Infrared Portrait Cheyne – Surreal Aerochrome False Color | Ryan Struck World & Color Series
Titled "infrared portrait Cheyne," this intimate Aerochrome infrared photograph from Ryan Struck's "World & Color" series captures the subject Cheyne in a compelling, otherworldly portrait on rare, discontinued Kodak Aerochrome reversal film. The film's signature false-color effects render skin, hair, clothing, and any surrounding elements unpredictably—perhaps with glowing magenta accents, cyan-purple shifts, or ethereal distortions—revealing near-infrared light (700–900 nm) beyond human vision and creating a psychedelic, dreamlike presence that questions identity and perception. The medium-format composition emphasizes emotional depth and surreal beauty in the human face/subject. Part of the series exploring global travels and personal moments with scarce military-origin stock, this image resonates with neuroaesthetics on anomalous color's impact on facial/aesthetic perception, emotional resonance, and creative introspection; visual neuroscience explorations of false-color human processing and altered consciousness; consciousness/psychedelic thinkers viewing it as a metaphor for expanded inner awareness or non-ordinary self-viewing; and creative directors/art directors seeking distinctive, conceptual portraiture for high-end editorial, lifestyle, personal brand, fashion, or experimental campaigns that blend documentary authenticity with scientific-artistic intrigue. A rare, museum-caliber work bridging portrait photography, perception science, and surreal human revelation.