# Ghoulishly Eerie Photography Todd Hido's Photographs are a Perfect Background for Ghosts By Jessica Marcel | Published 2010-03-31 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/todd-hido References: [art-milk](http://art-milk.com/todd-hido/) & [toddhido](http://toddhido.com/) Photographer Todd Hido captures scenes that are conspicuously empty. The lack of human (or animal) subjects seems purposeful, and it's easy to imagine that there indeed are subjects in the images, just not visible to the human eye. Each of the images in the gallery above brings to mind [ghost stories and haunted houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deetz-residence). Todd Hido's work is straight out of [Poltergeist](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghost-walk-tours). To see more of it, check out his site. **Implications** - The [eerie, mysterious air](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-tales-of-the-weird) behind Tod Hido's photographs are suspenseful and enticing to the thrill-seeking audience. Hazy, unfocused and dark, the photos are ghostly in nature, and what lies beneath them is up to the viewers' imagination. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Ghostly Photography:** Opportunities for innovation in the art and entertainment industry to create immersive experiences based on ghostly photography. - **Empty Scenes:** Opportunities for innovation in the travel and tourism industry to create guided tours showcasing eerie, mysterious and empty scenes. - **Suspenseful Imagery:** Opportunities for innovation in the digital marketing industry to create engaging campaigns using suspenseful imagery. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Entertainment:** The art and entertainment industry can leverage ghostly photography to create immersive experiences that blend reality with the supernatural. - **Travel and Tourism:** The travel and tourism industry can create guided tours based on eerie and mysterious locations that are depicted in Hido's photography. - **Digital Marketing:** The digital marketing industry can capitalize on the suspenseful and engaging imagery of ghostly photography to create more effective campaigns. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Monochromatic Ghost Character Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monochromatic-ghost-character-sculptures.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Blurry Abstract Photography Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-allusion.md) - [Ghostly Collaboration Camera Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hodinkee-x-leica-q2-ghost.md) - [Paranormal Mapping Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghost-town1.md) - [Witty Toy-Brand Horror Posters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horror-poster.md) - [Photography Project Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-life-1.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Ghost-Themed Phone Cases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-spirit.md)