It is hard to distinguish what is real and what is not in Josh Sommers’ world. The California-based artist/photographer creates unbelievably surreal scenes that will make your brain melt.

“I believe that as artists we all have a certain pool of creative energy that we draw from,” says Sommers. “For me, I have found that it does not issue what I do with that energy – whether it is building picture frames, drawing, painting, writing music, taking photos, writing software, designing corporate branding, creating digital composites or designing logos – it all comes from the same place – and it does not matter how I apply it, it only matters that I do use it.

“In my life there have been periods where I was not originative, and in back sight, those were some of the toughest multiplication in my life. Now I know that I cannot be happy in life unless I am being creative, and so that is why I am an artist.”

Josh Sommers