Erik Johansson is a Swedish photographer and image retoucher based in Berlin, Germany. He works with both personal and custom projects. Among his biggest clients are Adobe, National Geographic, Google, and Microsoft.
His compositions are a stupendous clash between reality and fantasy, fused into images that take us to the world of dreams. He defines his projects not as a capturing of moments, but ideas. He simply goes around photographing situations and objects that might fit in the ideas that come to his mind. Each project is a great challenge for him, as it can contain hundreds of images combined into a single photo.
His work can be described as surreal world created by combining different photographs. Erik works on both personal and commissioned projects with exhibitions and clients all around the world. In contrast to traditional photography he doesn’t capture moments, he captures ideas with the help of his camera and imagination. The focus is on the story and the goal is to make it look as realistic as possible even if the scene itself contains impossible elements. In the end it all comes down to problem solving, finding a way to capture the impossible. To Erik it’s always important with a high level of realism in his work. He want’s the viewer to feel like they are part of the scene. Although his work consists of a lot of work in post-production and combining photogaphs he always tries to capture as much as possible in camera on location. It often means building props and using creative ways of planning the shoot.
Erik Johansson
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A Painting Too Real
![A Painting Too Real - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-painting-too-real-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
The Cover Up
![The Cover Up - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/the-cover-up-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Cut Fold
![Cut Fold - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cut-fold-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Arms Break Vases Don’t
![Arms Break Vases Dont - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/arms-break-vases-dont-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
End Of Line
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Dreamwalking
![Dreamwalking - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/dreamwalking-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Face Vs Fist
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Expecting Winter
![Expecting Winter - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/expecting-winter-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Big Laundry Day
![Big Laundry Day - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/big-laundry-day-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Go Your Own Road
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Aqua Custodia
![Aqua Custodia - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/aqua-custodia-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Breaking Up
![Breaking Up - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/breaking-up-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Closing Out
![Closing Out - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/closing-out-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Angry Ants
![Angry Ants - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/angry-ants-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Common Sense Crossing
![Common Sense Crossing - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/common-sense-crossing-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Cutting Light
![Cutting Light - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cutting-light-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Deep Cuts
![Deep Cuts - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/deep-cuts-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Diamond In The Rough
![Diamond In The Rough - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/diamond-in-the-rough-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Don’t Look Back
![Dont Look Back - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/dont-look-back-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Drifting Away
![Drifting Away - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/drifting-away-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Electric Guitar
![Electric Guitar - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/electric-guitar-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Endless Reflections
![Endless Reflections - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/endless-reflections-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Fishy Island
![Fishy Island - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fishy-island-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Fresh Frozen Fish
![Fresh Frozen Fish - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/fresh-frozen-fish-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Groundbreaking
![Groundbreaking - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/groundbreaking-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Helping Fall
![Helping Fall - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/helping-fall-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Intersecting Planes
![Intersecting Planes - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/intersecting-planes-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Iron Man Sweet
![Iron Man - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/iron-man-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Landfall
![Landfall - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/landfall-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Lazy Dog
![Lazy Dog - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lazy-dog-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Leaving Home
![Leaving Home - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/leaving-home-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Lets Leave
![Lets Leave - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lets-leave-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Limitless
![Limitless - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/limitless-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Melting Point
![Melting Point - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/melting-point-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Nightmare Perspective
![Nightmare Perspective - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nightmare-perspective-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Reverberate
![Reverberate - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/reverberate-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Reverse Opposites
![Reverse Opposites - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/reverse-opposites-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Revolving Theory
![Revolving Theory - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/revolving-theory-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Roadworkers Coffee Break
![Roadworkers Coffee Break - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/roadworkers-coffee-break-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Self Actualization
![Self Actualization - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/self-actualization-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Set Them Free
![Set Them Free - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/set-them-free-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Snow Cover
![Snow Cover - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/snow-cover-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
The Architect
![The Architect - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/the-architect-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Vertical Turn
![Vertical Turn - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/vertical-turn-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Walk A Way
![Walk A Way - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/walk-a-way-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Wet Dreams On Open Waters
![Wet Dreams On Open - Waters Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/wet-dreams-on-open-waters-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
World Cup
![World Cup - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/world-cup-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)
Zip City
![Zip City - Sweet Daydream - The Striking And Clever Surrealist Photography Of Erik Johansson](https://visualflood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/zip-city-sweet-daydream-the-striking-and-clever-surrealist-photography-of-erik-johansson.jpg)