New York photographer focuses on NZ’s ultraviolet light

Media Advisory, Tuesday 17 January 2012

New York photographer focuses on NZ’s ultraviolet light

New York-based photographer Diane Tuft is in New Zealand this week to record the effects of infrared and ultraviolet light on New Zealand's landscape.

Through her photographs, Diane Tuft aims to bring more focus and attention to the environmental and atmospheric destruction that she says is taking place globally.

Since 1998, Diane Tuft has been recording the effects of infrared and ultraviolet light on the Earth's landscape. She says both global warming and ozone depletion are responsible for the vivid and intense colours she captures in her photos.

“Ozone depletion allows for more ultraviolet light to enter the surface of the earth. High levels of ultraviolet light can result in skin cancer and cornea damage in humans, and the destruction of plant life.”

For example, her photographs of Iceland from 2001 until 2008 illustrate the drastic change in the size of the glaciers due to global warming.

Because infrared and ultraviolet (UV) light are typically beyond the visible spectrum, Diane Tuft’s images can be very surreal (see her work at www.dianetuft.com).

In March, Diane's work will be exhibited at the world-renowned Marlborough Gallery in New York City.

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