MaryEllen Malinowski & The Infrared Light Gallery®
MaryEllen first fell in love with her camera at the age of 10, and has been captive ever since. An international award winning fine art photographer, author and publisher; this visionary artist's captivating black and white infrared photography captures light that is beyond our visible spectrum... opening our eyes to the ethereal brilliance that embraces us and our world. 
Studio
The Infrared Light Gallery® studio is located on the historic Fox River in St. Charles, Illinois and whispers awe with it's beautiful Japanese Gardens, koi ponds, walking paths and Japanese Tea House... revealing the peace and tranquility that enlightens one's soul.
We create, design, publish and distribute an inspirational product line representing the exquisite infrared imagery captured by fine art photographer MaryEllen Malinowski. Our philosophy is simple and zen-like. We understand the power of healing the mind and the spirit with enlightening ethereal photography and simple, powerful words. Our fine art prints, books, posters, note cards, porcelain mugs and expanding product line reveals light that is beyond the visible, and embraces the connection between art and spirit.
Through visual interpretation with water, stone, the human element, nature, and light... the transformation begins. We are honored to have this be our journey.
Our message is universal, and our products are placed in stores that reflect spiritual well being.
Infrared
There is an art to working with light that you cannot see, and infrared film that is difficult to handle and work with. The film itself must always be in total darkness... even during loading and processing. Only after the film is processed in the darkroom in complete darkness, can it be exposed to light.
The infrared photographic imagery created by MaryEllen is a black and white film which is sensitive to infrared wavelengths. In straight black and white photography, and in color, we use only the wavelengths that are in the visible spectrum, the white light. In her work, she uses infrared film as a tool to capture both the visible and invisible light spectrums. Infrared light is present in most light, although it cannot be seen by the human eye.
Infrared negatives are much thinner that your average black and white negatives, so caution again needs to be taken when working with the negatives so that they are not scratched or cracked. Transcending the level of photographic fine art prints, her archival prints carry a depth and texture that is rare in the world of photographic print collections. Each infrared gelatin silver print is created, titled, numbered (in limited editions) and signed by the artist.
Infrared photographic prints are offered through the studio, from both an infrared negative and digital infrared photography. Our infrared prints are printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art 100% Cotton Rag, 308 gsm, and Bamboo Papers and matched with the finest Epson photo printers and Epson pigment-based archival inks. Epson's Micro-Piezo print head technology features 6 color, 2880 dpi printing with true black archival inks rated up to 200 years light fastness. The Infrared Light Gallery® Limited Edition Photographic Prints are signed by MaryEllen Malinowski on the verso of the print and the lower right hand corner of the Archival 100% Rag 4 ply Mat. Infrared prints are limited in editions and follow the same archival process as the infrared gelatin silver prints.
Our Design Team
Our design team includes talented individuals who contribute greatly to the success of our mission in inspiring and enlightening as many people as we can with our infrared product line... MaryEllen, Jenni, Demi, Nicole, Brielle &Tiffany!
Creative Director: jen@infraredlight.com
We are expanding to retail partnerships throughout the United States where The Infrared Light Gallery® product line is carried. We welcome retail stores, hospitals, hotel & spa gift shops, corporate clients and collectors to visit or call us at 1.800.571.2730.
We look forward to working with you.
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Photograph of MaryEllen by Brielle Malinowski ©2009, Photograph of MaryEllen in Darkroom © Daily Herald
All other infrared photos ©MaryEllen Malinowski