Well, I feel that the POPULARITY of digital cameras has made "THE WORLD" in general... Snapshot happy! I think that many people DO use their cams for mostly family stuff, fun and whatnot! While there's nothing wrong with this, it has diminished or overshadowed the more creative side of Photography! I went back to the Nov 2003 challenge to get a better idea of this subject. "Surrealism is defined as the artistic and literary movement that explored and celebrated the realm of dreams and unconscience mind, through visual art, poetry and motion picture" hmmm...I'm still kinda confused by this definition. From my understanding, this type of art is dreamlike, fantasy and tends to be "unreality" based (Please correct me if I'm off the mark here) I guess you could go outside and capture something "surreal" (if your lucky) To me it seems more of a personal expression. There's more of a process to get that image! Again, I'm no expert in this, just my opinion! When it comes down to it, we all reach certain plateaus in our travels thru life! Some hold us back and don't allow us to grow or be fulfilled. If this is the case, we need to ask ourselves...is it time to move on, climb to new heights and expand our horizons...or settle for what is? my $2.35 cents! Joe