the perfect medium: photography and the occult

[Andy]

excellent article in today's new york times on a current show at the met, "photography and the occult." it's really cool to read about what photographers did in camera, and in the darkroom, many years ago.

the perfect medium: photography and the occult (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/arts/design/30kimm.html) link to the nytimes article (you'll need to register, it's free).

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[wholenewlight]

excellent article in today's new york times on a current show at the met, "photography and the occult." it's really cool to read about what photographers did in camera, and in the darkroom, many years ago.

the perfect medium: photography and the occult (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/arts/design/30kimm.html) link to the nytimes article (you'll need to register, it's free).

discuss :ear
Curious about this ending comment:

Which leaves the odd case like Ted Serios. An elevator operator in Chicago who found that under hypnosis and with a few drinks under his belt, he could project images from his mind straight onto Polaroid film, in the 1960's, in cahoots with a Denver psychiatrist and psychic researcher, Jule Eisenbud, he produced thousands of "thought photographs." These are creepy, blurry, off-kilter Blair Witch-like pictures of automobiles and hotels and shadowy men in uniform, which have yet to be fully explained away.

Maybe a creepy David Blaine kind of trickster??