erik Johansson
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/erik_johansson_impossible_photography)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes -- capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually plausible.

## Lectures

1. [Impossible photography](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/erik_johansson_impossible_photography/b75920ec752d), 7 min (TED's player)