# Artfully Infrared Landscapes These Surreal Images from GMUNK Play with a Viewer's Expectations By Riley von Niessen | Published 2016-09-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-images References: [fubiz.net](http://www.fubiz.net/en/2016/09/13/infrared-nature-photography/) & [gmunk](http://www.gmunk.com/) GMUNK, a digital director and visual artist with an impressive past of projects for clients like [Samsung](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teamlab-1), [Microsoft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xbox-game-studios-shop), adidas, Audi and Vimeo, recently released a series of surreal images that he lensed and edited during the summer of 2016. Travelling across the United States, the creative captured some stunning landscapes. In doing so, he used a "custom modified Full-Spectrum [FujiFilm](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fujifilm-instax-mini-99) X-T1 IR, a grip of LifePixel Super-Color Infrared Filters and some Vintage Nikon Manual Focus lenses." This enabled him to adapt the colors into something completely different from what one might expect to see -- swapping the cold greens on mountains for a psychedelic coral tone, or turning skies to a dystopic-looking orange. While some of the surreal images are taken over by a variety of tones of a certain color, others are completely contrasting. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Infrared Photography:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced infrared photography techniques and equipment for creating surreal and captivating visuals. - **Landscape Exploration:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create immersive technologies and experiences that allow people to explore and appreciate landscapes in unique and unexpected ways. - **Color Manipulation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop software or tools that enable easy and customizable manipulation of colors in visual media, opening new creative possibilities. ### Where This Applies - **Photography Equipment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate infrared camera technology and filters to make them more widely accessible and user-friendly. - **Travel and Tourism:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate immersive technologies like virtual reality to enhance the appreciation of landscapes and attract adventurous travelers. - **Digital Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop software or platforms that enable artists to experiment with color manipulation and create visually striking digital artworks. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Generated Real-World Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-generated-world.md) - [AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retrofuturistic-objects.md) - [AI-Generated Poetic Photo Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emilio-alarcn.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Dynamic Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-displays.md) - [Paper Curvature Lights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-curves.md) - [Photographer-Collab Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artiste-series.md) - [Aftermarket Infrared Photography Filters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kase-infrared-filters.md) - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md)