Exploring infrared photography in the past, we’re continually amazed by the ways it can transform scenery into enchanting, dream-like worlds.
We love this 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.
See more of Ballis’ work on her website.
Images © Copyright Kate Ballis.



“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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3 Comments
I like the different look, very colorful.
Aren’t they amazing? Her perspective through an infrared lens is wild!
These photos sure have a wow factor!