We lose darkness in late April, at least not where I live. On the night between April 21 and 22 the twilight colors above the horizon never disappeared. Not ...

[scrolla ner för svensk text] “It is so beautiful and full of hope.” She was so right, the woman who said this in a comment when I posted the photo on socia...

This experience went deeper than seeing the Northern Lights normally do. What I saw was wonderful. But what I heard was amazing! Here’s the story of an extra...

Waiting, waiting, waiting. Constantly wondering if you should give up and go home. Sometimes you do that, sometimes you don't when you really should have. Bu...

As I am writing this blog post the snow we have had for a few days is melting. There's water and half melted snow everywhere, the sky is covered by a thick c...

Aurora photography can be a struggle. Here's the story about my struggle to capture the Northern Lights on September 1 2019. The tricky thing about aurora ph...

It's 5:45 am as I'm parking my car on the logging road. The sun is up since 5:15 but it's still just above the treetops so I expect the light to be good for ...

[svensk text längst ner] Have the Northern Lights turned their back on Elise from France? Disappointment. That's a part of the package when you aim to see th...

What is it about low auroras? You know, the northern lights that rise just above the horizon and stay there. Living on the 63rd degree Northern latitude (tha...

Part 1 of my preparations for Northern Lights photography is knowing when to head out in the darkness. That's why I always keep my eyes on the Aurora Forecas...

At least one aurora per month. During the season (August–April). That has become my standard rhythm for shooting the Northern Lights. I don't live far enou...

”I'm not going to shoot the lunar eclipse.” That's said the day before it happened. I thought a lunar eclipse would be too boring, visually, to sacrifice my...

Last fall I saw the Northern Lights 6 times from August to December. And I missed approximately 20 auroras during the same period! Reason: CLOUDS. Aurora s...

On October 7 a giant Aurora filled the sky. I'm used to seeing the Northern Lights only above the northern horizon but this was large. And very, very strong....

This photo was taken in 2014. I had been waiting for the perfect thunderstorm to capture, but doing that in Finland is difficult. Let me tell you why: 1. T...

You are finished with your day and ready to go to bed. It's close to midnight. You brush your teeth and start walking towards the bedroom. Then you look out ...

Aurora drew a line on the night sky with her giant green marker pen. At this point every time I'm shooting the Northern Lights I think it might be the last t...

I get this question every now and then: “Aren't you scared of wolves when you are out in the middle of the night with your camera?” So far the answer has alw...

I simply can't not publish this photo from last night. I decided very late to go Aurora hunting and as I drove through town I decided to go to a place I have...

Go to my home page to apply for the Free Pdf Guide. by filling in the Discover the 4 Secrets form. Today I'm talking about the vernal equinox, the light summ...