Ssssshhhh! I'm Taking a Thoughtograph...

Fascinating article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about Ted Serios, a Chicago bellhop who, whether true or false, produced 'psychic' photographs or so called 'thoughtographs' during the 1960's and thereby, perhaps, taking photography to the next level.

The article states that Ted produced his images 'by holding a Polaroid camera and focusing on the lens very intently, producing dreamlike pictures of his thoughts on the film'.

Now that I'd like to see...









Images © Ted Serios

There's an exhibition entitled 'Psychic Projections/Photographic Impressions: Paranormal Photographs from the Jule Eisenbud Collection on Ted Serios' at the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County for anyone who's nearby...