Life in Another Light
Infrared Photography
Contest 2022 Winners

About The Contest

What changes when we switch to infrared, and which things remain constant? What beauty lies in the light that our eyes can’t see? What do new perspectives show us about our world that only photography can capture? We want to see what the best of what infrared and regular photography can show us.

Winners will be chosen across 10 categories and include $51,000 in prizes!

There are 3 dedicated IR categories, 2 dedicated visible light categories, and 5 categories that are open to all photography!

Click here to see last year’s winners!

Official Contest Terms

Submissions
Are Closed!

Open July - October 2022
Winners Will Be Announced In December 2022

The Winners

Category – Aerial

FIRST PLACE

Low Tide

Dani Kangu

SECOND PLACE

Waterlily Harvesting

Shibasish Saha

THIRD PLACE

Untitled

Muhammad Amdad Hossain

HONORABLE MENTION

Eid Prayer

Dibakar Roy

HONORABLE MENTION

The Early Bird Gets the View

Lindsey McCutchan

HONORABLE MENTION

Chapmans Peak Drive

Steven Cheadle

Category – Astro Landscape

FIRST PLACE

Yosemite Starry Night Reflections

David Swainson

SECOND PLACE

Momos House

Tim Liscum

THIRD PLACE

Logans Rock

John Harrison

HONORABLE MENTION

Castle of Dotia

George Ntekas

HONORABLE MENTION

Milkyway and Its Reflection

Jitendra S Katre

Category – Black & White

FIRST PLACE

Towards Win

Pranab Basak

SECOND PLACE

Covid Economy

Mithail Afrige Chowdhury

THIRD PLACE

Portrait of a Highland Cow

George Barker

HONORABLE MENTION

Working Together

Jiben Xu

HONORABLE MENTION

Clematis Poof

Rain Hayes

HONORABLE MENTION

Mushroom Beauty

Nath Kaplan

Category – IR Chrome

FIRST PLACE

IR Sequenz

Marco Dullnig

SECOND PLACE

Throne

Sean Jones

THIRD PLACE

La Pierre Saint Martin

Mariano Royo

HONORABLE MENTION

Jungle 7-Eleven

Dani Kangu

HONORABLE MENTION

Waiting for the Karelian Train

Alexandr Korolev

HONORABLE MENTION

Point State Park

Joey Gannon

Category – Landscape – Visible Light

FIRST PLACE

Rhythm

Zhang Yue

SECOND PLACE

Mount Bromo

Yohan Raintung

THIRD PLACE

Blue Diamonds

Pierre-Louis Ferrer

HONORABLE MENTION

Badwater Basin Sunset

David Swainson

HONORABLE MENTION

Beavertail Lighthouse

Dan Waterman

HONORABLE MENTION

Glacier Bay

Susannah Sofaer Kramer

Category – Landscape – Infrared

FIRST PLACE

Santa Magdalena

Mohamed Fakhrdine

SECOND PLACE

Valley Ridge with Waxing Gibbous Moon

Rain Hayes

THIRD PLACE

Prince Charming

Yann Philippe

HONORABLE MENTION

Devils Valley Road

Diane Porter

HONORABLE MENTION

Marina Bay Singapore

Xiaoyi Chen

HONORABLE MENTION

Lemon Tree

Yookwanghyun

Category – Long Exposure

FIRST PLACE

Posts and Gulls

Lars Michael

SECOND PLACE

Inferno

Florent Serfati

THIRD PLACE

H

Yuri Pritisk

HONORABLE MENTION

High Tide

Xiaoyi Chen

HONORABLE MENTION

Urban Motion

Rob Shea

HONORABLE MENTION

Somewhere in Karelia

Alexandr Korolev

Category – Portrait

FIRST PLACE

The Artist

Hermine Lecucq Jouan

SECOND PLACE

Untitled

Muhammad Amdad Hossain

THIRD PLACE

Untold Tears

Pranab Basak

HONORABLE MENTION

The Eyes of Truth

Mithail Afrige Chowdhury

HONORABLE MENTION

Marena

Florent Serfati

HONORABLE MENTION

Innocence

Sean Jones

Category – Photo Essay – Visible Light

FIRST PLACE

Sisters

Yuri Pritisk

SECOND PLACE

Look Up

Pierre-Louis Ferrer

THIRD PLACE

Learning to Speak in Black & White

Sennen Powell

HONORABLE MENTION

London (2001)

Tamara Rose

HONORABLE MENTION

Planks, Pylons, and Piers

Brent Eanes

Category – Photo Essay – Infrared

FIRST PLACE

Marvels and Wonders of Eastern Switzerland

Antoine Nobile

SECOND PLACE

Citta Eterna - Rome in Infrared

Peter Pelosi

THIRD PLACE

Taman Festival - Abandoned Theme Park in Bali

Martynas Charevicius

HONORABLE MENTION

Mexico City Under the Invisible light

Florent Serfati

HONORABLE MENTION

Great Western Divide Sequoia National Park

Jeff Stovall

HONORABLE MENTION

Upside-Down in the Northwest Passage

Kiliii Yuyan

PRIZES

Photo Essay – Prizes

Each category offers its own 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes! All category winners will earn their choice of a free camera conversion (valued up to $1,150), 2 Pro IRND Filters, or a Kolari Pro VND Filter, as well as the additional prizes listed below.

First Place Prizes

$1,000 Store Credit

+

One free camera conversion valued up to $1,150
OR
2 Kolari Pro ND Filters
OR
1 Kolari Pro VND Filter

+

1 Kolari Pro UV Cut Filter
1 Kolari Pro CPL Filter
1 Kolari Magnetic Clip-in Filter
Our New Kolari Atlas Filter Mounting System
Featured Article on Our Website

Second Place Prizes

One free camera conversion valued up to $1,150
OR
2 Kolari Pro ND Filters
OR
1 Kolari Pro VND Filter

+

1 Kolari Pro UV Cut Filter
1 Kolari Pro CPL Filter
1 Kolari Magnetic Clip-in Filter
Featured Article on Our Website

Third Place Prizes

One free camera conversion valued up to $1,150
OR
2 Kolari Pro ND Filters
OR
1 Kolari Pro VND Filter

+

1 Kolari Pro UV Cut Filter
1 Kolari Magnetic Clip-in Filter
Featured Article on Our Website

Prizes

Each category offers its own 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes! All category winners will earn their choice of a free camera conversion (valued up to $1,150), 2 Pro IRND Filters, or a Kolari Pro VND Filter, as well as the additional prizes listed below.

First Place Prizes

One free camera conversion valued up to $1,150
OR
2 Kolari Pro ND Filters
OR
1 Kolari Pro VND Filter

+

1 Kolari Pro UV Cut Filter
1 Kolari Magnetic Clip-in Filter
Our New Kolari Atlas Filter Mounting System

Second Place Prizes

One free camera conversion valued up to $1,150
OR
2 Kolari Pro ND Filters
OR
1 Kolari Pro VND Filter

+

1 Kolari Pro UV Cut Filter
1 Kolari Pro CPL Filter
1 Kolari Magnetic Clip-in Filter

Third Place Prizes

One free camera conversion valued up to $1,150
OR
2 Kolari Pro ND Filters
OR
1 Kolari Pro VND Filter

+

1 Kolari Pro UV Cut Filter
1 Kolari Magnetic Clip-in Filter

Honorable Mentions

Up to 3 Honorable Mentions will be awarded for each category!
Photographers who are mentioned will receive a $50 Kolari Vision gift card.