Aerochrome

In the realm where visible light surrenders to the infrared whispers of nature, Aerochrome film dances on the edge of perception, transforming our familiar world into a surreal dreamscape where trees blush in electric crimson and skies deepen to violet mysteries. Originally conceived as a military tool for detecting camouflage, this discontinued Kodak infrared-sensitive film transcended its utilitarian origins to become a medium of otherworldly artistic expression, rendering chlorophyll-rich vegetation in stunning magentas and pinks while turning everyday landscapes into ethereal tableaux that seem to reveal the hidden energy pulsing beneath the surface of reality. Like a window into a parallel dimension where the boundaries between the physical and the metaphysical blur, Aerochrome captures not just the reflection of light but perhaps something of the soul of the natural world itself, challenging our understanding of what it means to truly see.

“ Aerochrome film dances on the edge of perception, transforming our familiar world into a surreal dreamscape where trees blush in electric crimson and skies deepen to violet mysteries.”

The image above of course was not captured using aerochrome film, it’s a digital image captured through a 720nm filter. This is my take on how areochrome might look, a celebration of its legacy and a nod to the way it transformed photography.