Aurora Borealis
Feast your eyes on these stunning Aurora images from Northern Lights Photographer of the Year 2020
Dec 8, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has published a stunning collection of Aurora images. The annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year collection features 25…
Here is my learning curve shooting the aurora; my tip: persistence pays
Oct 29, 2020
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
Two years after I received my first camera, I decided it was time to learn how to capture the night sky. One evening in December,…
The dunes are a newly discovered kind of aurora – and we have unseen photos
Feb 5, 2020
David Williams
The Northern Lights are on many people’s bucket lists. The celestial phenomenon occurs in the upper levels of our atmosphere. We’ve long sought explanations for…
Photographer captures the aurora from his plane seat
Feb 5, 2020
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
Rajesh Jyothiswara tells DIYP that he for a few years has tried to capture the northern lights from a plane. High above the clouds covering…
How to shoot Northern lights with a handheld smartphone
Oct 23, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Smartphones are getting smarter with every new generation, and so are their cameras. But when you combine a good photographer and a good smartphone, the…
The journey of learning to capture the magic of Northern Lights
May 13, 2019
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
In December 2014 I decided that I wanted to practice shooting the night sky in order to expand my photography skills. Of course I made…
This incredible timelapse shows Aurora Australis and Milky Way over the South Pole
Apr 1, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
The Aurora Australis and the Milky Way are each incredible to observe and shoot on their own. But when they are both in the same…
This photographer captured a dragon in the Northern Lights sky over Iceland
Feb 27, 2019
John Aldred
We just posted yesterday about the incredible sights that nature can present us with when Ted Chin showed us his photographs of the Firefall at Yosemite…
The Northern Lights can be seen tonight in the USA
Nov 9, 2018
John Aldred
According to the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), there’s a minor geomagnetic storm going on today and tomorrow (9th and 10th) that will cause the…
Sagittarius Rising – Long exposure photography from the stratosphere
Oct 11, 2018
Christiaan van Heijst
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how I shoot long-exposure photos from the cockpit and how they end up sharp, despite…