A Winter Gathering: Announcing the Sixth Annual Night Photo Summit

Looking to kick off the new year by leveling up your night photography skills?

Well then, we have the ticket for you!

Now in its sixth year, our international and virtual Night Photo Summit will stream live to your living room (or your hotel, or your coffee shop, or wherever else you like to sit with your screen), February 13-15, 2026.

We have searched the universe for the absolute best instructors that will offer a variety of topics, from astrophysics to astro-landscape! They’ll dive into deep space gear, best practices, travel and more. Experts will guide you through processing sessions on focus stacking, PTGui, smart objects, timelapses, masking and noise reduction.

All in all, we’ll have over 40 speakers and more than 45 hours of education to inspire you—not only for the weekend of February 13, but for the whole year. Your ticket to the Night Photo Summit gives you unlimited access to watch and rewatch all the recordings for 12 months after the conference!

Beyond the education there will be virtual breakout rooms to confab with speakers after their classes, or to just meet up with like-minded folks. We also have some pretty fun virtual parties, and as many as 75 giveaways that could total over $15,000!

So join the inspiration and education, the camaraderie and fun, known to the universe as the Night Photo Summit. If you love the night, you’ll want to be here!

The Amazing Speakers

We have felt immensely blessed to be able to work with so many top-notch speakers for the summit, and this year is no different. In addition to several returning presenters, attendees will get to learn from and interact with new voices too.

The 2026 summit will see 17 returning veterans: Adam Woodworth, Chris Nicholson, Dan Zafra, Erik Kuna, Forest Chaput de Saintonge, Gabriel Biderman, Lance Keimig, Matt Hill, Marybeth Kiczenski, Mike Shaw, Pete Mauney, Prince Berkoh, Rachel Jones Ross, Russell Preston Brown, Susan Magnano, Tim Cooper and Vincent Ledvina.

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And we're also excited to be welcoming 14 new speakers: Angel Fux, Chantal Levesque, Fiona Otway, Geoff Decker, Gordon Lau, Ian Lauer, Jacob W. Frank, Jason D. Page, Jenna Dixon, Lori Grace Bailey, Mikko Lagerstedt, Or Graur, Richard Tatti and Stephanie Vermillion. Just wait till you see what they are bringing to the table. …

Sessions

Sessions focused on capturing and creating in the field include: auroras, light writing, Low-Level Lighting, lightning, light pollution, urban and winter landscapes, and taking a closer look at the Milky Way with a 50mm lens.

Get inspired with additional talks on AI, astro-tourism, national parks, dog portraits (!!!) at night, plotting moon alignments, weather planning and everyone’s favorite, how to get your night photographs published.

How to Join Us

If you’re into night photography, or if you want to get into it, this is an event you absolutely do not want to miss.

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Tickets are $399, and include:

• three days, more than 40 instructors, over 45 hours of inspiration, instruction and fun

• a Fundamentals series of video classes for newbies or anyone who wants a refresher

• one year of access to re-watch all of the presentations

• live image reviews

• exclusive glow-in-the-dark summit T-shirt

• personal access to product experts from manufacturers and developers sponsoring the event

• giveaways throughout the duration of the summit

• an unparalleled opportunity to connect with like-minded photographers passionate about the night

Moreover, if you purchase your ticket by January 16 at noon EST, you’ll get your shirt and a swag box before the summit!

(Note: Shirts and swag boxes will be mailed only to attendees with U.S. addresses, but we may be able to help those from other countries too. We’ll be in touch with more info after you register.)

Registration is available now, so sign up today and mark your calendars to join National Parks at Night for the world’s sixth online Night Photo Summit!

JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

As if all of that is not enough, we’ll be releasing plenty more information over the next few weeks. To stay tuned in to it all, we invite you to follow the summit social media accounts on:

• Instagram: @nightphotosummit

• Facebook: @nightphotosummit

We are very much looking forward to seeing you online next month. In the meantime, feel free to ask us any questions via the social media accounts above, in the comments below, or through the Night Photo Summit webpage.

Seize the night … online!

Gabriel Biderman is a partner and workshop leader with National Parks at Night. He is a Brooklyn-based fine art and travel photographer, and author of Night Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Peachpit, 2014). During the daytime hours you'll often find Gabe at one of many photo events around the world working for B&H Photo’s road marketing team. See his portfolio and workshop lineup at www.ruinism.com.

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Take Five: Announcing the Fifth Annual Night Photo Summit

We are “over the Frost Moon” to announce the event you have all been waiting for: the 2025 Night Photo Summit!

We’ll be kicking off our fifth annual virtual conference this January 24-26, 2025.

We have gathered many of the top night photographers and creators from all over the world—some familiar faces and some new—to inspire you for three days and nights.

All in all, we’ll have over 35 speakers and 45 hours of education for you to “seize”—not only for the weekend of January 24th, because your ticket will also get you unlimited access to recordings of all the classes for a full year after the conference!

Beyond the education there will be virtual breakout rooms to confab with speakers after their classes, or to just meet up with like-minded folks. We also have some pretty fun virtual parties as well as many as 75 giveaways that could total over $15,000!

So join the inspiration and education, the camaraderie and fun, known to the universe as the Night Photo Summit. If you love the night, you’ll want to be here!

The Amazing Speakers

We have felt immensely blessed to be able to work with so many top-notch speakers for the summit, and this year is no different. In addition to a several returning presenters, attendees will get to learn from and interact with at least 13 inspiring new voices.

