70 Examples of Phantom Photography

From Eerie Editorials to Gorgeously Ghostly Fashion

— September 25, 2012 — Fashion
Every year around October, people embrace the idea of being scared, and these frightful photo shoots are full of Halloween images to chill your bones. Even when Halloween isn't just around the corner, macabre enthusiasts still enjoy seeing depictions of disturbing dead spirits that pierce your soul with ethereal garments and undying eyes.

Fashion photographers give their pictures a haunting quality by blurring images with a slow shutter speed or adding ghostly effects like vapour trails in post production. The resulting phantasmal imagery, although quite unsettling, will grip your attention like the cold, dead hands of the grim reaper clasped around your throat. Take caution if you choose to proceed -- if you’re easily spooked then these eerie portraits might haunt your dreams.
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Eerie Era-Colliding Captures
Eerie Era-Colliding Captures
'Neither Camera Nor Companion' Fuses the Past with the Present
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Ghostly Metropolis Photographs
Ghostly Metropolis Photographs
The City Stages Series by Matthew Pillsbury is Eerie
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Ghostly Grasping Images
Ghostly Grasping Images
Lomographer Max Baryshnikov is a Lomo-Symbolic Artist
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Translucent Human Structures
Translucent Human Structures
Tide by Matthias Geiger Traces People Through Time
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Personified World Event Portraits
Personified World Event Portraits
The Shin-Young An Ghostly Female Faces Depict Grim Realities
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Ghostly Silhouette Portraits
Ghostly Silhouette Portraits
'La Puerta Incorrecta' by Federico Enrico Caruso Shows Ghosts at Play
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Blair Witch Lookbooks
Blair Witch Lookbooks
The Percival Fall 2011 Catalog was Styled by Alexa Chung
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Creepy Couture Collections
Creepy Couture Collections
The 8EME AW 2012 Line Attracts and Inspires
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Ghostly Girly Editorials
Ghostly Girly Editorials
AnOther Magazine’s Spring and Summer 2012 Issue is Hauntingly Beaut
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Serenely Secretive Photography
Serenely Secretive Photography
The Haruki Horikawa Photo Shoot is Gorgeously Ethereal
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Avant-Garde Ghostly Gowns
Avant-Garde Ghostly Gowns
The Daisy Feng Metamorphosis Shoot by Madame Peripetie is Alien-Like
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Ghostly Carousel Photography
Ghostly Carousel Photography
This Pep Ventosa Series is Ethereal
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Ethereal Double-Layered Photography
Ethereal Double-Layered Photography
Takeshi Suga Captures Images That Heighten Reality
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Submerged Ethereal Photoshoots
Submerged Ethereal Photoshoots
Fashion Photographer Txema Yeste Captures Elusive Beauty
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Moody Macabre Fashions
Moody Macabre Fashions
The Liberum Arbitrium FW 2012 Collection is Dark and Mysterious
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Freaky Phantasmic Photos
Freaky Phantasmic Photos
‘Not Ghosts' by Photographer Marie Edwards
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Ghostly Glass-Wearing Photography
Ghostly Glass-Wearing Photography
Tara O'Hehir Helps Sell Frames with Phantom-Like Subjects
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Fading Phantom Photography
Fading Phantom Photography
These Kalliope Amorphous Captures are Ghostly
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Missing Person Photography
Missing Person Photography
'I'm Not There' Features Shoes & Shadows that Belong to No One
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Winged Shadow Shoots
Winged Shadow Shoots
Rick Genest and Nik Thakkar Convey an Eerie Tone in the 'Projections' Series
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Ghostly Intimate Portraits
Ghostly Intimate Portraits
Emil Monty Freddie Shoots Model Kamille in Hazy Light
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Ghostly Pale Visages
Ghostly Pale Visages
Autumn Whitehurst Renders Women with Skin as White as Snow
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Ghost-Like Couture
Ghost-Like Couture
The Jan Welters Magazine Antidote Icons Issue is Sleek
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Dazed Dreamlike Editorials
Dazed Dreamlike Editorials
The 'Sleeping With Ghosts' Shoot is Ethereal
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Rebellious Ghost-Like Fashions
Rebellious Ghost-Like Fashions
The One Teaspoon Winter 2012 Line Boasts Grunge-Inspired Looks
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Bizarre Ghostly Photography
Bizarre Ghostly Photography
These Gonza Gamanso Photos are Frightening and Supernatural
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Ghost Twin Travelers
Ghost Twin Travelers
Aurelio Sanchez Documents an Awkwardly Adorable Journey
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Eerie Faceless Editorials
Eerie Faceless Editorials
The JNC Magazine 01/12 Series is Femininely Ethereal
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Ghoulishly Eerie Photography
Ghoulishly Eerie Photography
Todd Hido's Photographs are a Perfect Background for Ghosts
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Ghostly Glow Editorials
Ghostly Glow Editorials
Sandrah Hellberg Poses as a High-Fashion Ghost for Dealer de Luxe
