Making the Invisible Visible Using Thermal Imaging

Climate Change is inextricably linked with heat, but heat is invisible. My challenge was: how can I make the invisible, visible?

Experimenting with a thermal camera revealed differences in heat between people, materials and surroundings. This ranged from showing cold beer in Young Henry’s brewery where they capture CO2 from the process to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to showing the heat emanating from flues, or the hot gases cleansed in a cement plant as part of the process to reduce usage of coal.

While the main Climate Solvers portraits use natural or controlled light, these thermal images add another layer of meaning. They form a bridge between science and emotion, reminding us that climate change is ultimately about heat–absorbed, stored, radiated and felt.