MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE.
A different way to see the world
Infrared photography transforms the familiar into something unexpected. Vegetation can appear bright, the sky becomes dramatically dark, and everyday landscapes take on an almost surreal, dreamlike quality.
The Rollei INFRARED was developed precisely for this type of creative photography. With its extended infrared sensitivity up to 750 nm, it enables shots beyond the spectrum visible to the human eye – especially in combination with an infrared filter such as an R72.
The film is available in 135 and 120, among other formats, and can also be used as a highly sensitive black and white film without an infrared filter.
Three photographers.
Three perspectives.
For our Rollei Infrared Special, we asked three photographers to show us their very personal approach to infrared photography.
KUBA
Kuba is a photographer from Cologne with a background in photo design. His focus is on documentary and travel photography.
What fascinates him most about infrared film is the ability to transform a familiar reality into something unknown and slightly ethereal. His shots from Paradise Valley in Morocco impressively show how light, vegetation, and deep shadows can develop an almost dreamlike atmosphere through infrared.
“It is precisely this subtle shift away from the visible world that makes infrared photography so fascinating for me.”
MUGEN
Street Photography meets Infrared Experiment
Mugen is a software developer and photographs analog in his free time. He is particularly interested in street photography and experimental techniques.
For his infrared shots, he uses a modified flash with an infrared pass filter that only allows infrared light to pass through. Since the flash is almost invisible to the human eye, this creates surreal-looking images, especially at night, where glowing eyes make people and animals appear almost otherworldly.
CYRIL B.
Cyril B. is a self-taught photographer with over 36 years of experience. He started with film, switched to digital photography, and now works with both techniques – with film remaining his preferred medium.
In the south of France, Cyril discovered his fascination for the light we cannot see: infrared. He works with, among other cameras, a Hasselblad 500C/M and a Sinar F2, and develops and scans his films himself. For his portraits and landscapes, Rollei INFRARED is his preferred film.
“I know exactly how it will render my portraits and landscapes.”
Discovering the invisible
Infrared photography opens up a new perspective on familiar places, people, and landscapes. Whether with an infrared filter, for portraits, in landscape photography, or with entirely experimental techniques – the results can be anything but ordinary.
Discover Rollei INFRARED and your own way of photographing beyond the visible.
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Rollei Infrared – Black and white photography beyond the visible