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ART PHOTOGRAPHY — LIGHT YOU CANNOT SEE

Places and colors.

WATER FLOWERS — HO CHI MINH CITY SPECIAL LENS FILTER
About me

How I choose the colors

My camera is special. It can see light that our eyes cannot see. This is called infrared light. I put different filters on my lens. Each filter lets in a different amount of normal light and infrared light. This changes the colors in the photo. I choose the filter, so I choose the colors.

I like to visit beautiful places. Gardens, coasts, temples, and cities. I try to picture them in new colors before I take the photo.

I am from France and the UK. I grew up in Toulouse, France. I have taken photos since I was a child. My other job is science. I study very small electronics. This is called nanoelectronics. I live in Singapore now. I travel and take photos in many places.

One of my black and white photos shows a group of birds called cormorants. It won an award called Lifeframer in 2022. Another photo shows a tree in Chandigarh, India. It was shown in an art show in Singapore for a short time.

Coconut palm in infrared, deep red tones, terraced hillside behindUBUD, BALI

Color photos

Normal light and infrared light, mixed together.

Marble urn among clipped hedges at Versailles, infrared blue-white foliage
Bosquet, Versailles
France
Orangerie garden at Versailles from above, infrared white parterres and blue sky
Orangerie, Versailles
France
Medieval fortress towers and ramparts of Carcassonne in infrared, autumn-toned trees below
Old Castle Town
Carcassonne, France
Rowers by a riverside boathouse, pink infrared trees and dramatic sky
Boat House
Cambridge, England
Row of brick terrace houses with pink infrared ivy and trees behind
Old Houses
Cambridge, England
Palm fronds beside the domes and minarets of Hagia Sophia, infrared with a warm sky
Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, Turkey
Wat Arun temple in Bangkok, shot in infrared, rendered in salmon and rose tones
Wat Arun, Bangkok
Thailand
Orange infrared leaves framing a gilded temple spire at the Grand Palace, Bangkok
Royal Palace
Bangkok, Thailand
Blue infrared palm frond beside a guardian statue at Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok
Temple Guard Statue
Bangkok, Thailand
Layered orange and green tiled temple roof with a small tree, Wat Phra Kaew
Temple Roof
Bangkok, Thailand
Sultan Mosque seen through palm trees on Bussorah Street, Singapore
Sultan Mosque, Kampong Glam
Singapore
Tall palms against blue sky and clouds in false-colour infrared
Palm Grove
Singapore
Shophouses in Chinatown with palm trees and a red-leafed tree in infrared, warm tones
Old Shops, Chinatown
Singapore
Coconut palm in infrared, deep red tones
Coconut Palm
Bali, Indonesia
Harbour bay seen from mountainside, infrared haze, boats at anchor
Harbour, Aegean Coast
Greece
Gyeongbokgung Palace pavilion over water, cherry blossoms in infrared pink
Gyeongbokgung, Seoul
South Korea
Stone arch bridge over a canal lined with weeping willows in infrared pink, pagoda in the distance
Canal Bridge, Qibao
China
Tree over volcanic rock formations, orange sky infrared
Rock Garden
India
Grass tree spines silhouetted against skyscrapers in Melbourne, infrared colour shift
Grass Trees & Skyline
Melbourne, Australia
Flowering agave stalks in front of the Royal Exhibition Building dome, Melbourne, pink infrared
Old Exhibition Building
Melbourne, Australia
Tree canopy against blue sky in infrared, salmon-pink leaves
Tree Tops
Color photo
Palm tree in front of apartment buildings under deep blue infrared sky
Suburban Palm
United States
Golden Gate Bridge emerging from fog with birds flying past, pastel pink infrared sky
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, USA
Pine trees turned lavender in infrared over a parking lot, orange sky
Parking Lot
California, USA
Teal infrared trees and palm trees beside a parking lot and utility pole, purple sky
Parking Lot
California, USA
Cars in a parking lot with pale cyan infrared trees, sepia sky, streetlights
Parking Lot
California, USA
Cable cars crossing a misty forested mountain, seen through a rain-flecked window, natural colour
Cable Car, Mountain Fog
normal light, no filter
Rolling eucalyptus-planted hills in natural daylight colour
Eucalyptus Valley
normal light, no filter

Black and white

No color. Only light and dark.

Tree canopy against sky, black and white infrared, high contrast foliage
Tree Tops
Black and white photo
White gabled house on Alcatraz Island against dark water and pale hill, black and white infrared
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay, USA
Agave stalks over a colony of cormorants, Golden Gate Bridge in the distance, black and white infrared
San Francisco Bay
United States · Lifeframer Award, 2022
Grand horseshoe staircase at Château de Fontainebleau, black and white infrared
Big Staircase, Fontainebleau
France, black and white photo

Collections

A few small groups of photos.

France

Marble urn among clipped hedges at Versailles, infrared blue-white foliage
Bosquet, Versailles
France
Orangerie garden at Versailles from above, infrared white parterres and blue sky
Orangerie, Versailles
France
Medieval fortress towers and ramparts of Carcassonne in infrared, autumn-toned trees below
Old Castle Town
Carcassonne, France
Grand horseshoe staircase at Château de Fontainebleau, black and white infrared
Big Staircase, Fontainebleau
France, black and white photo

Bangkok Temples

Wat Arun temple in Bangkok, shot in infrared, rendered in salmon and rose tones
Wat Arun, Bangkok
Thailand
Orange infrared leaves framing a gilded temple spire at the Grand Palace, Bangkok
Royal Palace
Bangkok, Thailand
Layered orange and green tiled temple roof with a small tree, Wat Phra Kaew
Temple Roof
Bangkok, Thailand
Blue infrared palm frond beside a guardian statue at Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok
Temple Guard Statue
Bangkok, Thailand

American Suburbs

Palm tree in front of apartment buildings under deep blue infrared sky
Suburban Palm
United States
Pine trees turned lavender in infrared over a parking lot, orange sky
Parking Lot
California, USA
Golden Gate Bridge emerging from fog with birds flying past, pastel pink infrared sky
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, USA
Cars in a parking lot with pale cyan infrared trees, sepia sky, streetlights
Parking Lot
California, USA

Singapore Streets

Sultan Mosque seen through palm trees on Bussorah Street, Singapore
Sultan Mosque, Kampong Glam
Singapore
Tall palms against blue sky and clouds in false-colour infrared
Palm Grove
Singapore
Shophouses in Chinatown with palm trees and a red-leafed tree in infrared, warm tones
Old Shops, Chinatown
Singapore
Places I have visited
Singapore Bangkok Seoul Paris the Aegean Bali Melbourne San Francisco Istanbul Shanghai Chandigarh Cambridge

Contact me.

You can buy a print of my photos. You can also ask me to take new photos for you. Please email me with your questions.

Small print (4×6in), one35 SGD
Small print, set of 4100 SGD
Medium print (5×7in)60 SGD
Large print (8×10in)100 SGD

Prices are in Singapore Dollars (SGD). Ask me about other money types.

Some photos are not a normal shape. These will use the closest print size. There may be a white edge so you can see the whole photo.

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