C&T Publications Eye On Fine Art Photography - October 2014 | Page 35

An early photo of The Grange in Hurworth-on-Tees, county Durham, England

Ghosts of Times Past
by Cindy Ackley Nunn

Do you believe in ghosts? If so, you are not alone. A Harris poll conducted in 2013 found that 42% of Americans believe in ghosts,
while another poll carried out by the Huffington Post showed a result of 62% of Americans believing in ghosts. That same year a poll
conducted in the UK showed that over 52% of Brits believed in ghosts. A more recent study in Australia concluded that 50% of
Aussies believe in ghosts and 88% believe in paranormal phenomena.
Even celebrities are “coming out of the closet” and revealing their belief in the supernatural. Adele, Sir Patrick Stewart, Dan
Aykroyd, Keanu Reeves, Matthew McConaughey, Alyson Hannigan and Nicholas Cage are just a few.
See? There really is no need to feel like the eccentric family crackpot. But really, is being the family crackpot such a bad thing? It just
makes you that much more interesting and gives you a go