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randy wachtin, an infrared landscape photographer, lives near the ocean on Vancouver Island, Canada.

biography

Randy Wachtin is an emerging Jewish/Canadian landscape photographic artist who lives near the ocean on Vancouver Island, a settler on the unceded territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples.

His unique, monochromatic infrared photographic style incorporating long exposures, reveals an ethereal beauty of his muse; the Cascadia biodiverse region of the Pacific Northwest.

Wachtin is a fourth generation graphic arts professional with roots in letterpress printing. He is a self-taught photographer and print maker. His infrared long exposure photography is an art form that utilises light from the infrared spectrum to create beautiful, surreal images. It captures more than the ordinary human eye can see, allowing the photographer to create unique, dreamlike images of the land and sky.

He continues to self develop his craft as he processes each image and personally prints archival carbon pigment prints on museum grade cotton rag papers in his home studio. In addition, he outsources specialised printing on sheer matte ChromaLuxe aluminium panels that amplifies the ethereal properties of infrared photography.

Results are truly stunning, with an otherworldly atmosphere and an unmistakable, captivating beauty.