23 Amazing Amateur Aurora Photos

By Light Stalking on 29 Mar 2009 in Cool Photos, Featured[ 22 Comments ]

If you’re lucky enough to live in the extreme north, you regularly have an amazing photographic opportunity in Aurora Borealis (aka northern polar lights) – a phenomenon that doesn’t often occur the closer to the equator you get. As these aurora photos demonstrate the lights can provide a stunning backdrop to night-time landscape photographs and provide a unique subject that is largely unavailable to other areas of the world.

These aurora photos sjow fantastic landscape photography skills combined with a fantastic choice of subject in the lights themselves that, as you can see, have lead to some incredible shots.

As always, if you think you have some aurora photos that deserve to be in this company or know of somebody who does, then please feel free to leave the link in the comments.

Don’t also forget to check out the links to the tuorials on photographing the aurorae.

Moonshimmering waterfall and Aurora Borealis by Arnar Valdimarsson.

Red Roofed Hut II by orvaratli.

Night Watch by orvaratli.

Church Bathed in Northern Lights by orvaratli.

November Aurora by orvaratli.

Bursting Aurora by orvaratli.

The Northern Lights show up the Big Dipper by Steve took it.

Aurora Reflected by orvaratli.

A night by the lake... by eir@si.

Rusty Old Shack by orvaratli.

skylight by eir@si.

Aurora Borealis, just after sunset by Robert/Says/Hi.

More'ialis Borealis by Arnar Valdimarsson.

Timeless by orvaratli.

Skywatching Pinetrees by orvaratli.

Straumur Aurora by orvaratli.

Lake Dancing by orvaratli.

Frozen Still by orvaratli.

Öxarárfoss in Iceland - Aurora Borealis by Arnar Valdimarsson.

Winter Nights by Space Ritual.

Solar Wind by orvaratli.

Aurora Borealis by mabufeu.

Colors in the Sky by orvaratli.

Check out these tutorials on aurora photography:

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March 29, 2009 at 8:48 pmReply
Lee Milthorpe:

The northern lights really do make amazing photographs hey?

It’s one of those natural beauties that just never stops surprising people as like you say, it’s something that most people in the world will never experience for themselves.

March 31, 2009 at 12:15 amReply
LightStalking:

@ Lee – thanks for stopping by. I was quite amazed by the amount of good images of Borealis around.

Finding images of Aurora Australis on the other hand is REALLY difficult.

March 31, 2009 at 1:15 pmReply
dcclark:

Goodness gracious, those are amazing.

I do live in the extreme north, but good ol’ Lake Superior is a regular cloud factory. I’ve only seen the aurora up here twice, in all my years!

April 1, 2009 at 5:20 amReply
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April 25, 2009 at 6:39 pmReply
Kate Winters:

Breathtaking. I would love to be able to photography such an event. /jealousy

June 17, 2009 at 7:36 pmReply
T. Whitfield:

Those are just AMAZING! ツ

June 20, 2009 at 6:04 pmReply
fonteine:

Love the photos, excellent job!

August 21, 2009 at 3:25 pmReply
C M Brooks:

Let’s not forget the Aurora Australis that can be seen quite well in winter from Invercargill, New Zealand. I never tried to photograph them but there are some good photographers down there!

August 31, 2009 at 1:26 amReply
Paul Stone:

These are truely an amazing set of images & something to be really proud of.

October 15, 2009 at 12:01 amReply
Luis:

Kind of photography that makes life worth living, as well as get on a plane to get up there and experience myself. Truly beautiful imagery.

November 11, 2009 at 9:51 pmReply
Pamela Hubbard:

Wow, These are such wonderful images. I am awestruck and inspired. I really want to learn more about night photography!!!

December 15, 2009 at 10:29 amReply
vaksins:

hohoho..
how do u all get that pic..
so amazing…

December 30, 2009 at 6:17 amReply
Yves Choquette:

Very nice but credits goes to one who did heavy graphic design on it. Wonder what the originals look like…

January 16, 2010 at 6:54 amReply
Light Stalking:

Show me a single famous photo that hasn't undergone significant post-production.

January 16, 2010 at 1:31 pmReply
Blythe:

, . . , those pics up there, they're extremely extraordinary, they're super b……………….. i like them………………..especially since i've never seen anything like it…..he he he

March 18, 2010 at 3:06 amReply
Atul:

Those pics are absolutely terrific.

I have never seen anything like this. I would like to thank the photographers, to atleast making it available to us.

May 5, 2010 at 8:59 pmReply
NOOR:

Very aweosem and beutiful pictures really more than amazing. I adore them.

nice shots…….

June 21, 2010 at 1:34 pmReply
Kain Tietzel:

The photos are amazing. I feel like i’m on another planet.

September 9, 2010 at 3:17 pmReply
Stephanie Fulmer:

Thanks for the amazing experience of something I have never seen.

October 24, 2010 at 10:15 amReply
marandamc1:

The color is so amazing and beautiful. I think every night sky should have an aurora but since most dont, im going to go out and find some myself one day. Stunning pics.

October 29, 2010 at 10:51 amReply
annasoffia:

Hi Rob
I just found this article on Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis – some of the best shots ever!
Almost all the photos are from Iceland. But unlike most articles almost none is credited with original url or the name of photographer.
Not good – eaven though none is mine.

Best regards
Anna Soffia

January 22, 2012 at 2:10 amReply