08/14/2026
Infrared Photography: A Look Inside Another Dimension
(this article is published from ART WEEK est. 1970) Light has a secret life, and Richard Smukler’s camera seems determined to find it. In his infrared photographs, the world does not disappear, it shifts frequency. Trees turn pale and radiant, skies deepen into theatrical blues and blacks, water holds reflections like memory, and familiar parks, gardens, bridges, and swamplands become charged with a strange, beautiful stillness....
(this article is published from ART WEEK est. 1970) Light has a secret life, and Richard Smukler’s camera seems determined to find it. In his infrared photographs, the world does not disappear, it …