The Ted Spagna Project

In 1975, with an endless curiosity about the unknowable sleeping psyche, Ted Spagna began to photograph people and eventually animals sleeping, discovering a new kind of portraiture. The significance of this work lies in both its aesthetic and scientific implications. Researchers never had this kind of visual information before. His photographs were evidence of a ninety-minute human sleep cycle, and physiological manifestations of dream activity.

In 1989 Spagna was at the height of his career, gaining worldwide recognition and accolades for his sleep photography work when he met his untimely death at the young age of 46. The Ted Spagna Project is a creative endeavor whose mission is to awaken and give new life to work that has laid dormant for over 20 years.

We have a large selection of sleep images and graphic art that is available for licensing. Visit our website for more information.