這位攝影家為大眾拍了一系列攝影照，結果有人看到第3張就發現其中「比厲陰宅還恐怖的共同點」了…

攝影家威廉 (William H. Mumler) 在1861年發現他製作出的相片中有第2個人影出現，他發現這是個沖洗過程中的漏洞，不過他知道這能帶來商機，於是他開始在不同照片背景中疊加不同人影，就像不同靈魂出現在照片中一樣，並聲稱自己有靈魂攝影術。其實他原先的工作是一位

July 9, 2016

編輯：Lexy

TEEPR 趣味編輯

藝術, 世界

攝影家威廉 (William H. Mumler) 在1861年發現他製作出的相片中有第2個人影出現，他發現這是個沖洗過程中的漏洞，不過他知道這能帶來商機，於是他開始在不同照片背景中疊加不同人影，就像不同靈魂出現在照片中一樣，並聲稱自己有靈魂攝影術。

Up to that point, Mumler had little to no known attachment to paranormal activity.

其實他原先的工作是一位銀飾雕刻家，在沖洗出“靈魂照片”前根本也不是專業攝影師。

And he didn't even delve into photography until after he worked as a silver engraver for a few years.

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有天當他在沖洗自己的照片時，發現照片中有了第2張臉。

As he was developing a self-portrait one day, he noticed that fateful second face in the image.

很快他就發現這是個新手才會犯得錯誤，不過他卻對外聲稱後面的人影是屬於他逝去的表親，他跟他的“靈魂攝影術”跟攝影室很快就紅遍波士頓。

Quickly flipping the script on what was probably a rookie mistake, he claimed that the face belong to his deceased cousin. After that, "spirits" started showing up in more and more photos.

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這樣的靈魂照越來越多。

Conveniently enough, the receptionist at the studio moonlighted as a medium. With a little support on her part, Mumler's technique turned into a full-fledged phenomenon in Boston.

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在這個時期的階段，神秘主義仍然盛行。

National acclaim soon followed. At that point in history, mysticism was on its way to being a prevailing school of thought over rationalism.

這些靈魂照片剛好出現在最對的時間。

For that reason, spirit photography could not have come about at a more appropriate time.

也因為如此，人們只憑著眼見的神秘的現象就一昧得跟隨，並沒有追求其他證據。

Because objective truth was not held in high regard in mystic circles, people rode the waves of this bizarre phenomenon without a shred of evidence in sight.

1869年當威廉的技術傳到紐約之時，踢到了法治的大鐵板。

When Mumler made his way to New York City in 1869, however, a legal wrench was thrown in the gears.

當時市長對這樣的現象一點也不熱衷，並偷偷派了記者偽裝成顧客到威廉的攝影室。

The mayor wasn't exactly enthused about the situation, so he sent a reporter into Mumler's shop disguised as a client.

結果發現威廉洗出的照片中的靈魂根本是還在世的人。

After the photo was taken and Mumler added an additional face, he released it and claimed that the figure was the subject's late father-in-law. There was just one problem with that.

只是因為出現在背後的靈魂往往模糊不清，才被拿來魚目混珠。

His father-in-law was very much alive at the time, which meant that Mr. Mayor received a detailed report of the photographer's fraudulent ways.

他最後在法庭判決中因為缺乏證據而被無罪釋放。

That landed the artist in court, but he was eventually acquitted for lack of evidence and testimony.

這場官司當然毀了他在紐約的事業，不過他仍然在波士頓一些迷信族群中享有名氣。

Although that dealt a crushing blow to his New York business, he was still revered in mystic communities in Boston.

不過過沒多久理性風氣漸盛，他的攝影術也就趨沒落了。

But after a while, the Spiritualist movement -- the same one that accelerated Mumler's rise to fame -- folded. Needless to say, that wasn't good for business.

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雖然威廉一度在攝影業中引起騷動，不過在官司後他的生意就越來越差，他最後於1884年逝世。

William Mumler died completely destitute in 1884.

來源：Viralnova

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