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Photons are not solid objects, they are packets of energy, which are also describable as waves, and if the pathway of two photons intersects, they will pass through each other, although in some cases there is interference, if the waves align in the right way. Interference will cause a pattern in which there are brighter than normal bands, where the waves coincide, and darker than normal bands, where the waves are opposed. However, in the case you describe, of infrared light and visible light, there won't be any interference pattern. When the frequencies differ, there is no alignment of the waves.

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