[dj_mc_merlin]

> I want to discover a look and style that fits well with the project.

Why is DALL-E (or more likely its successors) not suitable then? It can produce a large amount of similar pictures based on a vague theme.

> Dall•e pictures will never have any Aura to them.

Debatable, I actually really quite like a lot of its art. Regardless, nobody uses stock photography for its "Aura".