Taken in May 2016, the Infrared NYC is a photography series by Italian grapic designer and photographer Paolo Pettigiani which caught the IDMCo team's attention for all the right reasons. Torino-based Pettigiani offers a refreshing perspective on New York through his series of fine art prints which capture iconic views including the Big Apple as seen from Central Park. The Infrared NYC series uses infrared digital photography to capture only the light that we can't see resulting in pink-hued portraits of places that are familiar yet look yet fantastical. Pettigiani explains the process of capturing the Infrared NYC photography on his Behance:
Plants that have chlorophyll, such as grass, leaves and trees, strongly reflect this invisible infrared light. The Chlorophyll is reflected by plant for the 20% on the green, visible to the human eyes, the other 80% is reflected on the infrared spectrum that we can’t see. With the infrared digital photography, using a special filter in front fo the lens, I have blocked the visible light capturing only the invisible. Other elements as sphalt, bricks, water and other surfaces do not reflect the infrared light so the keep the same colors.
About two years ago I started working with infrared photography, shooting landscapes near Turin, my hometown. My first experimental series was taken in winter time and was focused on the contrast between the snow and the color of nature. Talking about infrared, this is the first real project as a mean of artistic expression. What I like of this kind of photography is to make visible something invisible. My aim is to show something recognizable under a new unexpected and personal point of view.
View more of Pettigiani's Infrared NYC photography series on his website and/or Instagram.
September 5, 2017 in 
