Dali Atomicus: Phillipe Halsman & Salvador Dali's Photography | 100 Photos | TIME

Inspired by Salvador Dalí's painting, this photograph by Philippe Halsman has changed portrait photography. In a world before Photoshop, it took the ingenuity of Salvador Dali and photographer Philippe Halsman—plus some deft cat-throwing—to produce this gravity-defying scene. Subscribe to TIME►► In this unprecedented exploration of 100 photographs that shaped the human experience, TIME goes behind each spectacular image to reveal how and why it changed the course of history. Or