Pareidolia
Wiki - Pareidolia (
/pærɨˈdoʊliə/ parr-i-DOH-lee-ə) is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus
(often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Common
examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon or the Moon rabbit, and hearing hidden messages on records when played in reverse.
There is a new trend in photography - face finding. Amateurs and professionals alike are now finding sport in finding faces in unlikely places. Ner Beck is a New York artist who has spent many years finding art and beauty on the streets of NY. Here is a link to more of his photographs. They made me smile and I will look at some common items a little differently from now on.

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