The same scene can render completely differently depending on which wavelength you shoot it in, and how much infrared light is actually bouncing off what's in front of you — which you can't always predict just by looking. So when I'm out shooting a scene I really care about, I don't shoot it once. I shoot it several times, often across several different wavelengths, including 850nm for that deep, otherworldly contrast.

Infrared photography is a way of seeing the world with a different kind of light—one that exists just beyond what our eyes can register. Instead of recording only the colors we’re used to, an infrared camera captures wavelengths that reveal a hidden version of reality: foliage can turn luminous, skies can deepen into dramatic tones, and familiar landscapes take on a calm, otherworldly presence. The result isn’t “special effects”—it’s a real photograph of real light, translated into something that feels like memory, dream, and place all at once.