Heinz Hajek-Halke (1898–1983,) a German surrealist photographer, considered himself an “experimentalist.”  While some of his early photos combined representational visual elements as in this negative montage print, his later images were the photographic equivalent of an abstract painting.

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Bat and Lamp (Negative Montage)

Heinz Hajek-Halke, 1936
vintage gelatin silver print
7.125″ × 9.375″