The Artist
Infrared Landscape Photographer | Colorado, USA
Sherri Mabe is an award-winning infrared landscape photographer whose work captures the unseen spirit of the land. With a focus on black and white infrared imagery, her photographs transform ordinary terrain into dreamlike spaces filled with quiet power, emotional depth, and ethereal light.
Her creative journey began over four decades ago with film and darkroom photography. A turning point came in 1996, when she discovered Kodak’s HIE infrared film while studying under her mentor, Suzanne Camp Crosby—a student of Jerry Uelsmann. This discovery sparked a 30 year fascination with the invisible spectrum—a way of seeing that would become central to her voice as an artist.
Sherri’s heritage runs deep in the American Southwest. Descended from Spanish Colonial settlers, Indigenous peoples, and also generations of Colorado farmers through her adopted side, she brings an intimate understanding of the land, its history, and cultural memory to her work. Her images often portray the landscapes of her childhood—Colorado’s Front Range, the prairies, and the sacred spaces of the San Luis Valley.
Using converted Sony mirrorless cameras and 720nm infrared filters, Sherri creates images that echo the tonal beauty of classic film through digital technology. She is especially drawn to the high plains, deserts, and mountain valleys of Colorado and New Mexico—lands that hold both personal history and a timeless spirit. Her approach combines modern tools with a classic, intuitive eye, often emphasizing soft light, tonal depth, and quiet composition.
Sherri is now based in Colorado, after years of living both in the U.S., and abroad. Her art speaks to the stillness and sacred beauty of the land.
For Sherri, infrared photography is not just a medium—it’s a language of emotion, transformation, and quiet remembrance. It’s how she listens to the land, honors her roots, and tells the stories that live beneath the surface.
“Sherri’s focus is on environmental, historical, and cultural documentation, and she’s drawn to capturing the whispers of the past. She believes that people want photography to evoke a memory, to touch their heart, or to instill a feeling of familiarity in their bones. A pensive, honest, silent photographer, Sherri enjoys the solitude of being alone anywhere in nature and letting her subjects present themselves, touching the land, and listening to ghosts dancing in the past. Infrared photography has given a voice to her vision, allowing her to share the unique way she connects with the land that she loves.”
Cynthia Haynes, Senior Editor, Craft and Vision Magazine
“I very strongly believe that if you go back to your roots, if you mine that inner territory, you can bring out something that is indelibly you and authentic -like your thumbprint. It’s going to have your style because there is no one like you.” Joyce Tenneson
