"The earliest surreal photographs come from the 1850s, " added Sontag, "when photographers first went out prowling the streets of London, Paris, and New York, looking for their unposed slice of life.

同样是桑塔格，她说：“最早的超现实主义照片出现在1850年代，当时的摄影家们首次走出室外，逡巡在伦敦、巴黎和纽约的街头，寻找不事修饰的栩栩如生的现实生活的侧影。