Candid portrait of a man relaxing in front of a street mural, in Tooting, South London. I was taking photos nearby and he called out and said “take my picture.” I was happy to oblige, and the second person sitting facing away quietly completes the composition. Shot using a 720nm IR cut filter that cuts…

Buying fruit and vegetables from a stall in Tooting Market, in South London This was shot entirely with ‘invisible light;’ the camera had a 720nm IR cut filter which blocks all visible light. Surfaces are light or dark purely based on their level of infrared reflectivity. Most fabrics tend to become almost white, reflecting a…

A poster seller in the street in Tooting Broadway, in London. Posters are taped up on the shuttered front of a Wilko store that is waiting for redevelopment. Shooting infrared street photography is only really practical with a ‘full spectrum’ converted digital camera, specifically a mirrorless model rather than a DSLR. Shutter speeds are roughly…

Streatham Common is a large green space in South London. Shot using a 742nm IR filter for black & white work. This produced a particularly striking result, as blue skies are rendered much darker than they appear to the eye. This mix of billowing and stormy-looking clouds over the dark (relatively non-IR-reflective) church structure and…

A sunny afternoon on Worthing Pier, late summer 2025. The pier was built in 1862, making it well over a century and a half old, and it is a Grade II listed structure. This was shot with a 742nm clip filter, one that blocks all visible light and passes only infrared wavelengths to the sensor.…