Sara New Jersey Infrared Portrait – Surreal Aerochrome Surf Wetsuit at Water's Edge | Ryan Struck World & Color Series
Titled "Sara New Jersey," this captivating Aerochrome infrared portrait from Ryan Struck's "World & Color" series features Sara standing at the water's edge in New Jersey, clad in an Xcel wetsuit and holding a surfboard, shot on rare, discontinued Kodak Aerochrome reversal film. The film's false-color effects render the horizon's distant vegetation or breakwater in vivid pinkish hues, while the deep blue-purple sky, dark shore, and ocean create an ethereal, psychedelic backdrop—revealing near-infrared light (700–900 nm) beyond human vision—with Sara's hair shifting to light purple-pink tones and her wetsuit in striking red-orange contrasts. The composition captures a contemplative gaze amid coastal serenity, blending surf lifestyle with dreamlike distortion. Part of the series exploring global adventures with scarce military-origin stock, this image appeals to neuroaesthetics on anomalous color's role in aesthetic perception of rituals and environments; visual neuroscience on false-color human-ocean interactions; consciousness/psychedelic thinkers as metaphors for expanded surf awareness; and creative directors/art directors seeking authentic, conceptual surf/portrait/editorial photography for high-end outdoor, travel, surfwear, lifestyle, or experimental brand campaigns. A rare, museum-caliber work bridging documentary surf culture, perception science, and surreal revelation.