Photographer Troy Paiva showcases these beautifully dismal stills of the Presidio Pet Cemetery in San Francisco that will evoke horror and awe to anyone who comes across them.
The eerie appearance of the photographs will surely remind you of that 1980s Stephen King-inspired movie of the same title. The cemetery was started in the 1950s and has since been closed down, but pet owners still frequent the burial grounds even after it closed down according to Paiva.
Pets become an extension of their owner; they become an integral part of ones life. While bewitching and slightly spooky, these photographs illustrate the lengths pet owners will go to pay tribute to their beloved animals.
What's Driving This Trend
- Pet-mourning Services
- Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in creating pet-mourning industry services such as counseling, pet-mourning books, or support groups.
- Death Photography
- Death photography presents an opportunity to professional photographers for capturing funeral, burial, and cremation photos.
- Pet Afterlife Services
- Disruptive innovation opportunities lie in pet afterlife services such as pet afterlife preservation, pet afterlife communication, or pet afterlife memorial art.
Who This Affects Most
- Pet Funeral Services
- The pet funeral industry can offer high-quality customized funeral services, unique casket and tombstone designs, or extensive catalogues of memorial products.
- Photography Industry
- The photography industry can capitalize on death photography by offering professional photography sessions, workshops, or specialized training for death photographers.
- Pet Afterlife Industry
- Pet afterlife industry opportunities include providing pet afterlife services such as cremation services, urns, memorial sculptures, or pet afterlife communication technology.
