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Documenting the beauty of the Missions of San Antonio was an easy choice during this tricentennial year. The hard part was deciding how to portray them. These images were made using large format black and white infrared photography. Infrared photography allows for the accentuation of detail while starkly contrasting the subjects to their environments and makes visible, colors that are present but invisible to the naked eye- challenging the notion of a traditional landscape. I used this approach to create a more surreal experience with the hope that the viewer may discover some previously unrecognized elements of the San Antonio Missions, as well as achieve a renewed appreciation for these remarkable structures to which the City of
San Antonio owes its existence.
Documenting the beauty of the Missions of San Antonio was an easy choice during this tricentennial year. The hard part was deciding how to portray them. These images were made using large format black and white infrared photography. Infrared photography allows for the accentuation of detail while starkly contrasting the subjects to their environments and makes visible, colors that are present but invisible to the naked eye- challenging the notion of a traditional landscape. I used this approach to create a more surreal experience with the hope that the viewer may discover some previously unrecognized elements of the San Antonio Missions, as well as achieve a renewed appreciation for these remarkable structures to which the City of
San Antonio owes its existence.
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