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Opulently Veiled Vixen Captures
Opulently Veiled Vixen Captures
The Madame Peripetie 'Hypnosis' Series is Entrancing
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Garden Goth Editorials
Garden Goth Editorials
The Imogen Watt by Jessica Sim is Chilling and Ghostly
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Eerie Mirror Photography
Eerie Mirror Photography
The Laetitia Bica 'Twins' Series Captures Ethereal Photo Effects
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Ghostly Fro Pics
Ghostly Fro Pics
Nicholaus Creevy's Photography Breaks the Mold
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Eerie Draped Photography
Eerie Draped Photography
Brendan George Ko Shoots Hidden Models in a Surreal Shoot
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Collaged Paranormalia
Collaged Paranormalia
These Calvin Ho Illustrations are Undeniably Intriguing
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Ghostly Glam Fashion
Ghostly Glam Fashion
Chiara Laudani Creates Surreal Styles With an Imaginative Clarity
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Ghostly Tribute Photography
Ghostly Tribute Photography
Markus Klinko and Indrani Honor Alexander McQueen
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Gorgeous Ghostly Shoots
Gorgeous Ghostly Shoots
This Haunting Yves Borgwardt Photography Subtly Stands Out
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Surreal Stranded Captures
Surreal Stranded Captures
The Hale Cokyuruyen Photos are Beautifully Haunting
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Ghostly Retro Style
Ghostly Retro Style
The Remix Magazine Kelly Thompson Fashion Photos
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Ghost Tribute Art
Ghost Tribute Art
Artists Pay Homage to Japan's 'Hanako of the Toilet'
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Gripping Ghostly Multi-Model Covers
Gripping Ghostly Multi-Model Covers
The LOVE Magazine Fall Issue Covers Feature Eight Rising Stars
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Haunting Bride Photography
Haunting Bride Photography
Meluxine by Peter Coulson Models a 150-Year-Old Wedding Gown
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Facial Extension Editorials
Facial Extension Editorials
ANIMAL: The Other Side of Evolution by Ana Rajcevic is Ghostly Elegant
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Ghostly All-Black Editorials
Ghostly All-Black Editorials
The Gallows by Alex London is a Gothic Monochromatic Series
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Haunting Silhouette Photography
Haunting Silhouette Photography
Simon Obarzanek's 'Untitled Movement' Series Hides Faces
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Eclectography
Eclectography
Michael Muller's Photos Range from Underwater Bodies to Rubbish Simpsons
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Ghostly Editorials
Ghostly Editorials
'A White Story' in Vogue Italy April 2010 is Surreal
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Ghostly Black-Veiled Brides
Ghostly Black-Veiled Brides
The Vice Magazine April 2010 Spread is Dark yet Beautiful
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Ghostly Twin Fashion
Ghostly Twin Fashion
The Katrin Thormann Vogue Germany July 2010 Shoot is Eerily Gorgeous
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DIY Ghost Photography
DIY Ghost Photography
Scare your Friends, Be Awesome
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Unsettling Portraiture
Unsettling Portraiture
Petrina Hicks Creates Shocking Imagery
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Summer Ghost Editorials
Summer Ghost Editorials
Blurred Romance and Foggy Heat in Marie Claire Italia March 2010
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Ghostly Girl Photography
Ghostly Girl Photography
Leslie Ann O'Dell Depicts Hauntingly Beautiful Spectral Women
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Phantom Photography
Phantom Photography
Beautifully Dark Work by John Scarisbrick Adds Appeal to Dreariness
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Ghostly Vintage Jewelry
Ghostly Vintage Jewelry
The Dominic Jones AW12 Catalog Stars Actress Jessica Brown Findlay
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Haunting 20s Photoshoots
Haunting 20s Photoshoots
The Waldemar & Max 'Ghost' Fashion Editorial is Ethereal and Spooky
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Ghostly Doll Face Photography
Ghostly Doll Face Photography
The Carsten Witte 'More Beauty' Series Lives Up to its Name
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Ghostly Shipwreck Photography
Ghostly Shipwreck Photography
Jan Smith Captures Nouadhibou Bay's Ship Cemetery
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Mysterious Mud Man Photography
Mysterious Mud Man Photography
This Alejandro Maestre Gasteazi Collection Seems Impossibly Cool
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Evaporating Model Photography
Evaporating Model Photography
Smoke by Stefano Bonazzi is Half Human and Half Vapor
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All-White Pictorials
All-White Pictorials
'The White Story' in Vogue Italia Takes a Ghostly Twist
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Forest Nymph Photography
Forest Nymph Photography
This Paul de Luna WestEast Magazine Editorial is Ghostly and Angelic
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Ghostly Elegant Editorials
Ghostly Elegant Editorials
The Lida Baday SS 2012 Campaign is Faded and Gorgeous
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Withering Wedding Woe Shoots
Withering Wedding Woe Shoots
Zhang Jingna August 2011 SingaporeBrides Spread is Gripping & Ghostly
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