Anyone with any interest in the art world will have heard of Salvador Dali. His work is considered to be a revolutionising monument in the art world, and, along with Picasso and Vincent van Gogh, he is perhaps the world's most famous artist of all time. Almost everyone has seen paintings or drawings by Dali, though they may not be able to connect the name to the artist. Once you know what Dali's works are like, then it's hard not to see his art or influences in the modern world.
What many people do not know about Dali is that his art took many forms. He wasn't only a sculptor or a painter, and his works range into the photography world as well. Due to his surrealist nature, Dali's photography is as weird and wonderful as his other works, yet they provide insights and interesting subject matter for students of photography.
Dali's photography ranges from pictures of himself, to pictures of still life. His photography usually involved collaborations with other photographers who, while they would press the button and physically take the picture, were left in the background while Dali arranged the composition. Some of his most famous photographs include In Voluptate Mors and Dali Atomicus (both with Philippe Halsman).
While Dali's imagination came to life greatly through his paintings, we also see much about the man through his photography. Those interested in studying photography should certainly take a look at Dali's images and see what makes them special. His works have a great deal to show as far as creativity, imagination, and abstractness goes. You can catch many of his photos online or in museums and galleries. As far as abstract, striking, and extremely interesting photography goes, Dali certainly steals the show from many of the other famous surrealist or modern artists of his time till the present.