Night Lights
A beautiful evening beneath the moonlight as the aurora blazed its light into the sky. Beside the lake, waves and wind combined with the dim light to make a sublime and moving experience.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Glory Above
A special and historic evening in May 2024, when earth experienced intense aurora activity from a large geomagnetic storm. The lights pulsed, danced and splashed colour for many hours, covering the entirety of the sky. We were incredibly fortunate to have clear skies and no wind when I was running a photography workshop at the time. I was so thankful to be in my home of Fiordland when this event took place, meaning I was able to witness the lights shine over mountains, rivers and valleys that I’m so familiar with. I know most of the images from this night I won’t ever be able to create again. It was a truly humbling and special night for all who got to experience it across the world.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Heaven Calls
A special and historic evening in May 2024, when earth experienced intense aurora activity from a large geomagnetic storm. The lights pulsed, danced and splashed colour for many hours, covering the entirety of the sky. We were incredibly fortunate to have clear skies and no wind when I was running a photography workshop at the time. I was so thankful to be in my home of Fiordland when this event took place, meaning I was able to witness the lights shine over mountains, rivers and valleys that I’m so familiar with. I know most of the images from this night I won’t ever be able to create again. It was a truly humbling and special night for all who got to experience it across the world.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Dazzle
A special and historic evening in May 2024, when earth experienced intense aurora activity from a large geomagnetic storm. The lights pulsed, danced and splashed colour for many hours, covering the entirety of the sky. We were incredibly fortunate to have clear skies and no wind when I was running a photography workshop at the time. I was so thankful to be in my home of Fiordland when this event took place, meaning I was able to witness the lights shine over mountains, rivers and valleys that I’m so familiar with. I know most of the images from this night I won’t ever be able to create again. It was a truly humbling and special night for all who got to experience it across the world.
This view is looking north, where a strong pink beam consistently lit the sky, stretching across the heavens like a bow of light.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Unforgettable
A special and historic evening in May 2024, when earth experienced intense aurora activity from a large geomagnetic storm. The lights pulsed, danced and splashed colour for many hours, covering the entirety of the sky. We were incredibly fortunate to have clear skies and no wind when I was running a photography workshop at the time. I was so thankful to be in my home of Fiordland when this event took place, meaning I was able to witness the lights shine over mountains, rivers and valleys that I’m so familiar with. I know most of the images from this night I won’t ever be able to create again. It was a truly humbling and special night for all who got to experience it across the world.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Luminosa
A special and historic evening in May 2024, when earth experienced intense aurora activity from a large geomagnetic storm. The lights pulsed, danced and splashed colour for many hours, covering the entirety of the sky. We were incredibly fortunate to have clear skies and no wind when I was running a photography workshop at the time. I was so thankful to be in my home of Fiordland when this event took place, meaning I was able to witness the lights shine over mountains, rivers and valleys that I’m so familiar with. I know most of the images from this night I won’t ever be able to create again. It was a truly humbling and special night for all who got to experience it across the world.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Night Spectrum
A special and historic evening in May 2024, when earth experienced intense aurora activity from a large geomagnetic storm. The lights pulsed, danced and splashed colour for many hours, covering the entirety of the sky. We were incredibly fortunate to have clear skies and no wind when I was running a photography workshop at the time. I was so thankful to be in my home of Fiordland when this event took place, meaning I was able to witness the lights shine over mountains, rivers and valleys that I’m so familiar with. I know most of the images from this night I won’t ever be able to create again. It was a truly humbling and special night for all who got to experience it across the world.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Fall From heaven
I’m very fortunate to have watched the northern and southern lights dozens of times but nothing was quite like this historic evening in May 2024, when the sky erupted in some of the most vibrant and luminous aurora in recent history. The composition in this image is not what I would normally opt for, however this frame is all about the glory of the sky and this absolutely phenomenal moment when the aurora stretched overhead in an intense ‘corona’ display, leaving me literally speechless and in awe. The colour was unlike anything I’d witnessed before.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Dance Of The Night
A special and historic evening in May 2024, when earth experienced intense aurora activity from a large geomagnetic storm. The lights pulsed, danced and splashed colour for many hours, covering the entirety of the sky. We were incredibly fortunate to have clear skies and no wind when I was running a photography workshop at the time. I was so thankful to be in my home of Fiordland when this event took place, meaning I was able to witness the lights shine over mountains, rivers and valleys that I’m so familiar with. I know most of the images from this night I won’t ever be able to create again. It was a truly humbling and special night for all who got to experience it across the world.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Rejoicing
A special and historic evening in May 2024, when earth experienced intense aurora activity from a large geomagnetic storm. The lights pulsed, danced and splashed colour for many hours, covering the entirety of the sky. We were incredibly fortunate to have clear skies and no wind when I was running a photography workshop at the time. I was so thankful to be in my home of Fiordland when this event took place, meaning I was able to witness the lights shine over mountains, rivers and valleys that I’m so familiar with. I know most of the images from this night I won’t ever be able to create again. It was a truly humbling and special night for all who got to experience it across the world.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2024)
Sky Dance
An incredible burst of the Aurora Australis, which danced across the sky until dawn. On occasion, the horizontal glow was pierced by strong vertical pillars which shot high up into the stars. This was the strongest of the beams pulses and such a glorious display of the Southern Lights which was enjoyed by many across New Zealand. Check my Youtube channel to see the night and how these images were created.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Heaven Calling
The early hours of the morning, on a glorious night where the Aurora Australis lit up the sky in a strong display dancing lights and vibrant glow. Here, in the silence of night, the Southern Lights reflected in the calm waters, beneath towering mountains and dense rainforest. Check my Youtube channel to see the night and how these images were created.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2023)
Sparkle
The Aurora Australis, breaking the darkness as it sparkled and glowed all through the night. This particularly image has been 4 years in the making and what a gift it was, to finally behold this sight in Fiordland.
