Infrared photography

Infrared photography uses a special filter to record the infrared part of the light spectrum instead of the normally visible part. This intensifies the contrast between living and non-living parts of the motive. Infrared photography shows architecture from unusual perspectives due to the bright surrounding vegetation and accentuates how nature is present in the city. It shows nature where it is not noticed and where it re-conquers the concrete. One could say that infrared photography reveals 'the living soul of the city'.

Technique

All objects reflect infrared light coming from the sun, which is not visible to the human eye. When the infrared light is recorded by the camera (i.e. Red to UV light is blocked), arise images with high contrast between vegetation (reflect much infrared light) and concrete (absorbs infrared light). The red-looking images are then digitally edited. Either they are converted to black and white or they are transformed with special techniques to let the blue sky reappear (false color image).

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