Aurora Borealis

Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2023 winners capture auroras in unlikely places

Dec 6, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published the winners of the contest every aurora enthusiast loves: The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year. Like every year, this gorgeous gallery has been published in December because it coincides with the Northern Lights season. There isn’t only “one aurora to rule them all,” but the contest recognizes 25 images as the winners, and we bring you a selection I’m sure you’ll enjoy.



“Those cries of wonder when my students see the aurora borealis for the first time fill my heart”

Nov 27, 2023 Alex Baker

Paco Farero is a landscape photographer from Spain who specialises in nighttime photography. His images are a blend of impressive landscapes, astrophotography, and light painting….



Photographer captures the aurora, STEVE, Milky Way, and a shooting star in one photo

Nov 7, 2023 Alex Baker

The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, have been creating quite a display this week. In fact, the dazzling phenomena have lit up skies much further…



Aurora to travel as south as Indiana this week. Here’s how to shoot it

Jul 11, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

A solar storm is coming this week, and you may already know what this means: the northern lights are coming to the south! Aurora Borealis…



How I took challenging Aurora photos on a steep “platform” cliff at -20 °C

Mar 30, 2023 Virgil Reglioni

On March 23, 2023, the Earth got hit by the strongest geomagnetic storm in six years, and I was out executing my unique aurora shot…



Here is how 2022’s top 25 Aurora photos were taken

Jan 15, 2023 Roi Levi

Every year, we adore the world’s best Aurora photos of the year, and 2022 was no different. Actually, there are two types of Aurora lights…



The ultimate gear guide for filming the Northern Lights

Jan 11, 2023 David Williams

The aurora borealis (AKA Northern Lights) is high on the bucket list for many travelers and photographers. It’s no surprise so many people want to…



The best Northern Lights photos of 2022 are absolutely spectacular

Dec 6, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The northern lights have been spectacular this year and spotted in places where they usually aren’t seen. So, what do you think, how spectacular must…



Astrophotographer captures rare image of STEVE over Canada

Aug 12, 2022 Alex Baker

Early Monday morning a powerful solar storm hit planet Earth. The stream of charged solar particles from the sun caused an arresting display of aurora…



The northern lights are spectacular this year, but the strongest are still to come

Apr 16, 2022 David Williams

The northern lights have hit headlines lately as solar flares have sent charged plasma hurtling through space at break-neck speeds. We’ve had reports of aurora…