Pareidolia -- Why We See Human Faces in Clouds, Rocks, Tree Bark, on the Moon, and even Mars

Pareidolia: Why We See Human Faces in Clouds, Rocks, Tree Bark, on the Moon, and even Mars In this episode of the fine art photography podcast, we discuss the psychological phenomenon of Pareidolia, or the tendency to recognize faces in random shapes, patterns, or noise, and sometimes in our own photographs! Cited in this podcast: My blog https://icatchshadows.com/ Merriam-Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pareidolia Live Science https://www.livescience.com/25448-pareidolia.html Wikipedia: Giuseppe Arcimboldo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo#/media/File:Vertumnus_%C3%A5rstidernas_gud_m%C3%A5lad_av_Giuseppe_Arcimboldo_1591_-_Skoklosters_slott_-_91503.tiff Wikipedia -- Pareidolia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia Inverse, article by Hannah Margaret Allen https://www.inverse.com/article/49527-what-is-pareidolia