15 Historical Photos You Won't Believe Are Real

By Chris Waugh / October 23, 2018

6. Salvador Dalí - Philippe Halsman Captures Incredible Photograph Of Flying Cats And Moving Water

Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí and American photographer Philippe Halsman began collaborating in 1941 - and one of their most famous works together is this 1948 picture named Dalí Atomicus.

Dealing with the idea of suspension, three cats, an easel, a stool, water from a bucket and Dalí himself are shown captured in mid-air.

Amazingly, this picture is not photoshopped or dubbed in any way - with Halsman claiming it took 28 attempts before he was finally satisfied and it could be published in LIFE magazine (although that version was touched up slightly).

A quite incredible piece of photography.