lightning

How to Take Lightning Photos with Your Phone

Sep 18, 2025 Anzalna Siddiqui

When a storm approaches, you might find yourself wondering how to capture lightning photos with your phone. That rush of excitement feels different. Lightning is…



Reign in Rain: Grab the Reins of Inclement Weather Photography

Aug 9, 2025 David Prochnow

Capturing rain in a photograph is an exciting challenge, and mastering rain photography is all about balancing technical precision with creative intuition. Alfred Stieglitz was…



This jaw-dropping photo fits one hour of thunderstorm

Jul 10, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

Turkish astrophotographer Uğur İkizler often turns his lens towards the stars, galaxies, and celestial events far away from us. But although known for astrophotography, Uğur…



How to shoot electrical sparks

Jun 27, 2023 Ted Kinsman

I first became interested in trying my hand at recording sparks when I noticed some intriguing static discharges recorded on old X-ray films. I knew…



JunoCam captures a green lightning bolt on Jupiter

Jun 23, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

We all know that lightning exists on Earth (and it’s fascinating), but did you know it also exists on Jupiter? We haven’t seen it in…



When lightning strikes: how to make great images out of any situation

May 2, 2023 Derrick Rose

I’ve heard that a bad day fishing is still better than a good day at the office. That’s how I feel about chasing the Milky…



Photographer captures Rio’s Christ the Redeemer as it gets struck by lightning

Feb 17, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

Sometimes you have an image in your mind, but the chance to take it is one in a million. In times like this, you need…



Mountain guide captures volcanic “dirty thunderstorm” on video

Jan 30, 2023 Alex Baker

A mountain guide has shared an astounding video of a rare phenomenon only seen during a volcanic eruption. Volcanic lightning is seldom seen, and even…



Why do some people travel thousands of miles to photograph storms?

Dec 1, 2022 Alex Baker

How far would you travel to capture the perfect lightning bolt? For some photographers, that answer is “pretty far”. This excellent short documentary released by…



Nikon Z 9’s Pre-release feature makes lightning triggers obsolete

Aug 23, 2022 Reed Hoffman

If you’ve ever tried to photograph lightning during daytime, you know it’s almost impossible. By the time you press the shutter button, it’s gone. That’s…