Beyond Photography: Encounters with Orbs, Angels and Light-Forms [Paperback]

Katie Hall (Author), John Pickering (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2006

The fullest personal encounter ever published of one couple's encounter with the paranormal, documented with photographs. Beginning with the appearance of orbs, and shedding light on other phenomena such as spirit photography, faeries, ghost lights, ball lightening, crop circles, even alien abductions, the journey John and Katie lead us through culminates with a startling new perspective: we are not alone on this planet, and non-human-intelligence interacts with us on a daily basis.

Editorial Reviews

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"I can testify that these incredible images are genuine and authentically captured. The powerful images in this book will, I am sure, help us to open our minds to other realities and other possibilities." Mike Oram Award-winning landscape photographer "At journey's end you may find yourself a believer, a doubter or simply an intrigued wonderer... Whatever the outcome, the process of journeying is likely to prove provocative and stimulating and - as with the mysterious images fleetingly captured by the authors' cameras - inspiring and potentially enlightening." Brian Sibley Writer and Broadcaster. "This amazing story is backed up by many photographs taken at the time and opens up a whole new Pandora's box of questions as to the nature of our reality. Written by two frank and honest people, this book is a must for all those interested in the paranormal and for those who have pondered the age old question, 'Are we alone?" Tony Dodd, Leading UFO investigator and author

About the Author

John Pickering qnd Katie Hall are professional designers, illustrators and photographers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: O Books, John Hunt (October 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1905047908
• ISBN-13: 978-1905047901
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars strange lights, July 18, 2007

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Osam Alwan (Bahrain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond Photography: Encounters with Orbs, Angels and Light-Forms (Paperback)

This book had me hooked from the beginning, and my interest grew the more I read. The authors started off with simple orbs in their photographs and then progressed towards small fairy like images until they finally got humanoid like figures of light in the pictures!

That was the climax of the book for me because I believe the pictures are authentic. However, that was it, there were no more interesting things in the pictures (not to undermine the previous images).But I thought they would eventaully capture fully-fledged apparitions with details, or be contacted by something, yet that didn't happen (at least not in the book).

But I do give credit to the authors for rigorously analyzing the photographs, like when they pointed out that some of the orbs were located behind objects (photographs 3 & 21) and thus ruling out camera glitches. And at the end of the book the authors give some theories about the light phenomena, where some are too spiritually oriented or new age.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Photos, disappointing text., December 28, 2007

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Nancy S. "Just Another Seeker" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond Photography: Encounters with Orbs, Angels and Light-Forms (Paperback)

The photos were wonderful and there were many. However the text rambles on and on covering so many "related" subjects (The Symbology of Orbs, dolphins, meteors, the Bible) that it can be a bit maddening. I question the way they circled around to some of the conclusions they came to as well. For example: "Does the fact that the majority of orbs and luminosities appear in places and circumstances that have no direct association with the dead suggest that they probably are not, in that context, exclusively spirit phenomena? Answer: Yes."

So in conclusion,regarding orbs and "luminosities", this is part of what they had to say: "What They are Not: They are NOT aliens, spirits of the dead, sprites, spirits of trees or faeries, though at times they have assumed all these forms; not to deliberately deceive us, but, we believe, to communicate. Very much like dolphins may mimic our behavior; these entities empathize with us as individuals and to some extent may reflect our individual beliefs."

"What They Are" covered a page and a half and ended with, "If the Earth has a consciousness; and the luminosities are part of, or connected to it; then at times some humans may witness what is the equivalent, in planetary terms, to the electro-chemical activity of the mind."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mysteries Magazine review, March 18, 2008

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Kim Guarnaccia "Editor, Mysteries magazine" (Surry, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond Photography: Encounters with Orbs, Angels and Light-Forms (Paperback)

The demands of debunkers for conclusive proof of hyper-dimensional phenomena have waylaid many a paranormal researcher. In light of the paucity of tangible evidence for the existence of the beyond, we seem to be left with no alternatives other than to believe our own subjective experiences. However, in Beyond Photography, readers are provided with ample evidence of various elusive phenomena, primarily in the form of orbs and angels.
''In the opening chapter, authors Katie Hall and John Pickering cite how only a few orbs appeared in their photographs at first but, over time, became more profuse. Once they realized they were tapping into an unknown realm and maintained receptivity towards the phenomena, it was as if an interdimensional floodgate opened up for them, enabling them to provide an amazing array of proof for both orbs and angels. Most noteworthy is that the photos were all taken with digital cameras that had various levels of memory capacity, which suggests that there may be an interface opening up between new technologies (digital cameras) and hidden dimensions.
''But perhaps most exciting is how "orb"ography has assisted people in further understanding observer-created reality, a concept in Quantum physics where we actually influence what we see and that there is really no such thing as pure objectivity.
''While skeptics will squawk that the anomalies captured on film result from lens distortion, solar refractions, or dust, the authors are careful to try a variety of techniques to sufficiently demonstrate that this is not always the case. Regardless of what is said, the potentials of this nascent artform are nothing short of profound. In light of these potential applications, Beyond Photography should be considered as a gateway into a wondrous world that has been far too long ignored.
--Jaye Beldo
Mysteries Magazine issue #20