Through a Lens Darkly...

The Weird Photography of William Mortensen

William Mortensen, L’Amour

“What it shewed was... the monstrous being he was painting on that awful canvas. It was the model he was using... But by God, Eliot, it was a photograph from life.”

H. P. Lovecraft Pickman’s Model.

William Mortensen (1897-1965) was an American Photographer, primarily known for his occult-themed works, and portraits of Hollywood …