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Spirit Photography : a small selection

Apr 26, 2018 - Olivier Lovey

I have always enjoyed the spirit photography. This is a good illustration of what I like in the photographic medium. As far back as I can remember, I did not take any pictures for memories. But the day I realized that photography was not necessarily an accurate reproduction of reality, my interest has changed. With the spirit photography, there was this naivety to believe that photography was a revealer of an invisible world. I am extremely rational in my everyday life, but I like to think that photography is a gateway to another world.

 

The selection presented is taken from the book « Le troisième oeil.  La photographie et l’occulte» Gallimard. ISBN : 207011791X