Fiordland, New Zealand (2021)
Break The Night
4am in Iceland. After driving through the night to escape cloud and wind, I briefly rested my eyes soon to be awoken by a restless sky. This was an intense and somewhat intimidating aurora display, that violently flashed and pulsed across the entire sky. No doubt these shows would have aroused some fear and much wonder for those living in former times. For me, shooting the aurora is quite difficult, mainly because I just want to sit back and admire in awe and indeed, this is what I typically do.
South Coast, Iceland
Crown The Sky
For most of the night, the aurora held a powerful blast of beams rising from the horizon. On occasion these would sporadically expand and fill the whole sky, warranting a burst of applause. In the distance, ice would often calve off the terminal face of the glacier and echo through the valley and into the night. The ice in the foreground washed up just hours earlier after a large surge wave brought many ashore. These ones were around my size, so I had to sit upon them to reach this angle. The background is a single exposure and I used focus stacking to get the foreground sharp.
South Coast, Iceland
Affirmation
Planning a shoot with the northern lights is certainly not a given. So many factors come into consideration that can either make or break your night. On this evening though, everything came together for myself and my workshop clients. After many trips to Iceland, this was the first time seeing the shore frozen at this location. We knew it would make for a special foreground, particularly with the dim green glow of the aurora illuminating it. I couldn’t shake the thought. 8 hours later we were able to behold such a sight. There’s also several meteors visible flying across the sky which were captured during the long exposure.
Vesturhorn, Iceland
Into The Night
I don’t really shoot at night often, however I’m always happy to make an exception when it comes to the aurora. There really is nothing quite like it and although I’m fortunate to have seen it on multiple occasions, it certainly doesn’t get old. It’s unpredictability and fast pulsating movement (during a good show) really makes for an exciting and mesmerising shoot. During these times, I can’t help but wish I was sharing it with those I love.
South Coast, Iceland
Set free
There are a few factors that must come together to view the aurora and it’s certainly no guarantee, so any sighting is something I always cherish. On special occasions, the lights will really flare up, sometimes bright enough to be captured on an iPhone. The ground glows green and the sky dances like a neon serpent. This was the case here, but only for a mere 60 seconds or so. Fortunately I was set up here ready to go, arriving just a few minutes prior. My buddy Nick and I shared this moment and were screaming with laughter into the night sky.
Bruarfoss, Iceland
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Comfort within darkness
The majority of my travel is to host my workshops, during this time my attention is on others and not necessarily about creating new work for myself. On occasion, I’ll allow a day or so to potentially capture something, which was the case here. After close to 40 hours of travel to Iceland, I arrived at 3pm and picked up my hire car before heading 3 hours north into the only part of the country with possibility of clear skies. My hope was to capture the aurora over the Hvitserkur sea stack and arriving just on nightfall, the all familiar glow of the northern lights was right before my eyes as I parked my car. The display last the entire night and after almost a year since my last encounter, it was a comforting and welcomed experience to be in the presence of such majesty yet again, something I am truly thankful for.
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Higher Calling
Illustrious, mesmerising, heavenly – there is no shortage of words used to describe what it’s like to stand beneath the Northern Lights during a vibrant display across the nigh sky. The beauty of such phenomena can be very short lived however, and on this particular night, the lights were suddenly dimmed upon arriving at this location. After close to three hours of waiting and just about ready to leave, the glory was revealed once more as the green glow illuminated the earth and dance across the sky for a mere minute or two.
Oxararfoss, Iceland
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