We all hide something inside of ourselves - a second skin, a secret, something you don't want anyone to find out. This image takes a look at shedding our skin and the ability to transform through surrealism and dark art. This photo is a finalist in the Altered Images category of our 16th Annual Photo Contest. See all 60 finalists here.

There can be different scenarios for the future of humans. Researchers use digital tools to study how technology itself will play a role in the evolution of our bodies. There is also a water world scenario for when the sea levels begin to rise up.

By Lyon, France-based artist Me & Edward. “ Just like a chameleon, it’s fitting, just like a virus, it’s mutating, just like a personality, it’s changing.”

Since high school, internationally acclaimed photographer Chris Rivera has had a passion for photography that has lead him down a mystical path of

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E. E. McCollum’s “Cocoon” series takes its name from the mesh body cocoon in which he shrouds his subjects. Originally drawn to the sculptural quality the stretched fabric creates, he then became interested in the transformation of the figure. The body remains visible inside the fabric – limbs, torso, face, hands all recognizable inside the space of the cocoon yet changed, verging toward anonymity and unfamiliarity. Later in the development of the series, McCollum shows more recognizable…

Florence-based artist Andreas Senoner’s mixed-media sculptures capture expressive details in human figures and gestures.