Photography and the Invisible

Since the inception of photography in the 1800s, people have tried to photograph things they couldn’t see—ghosts, dreams, prayers, sickness, sin, psychic powers, and even the human soul. However, this integral part of photographic history has often been hidden and obscured.

Exploring the relationship between photography, spiritualism, science, art, and belief, the series Photography and the Invisible, organized by author and photographer Shannon Taggart, traces image-making’s relationship with visible and invisible worlds.