We’ve covered infrared photography in the past, and are amazed at the ways it can transform scenery into alien-like, surrealist worlds. Here we’re featuring a series by Kate Ballis, an Australian former attorney, who left the world of law to pursue her passion for photography.
Her series Infra Realism takes place in Twin Palms, California and the surrounding Joshua Tree area, rich with 40s and 50s Americana. Vintage hotels, palm trees, and the sensibility of that time period.
The resulting images are wildly colorful, feeling more like otherworldly parallels than the real world. Via Fubiz:
“What makes the INFRA REALISM series special to me is how many ways there are of looking at it. To some, the palette is representative of 1980s Americana – of pink Barbie dolls driving blue corvettes’, MTV, Miami’s neon signs – and asa child of the era,
I certainly can’t escape my penchant for these hyper-realistic worlds that I looked at with awe in my youth in far-off Australia. And then there’s something spiritual about the work, too, in that it makes the unseen visible.”
-Photographer Kate Ballis
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I’m sure these are great to some people. Personally, they take an area I love for all it’s true beauty and makes it really boring. All the depth and details disappear and make it all so one-dimentional. Visit it at various times of the day and it takes on a new character. I especially love it in the late afternoon.
What the earth will look like in 2050…dully noted, no people to be found.
May I use the photos for free at my local high school?
Can I use the photos for free at my local high school?
Thanks for the comment. These photos are made using either infrared film or a specialized filter in a camera, which could be film or digital. It’s a very cool technique which creates these exceptional images.
Cool photos! I am a high school science teacher who would love to use these photos in my class lessons and presentations. What are the costs and permission procedures associated with using such images? Please advise…
Photos are very cool. I teach high school students and was wondering about the cost or permission to use procedures for such photos. Please inform…