Extremely interesting links, both the gallery one and the Pierre&Gilles one (although reitnomud's images remind me as much of Bosch as of any modern artist). Actually, I think Poser has the edge in this genre - photographs are, somehow, "too real for fantasy". It's something that I've often wondered about: what is it that makes some fantasy and surreal images so immersive, and others so silly? My guess is that the elements have to be so realistic that we accept them as reality, but not so realistic that we accept them as our everyday reality - if that makes any sense. Poser can achieve that almost invisible stylized edge, if all elements in the picture are "harmonious" (not second-rate props with pixelated tex's, or window-mannequin poses together w/ hi-rez figures w/ super tex's). Photography can't, unless Photoshop is enlisted to harmonize and stylize elements. I'm still not sure I've nailed down the essential factor, though... I'd love to hear anyone's views on this subject : What IS it that makes both reitnomud's and other (good) fantasy images so immersive?