I think Damia quoted this - "I do believe it was Cynlee who said that if the image is made up of photography and no other images (stock, painted, etc,) then it's still photography " ----hmmmmmmm -- by that criteria - almost all of my 2D work could be in the photography gallery ( since it they were all manipulated from my own photos....but I don't think that would be accepted -- ----and I don't think there is ANY definitive definition of Surrealism...every book I've read on the subject has a different slant on it ---- it just kind of came out of DADA & metaphysical art ---- and then split up into different avenues..... but one generally knows it when he sees it and it's often NOT pretty - and sometimes reflects certain 'realities' of life better than the images we THINK reflect reality ---- just some opinions.