Deep red clusters of trees bleed between pale buildings in this vibrant set of infrared images of Guayaquil, Ecuador, shot by photographer Vicente Muñoz to demonstrate urban encroachment on the forest.

Muñoz created the Sublimis series to show the "inevitable struggle of man against nature" in the urban environment.
The set comprises 38 images that predominantly document Guayaquil ? a 16th century port city where the photographer grew up. The photos present the built environment in muted tones, while greenery is shown as bold, deep red to contrast.

To create this effect, Muñoz shot the pictures with a colour infrared film, which uses infrared radiation ? or heat ? rather than visible light to capture vegetation in great detail, followed by "minimal retouching". The photographer "obtained the film through secondary markets", as most infrared film was discontinued in the early 21st century. He draws similarities between the scarcity of the film to that of greenery found in the urban environments ? an effect he credits to growing populations and changes in the climate.

"I see a direct analogy in the extinction of this medium ? which has helped me to decode and interpret the relationship between urban and nature ? and the effects of climate change on the topography of different cities," said the photographer in a project statement.
"We could even infer that this means of photography helps through its quasi-extinction to asse...