Real_Ghost_Photography

People often send me spooky ghost photographs they've taken at home or during their vacations in places around the world. Here are eerie images of ghostly apparitions, mysterious orbs, and unexplained phantom mists that are not seen by the photographer at the time the photo is taken, but appear on the developed film. Each of these ghost photos are presented with the kind permission of their owners, and are exclusive to this Historic Ghost Tours of Naperville web site. When possible, I've included their first-hand accounts from the unsuspecting photographers. Enjoy! -Diane Ladley, "America's Ghost Storyteller"

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AND READ THE FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF THE PARANORMAL

"Becky and I took a two week vacation in Iceland from July 25, returning home in Naperville just after midnight August 9. During this trip, we rented a small car and drove around the entire island. Thursday, August 2, 2007, we were unable to find a hotel in the Egilsstadir area (east central Iceland) as this was the beginning of a long holiday weekend. Fortunately, we were prepared and had taken two sleeping bags and a small tent with us just in case this happened. We arrived at the campground in Fellbaer, immediately to the west of Egilsstadir, at about 4:00 pm (local time) and set up our camp. At the time, the weather was gray and overcast but not raining or misting.

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Other than Becky and I, there was NO ONE else in the campground when this photo was taken. Becky was standing well to the right of the photo and was wearing a red parka. I took a photo of our setup as I thought it would be a nice remembrance of having to camp on our trip.

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Note the "person" in blue

near the hood of our rental car who appears to be

moving to the left . . .

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This figure was first noticed when my Becky was looking at some of the prints I was making after we were back home. Since then, I have looked at an enlargement of the area in question, but can not make out any distinguishing features such as facial features, or whether the form is male or female (no distinct breasts, etc). The medium long brown hair does, however, resemble that of a female. Note that the driver's side rear view mirror appears to be clearly in front of the image, and the image does not seem to have a bottom (legs, etc). Neither this photo nor the file have been retouched or altered in any way.

We did not experience anything strange the rest of that day or night (other than some rowdy drunks who arrived after midnight). The following night, we stayed in the small brown shed (partially visible at the very right side of this photo) as it was raining and cold. We had nothing abnormal happen that second night either.

This photo was taken with a Fujifilm 3000 on automatic setting (3 MP resolution) facing, I believe, west. The sun was not shining as it was cloudy at the time this photo was taken."

THE SPINE-CHILLING LINK BELOW IS PROVIDED COURTESY OF

PAM TURLOW OF ELMHURST, ILLINOIS.

"Someone took the time to put together a video featuring lots of classic ghost photos/video footage. Some are pretty much obviously fake or have been disproved. But others... well, you'll see. Plus -- have your speakers on cuz they use Haunted Mansion organ music throughout!! Enjoy!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6trH81xpko

if you wish to know more about any particular photo/footage,

drop me a line on the CONTACT THE UNSEEN page.

I know the ghost stories behind many of these spooky photographs.

--Diane Ladley, "America's Ghost Storyteller"

"A highlight of the 2007 American Ghost Society Conference in Decatur, Illinois was a special edition of the Decatur Ghost Tour, personally hosted by renowned ghost author Troy Taylor.

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Nearly 100 years old, the Decatur Theater is a favorite site for paranormal investigations. The ghost of the original owner has been seen on several occasions, accompanied by lively poltergeist activity, EVPs (electronic voice phenomenon), and hundreds of unusual images captured on film.

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Suddenly, the uneasy atmosphere in the upstairs hallway raised tiny prickles on the back of my neck ...

so I turned and shot several photos of the empty hall behind me. It seems it wasn't as empty as it looked.

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A chill ran through me when I reviewed the developed prints. Unseen to the naked eye but captured on my Nikon E4600 digital, was this odd, misty light anomaly that appeared in not one, but TWO photos in succession. The mist appears to have formed at the end of the hall (Ghost Photo #2) but quickly moved down the hall toward me, turning into a closed door (Ghost Photo #3) ... the exact route of the apparition as reported in numerous eyewitness accounts!"

--Diane Ladley

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These photos and files have not been retouched or altered in any way except to present close up views of the light anomalies.

"Occasionally the story behind a ghostly photograph will bring tears to my eyes. The Michigan woman who snapped this unusual photograph wrote that she had been shopping and saw this stone statue of a little girl at the birdbath. It reminded her so much of her daughter, who had passed away the year before, that she HAD to buy it. She designed a garden around that statue in loving memory of her daughter. When she finished, she was so proud of her creative efforts that she took three photographs in succession, moving left to right to get a "panoramic" view. This picture was the last one she snapped ... and was the only photograph of the three in which this pearly white mist appears!

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Upon extreme closeup (not shown), you can see the "stem" of the mist is originating from midair ... not rising from the ground or emitting between the fence posts as a natural mist, an exhalation of smoke or car exhaust would do. The woman said she can't help but wonder if her daughter's spirit came back to express her joy at her beautiful memorial garden. I like to believe she did too."

--Diane Ladley