| “Infrared
photography can also be defined as photography of what is invisible. It
is not simply a photographic technique, but it represents a way of seeing
and thinking which very much differs from the common standard one.
It is a sort of re-invention of reality. It is a weighty definition which
sounds at the same time mysterious and engaging.
The infrared technique is very useful to the creative process which takes
place in the photographer’s mind and heart in the act of seeing.
It shows a non visible reality which is nevertheless indissolubly linked
with the photographer’s soul and feeling.
It is possible to be a photographer and to follow what the rules of this
language say – this is a way of expressing oneself, and no doubt
a universally recognized one. But an infrared photographer is something
different. He likes the light, he captures it, he let it drench into the
objects and alter their existence and he explores what the eye can’t
see.
So many times have we read that visual communication is an equilibrium
between technique and creativity, but we often forget that technique can
be learned while creativity is innate – it can at least be educated,
but it cannot be taught.” |
