About

Curiosity and a love of nature have always inspired my photography. I love exploring new locations and genres, and photography allows me to recall my adventures - the beauty of a hummingbird captured in flight, a raccoon climbing a tree, the delight in seeing a butterfly, a bug close up, a flower, a leaf; marveling at the vastness of the ocean and the waves, the magnificent dunes, and fall colors. Recently, I have enjoyed photographing architecture, both inside and outside buildings.

I am a lifelong Nikon camera user, from my early film days to my recent acquisition of a mirrorless camera. Currently, I am using two Nikon D500 DSLRs and a Nikon Z50 mirrorless camera, which has been converted to a 590nm infrared camera. I use Nikon lenses, from a wide-angle 10mm to a 500mm telephoto, depending on the subject being photographed.

My journey into infrared photography began at the end of December 2023. A college classmate, Linda Mercurio, did a presentation on Marilyn Maxwell, an infrared photographer who specialized in African wildlife photography. My interest in infrared photography had been kindled two years earlier, during a presentation by our Mendocino College instructor, Markus Pfizner. The way infrared photography captures a unique photographic perspective was intriguing. It was a new photographic challenge, and I was finally ready to take the plunge. A year later, in December, I published my first infrared-only photography book entitled “Infrared Photography 2024.” A beginner’s first year getting to know this eccentric art form. After what seemed like a slow, cautious start, the pace quickened. Now, as I approach two years of infrared photography, it is an intricate part of my photography. Throughout this website, infrared photos abound. Most are black and white, but there are also many colored infrared photos.

There is so much photographic inspiration around us that it is challenging to decide which way to point the camera. I have plunged into photography not to have a narrow, single genre focus, but to see where my interests take me. Capturing a moment in time and saving it to be enjoyed later, viewing things that others may have missed, and letting them see what you have witnessed, make photography a time capsule.

“If I can make someone pause, for just a moment,

and look at my photographs with curiosity and wonder,

I have succeeded in my goal.

They will have seen the world through my eyes …

if only for just a moment.”

Joanne Abramson 2025