Work captured with IR-converted cameras and IR filters.
As we look forward to a repeat visit to Joshua Tree National Park, I’m enjoying the ethereal form of an ocotillo captured in full isolation with my medium format infrared camera.
In normal light, the ocotillo tree can blend into the terrain. But in infrared, the delicate branches turn white and their textures are revealed against the deep black sky.
This photo was captured in April 2024 and is part of a series on infrared desert landscapes that capture a surreal, almost lunar quality scene.
Framed by arching oaks and flanked by stone pillars, this stately Texas ranch gate transforms into a luminous dreamscape when captured in infrared. The image glows with spectral beauty—leaves rendered snow-white, grass glowing faintly, and the wrought-iron gate standing like a threshold between dimensions. The trees seem to breathe with light, their canopies sheltering the viewer in a surreal, silent canopy.
Photographed with an infrared-converted camera, the visible world is stripped away and reimagined. Shadows deepen, skies turn ink-black, and organic textures gleam with spectral intensity. The result is a moment suspended in time—simultaneously intimate and eternal.
As part of a continuing project exploring rural Americana, this image elevates a simple entrance into a symbol of mystery and transition—a poetic meditation on land, legacy, and the quiet beauty found between the fences of Texas.