We continue to see the magic of infrared photography through Paolo Pettigiani and his series, Infraland.
“Infrared photographer Paolo Pettigiani transformed his road trip across France into a three-week photographic adventure. From Provence to Normandy to the Palace of Versailles, Pettigiani allows us to experience France in a way that’s new and fresh. The work is an expansion of his Infraland project, which has been ongoing since 2015.”
Photographer Paolo Pettigiani gives us a vibrant look at Dunaliella salina, in Camargue, France. This special type of algae can survive very salty environments, making it ideal for evaporation ponds like these in France.
Pettigiani always has a great eye for capturing surreal-like scenery, and it’s on display in this latest series, utilizing drone photography to get clever perspectives of these otherworldly pools. We especially love the overhead angle of the car navigating its way down the narrow gravel road, seas of pink on one side, green on the other.
See more of his work on Behance.
Photographs used with artist’s permission, via submissions.
We’ve been on a visual journey with Paolo Pettigiani for the last several years, exploring his unique vision through the use of infrared photography.
His latest series explores the road to Patapampa, Peru, but also features a veritable crowd of fluffy llamas.
These charming creatures look delightfully cute, even under the strange light and color that infrared show us. Definitely make sure to check out some of his earlier series on his Behance page.
It’s been really fun to follow Paolo Pettigiani’s journey that he calls “Infraland”. He’s traveled to many parts of the world to showcase places in a new, infrared photography light. Often a familiar landscape will seem entirely new due to the color palette alone. In his latest Bolivia journey, the pink flamingo seems right at home. Yet when the entire scene is taken in, we see it’s clearly transformed. Cacti’s traditional green has been rendered pink, and the salt pans of the large desert landscape are a deep purple in hue. We’ll be sure to share his next adventure. Via Behance:
Photographer Paolo Pettigiani’s series Infraland continues, utilizing infrared film to show us places we’ve seen before, like we’ve never seen them.
In this installment, we see The Maldives, a small island chain in the Indian Ocean. We see a familiar turquoise blue sea, yet the green palms are in vibrant pink and orange, a strange and alien like twist on what we’re used to seeing.
Take a look at his flyover of this beautiful tropical land, shown in a new and bizarre light. Via Behance:
“Infraland” is a graphic and visual exploration of nature. For this project I’ve used aerial digital Infrared photography (IR). This technique enables the full sensitivity of the camera’s sensor, making it sensitive to UV, visible, and IR light. Elements with chlorophyll, such as grass, leaves and trees, strongly reflect IR light on the invisible wavelength. Infrared photography has been used to document pollution, for forest surveys in agriculture and also in military and scientific photography.
Infrared photography has become a fascinating visual trend, showcasing familiar places in totally new and unfamiliar ways. Photographer Paolo Pettigiani shows us the futuristic city of Dubai in infrared in his series Dubai Infrascapes. Take a look, via Behance:
Infrared photography has gone from a military-purpose to an artistic choice for people wanting a bright, otherworldly aesthetic for their landscape photography. In this case, Italy’s Dolomite mountains are shown in alien blues and glowing orange, thanks to infrared’s generally unseen wavelengths. We love the way the normally green trees are rendered in a vivid sherbet orange, and the sky and lake a brilliant turquoise. Great images from Italian photographer Paolo Pettigiani, via Colossal:
