These portraits were taken by Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond, the superintendent of the Female Department at the Surrey County Asylum. For more insight into Diamond's work and these images, check out this article over on Cvlt Nation.
Insanity Photographed
Category: Photography
Christina Robles
Eerie yet beautiful photography from Spanish artist Christina Robles.
Tora Wolff Shop
I have recently opened a shop over at Society6. You can get your hands on a wide range of products, including phone cases, prints and greeting cards. The shop will be updated with new work regularly.
Sergei Bizjaev
Devastatingly beautiful erotic shots from Russian photographer Sergei Bizjaev.
Forced Standing
A woman stands in a narrow cell, her arms affixed to the wall in the attitude of the crucifixion, circa 1890. She is undergoing treatment for mental illness in 19th century Germany. - Hulton Archive.
Take Refuge
Seduced by the work of Kevin Cooley, an American artist with a very particular fascination with light.
Dark Portraiture
Dark portraiture by Sieger Joostens.
Erään hyönteisen tuho / The Death Of An Insect
“In a lifeless urban landscape where time itself has stopped its crawl, a mad ballet is commencing and a newly hatched butterfly is about to die. This tragic story was constructed using dead insects gathered from forgotten attics and tool sheds, between window panels and cobwebs. It combines a number of animation techniques from classic… Continue reading Erään hyönteisen tuho / The Death Of An Insect
Primitive Rituals
I'm really enjoying this primitive, uber witchy-looking photography series by Letizia Iman.
Suspended
Brendon Burton.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 