The 2025 speakers include Autumn Schrock, Brennen Nichole, Cathrin Machin, Chris Nicholson, Cody S. York, Dan Zafra, Forest Chaput de Saintonge, Gabriel Biderman, Glenn Randall, Isabella Tabacchi, Jason Weingart, Jaymes Dempsey, Jennifer B. Bodine, Jessica Rojas, Joshua Snow, Jürgen Lobert, Katrina Brown, Ken Lee, Kevin Adams, Lance Keimig, Marybeth Kiczenski, Monika Deviat, Matt Hill, Nate Luebbe, Patrick Joust, Peter Mauney, Prince Berkoh, Sadeq Hayati, Sarah Mathews, Susan Magnano, Tim Cooper, Tim Little, Tyler Nordgren and Vincent Ledvina, with more to be announced in the next couple of weeks.

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Sessions

Astronomers, artists, authors and photographers will all share their night visions on astro-modification, astrophysics, auroras, backcountry, drone lightning, light painting, lunar eclipses, lunar streaks, Milky Way, mobile night, maps, night portraits, panos, PixInsight, PTGui, stars, trackers, selling your art, weather apps, timelapses, and plenty of processing classes to help you level up your learning!

How to Join Us

If you’re into night photography, or if you want to get into it, this is an event you absolutely do not want to miss.

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Tickets are $399, and include:

• three days, more than 35 instructors, over 45 hours of inspiration, instruction and fun

• a Fundamentals series of video classes for newbies or anyone who wants a refresher

• one year of access to re-watch all of the courses

• live image reviews

• exclusive glow-in-the-dark summit T-shirt

• personal access to product experts from manufacturers and developers sponsoring the event

• giveaways throughout the duration of the summit

• an unparalleled opportunity to connect with like-minded photographers passionate about the night

Moreover, if you purchase your ticket by January 1 at 2 p.m. EST, you’ll get your shirt and a swag bag before the summit!

(Note: Shirts and swag bags will be mailed only to attendees with U.S. addresses, but we may be able to help those from other countries too. We’ll be in touch with more info after you register.)

Registration is available now, so sign up today and mark your calendars to join National Parks at Night for the world’s fifth online Night Photo Summit!

JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

As if all of that is not enough, we’ll be releasing plenty more information over the next few weeks. To stay tuned in to it all, we invite you to follow the summit social media accounts on:

• Instagram: @nightphotosummit

• Facebook: @nightphotosummit

• X: @nightsummit

We are very much looking forward to seeing you online next month. In the meantime, feel free to ask us any questions via the social media accounts above, in the comments below, or through the Night Photo Summit webpage.

Seize the night … online!

Gabriel Biderman is a partner and workshop leader with National Parks at Night. He is a Brooklyn-based fine art and travel photographer, and author of Night Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Peachpit, 2014). During the daytime hours you'll often find Gabe at one of many photo events around the world working for B&H Photo’s road marketing team. See his portfolio and workshop lineup at www.ruinism.com.

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Ready for a Virtual Adventure? Announcing the 2024 Night Photo Summit!

We are thrilled to announce the 2024 Night Photo Summit!

This fourth annual virtual conference spans 3 days and highlights what’s new and exciting in the intersecting worlds of night photography, national parks and dark skies.

Since 2021 the summit has evolved and grown to gather photographers, artists, authors and astronomers from around the globe to share their passion for all things nocturnal.

The Night Photo Summit is here to scratch your itch, and promises education, inspiration and just plain fun. The nights may be cold now, and the Milky Way core might be hiding below the horizon, but with that comes the promise of a not-too-distant spring and the promise of new opportunities to get back out there and make stellar images.

Until then, we’re here with a cadre of new speakers and new topics to whet your appetite and to sow new ideas for the coming year. The summit is also a great way to connect with old friends and to make new ones, with multiple opportunities to network and socialize with both speakers and attendees.

Join us February 2-4, 2024, to experience 3 days of dynamic presentations from more than 35 luminaries who will light up your nights and your imagination.

SPEAKERS

We have felt immensely blessed to be able to work with so many top-notch speakers for the summit, and this year is no different. In addition to a few returning presenters, attendees will get to learn from and interact with 19 inspiring new voices.

The 2024 speakers include Sean Bagshaw, Royce Bair, Benjamin Barakat, Yuri Beletsky, Gabriel Biderman, Forest Chaput de Saintonge, Tim Cooper, Joshua Cripps, Alan Dyer, Daniel Freeman, Michael Frye, Kim Henry, Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn, Matt Hill, Melissa Kaelin, Marybeth Kiczenski, Lance Keimig, Tim Little, Pete Mauney, Andrew McCarthy, Brandon Nesbitt, Chris Nicholson, Eric Pare, Jessica Rojas, Jess Santos, Mike Shaw, Anthony Sleiman, Chris Smith, Babak Tafreshi, Adam Woodworth and Dan Zafra, with more to be announced in the next couple of weeks.

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SESSIONS

This year’s summit features sessions on planning extraordinary images, shooting with drones at night, using weather apps and exploring urban night photography, as well as (of course) techniques including image capture, different ways of working with moonlight and star trails, black and white at night, post-processing and more.

There are classes for all levels, including a series of five pre-recorded presentations that cover all the fundamentals of night photography.

There are intermediate and advanced level courses, as well as instructive, inspirational and informative sessions covering a wide range of topics. All in all, the programming totals over 45 hours of learning and virtual adventure.

Sponsors & Giveaways

We are thrilled to announce that several sponsors are already on board! B&H Photo, Nightscaper Photo Conference, Sigma, Spencer’s Camera, Calibrite, Novoflex, Acratech, Chimani and Focus on Stars are raring to go, soon to be joined by more!

Each and every sponsor is offering giveaways to be randomly awarded at the summit’s final party. More info on that to come!

How to Join Us

If you’re into night photography, or if you want to get into it, this is an event you absolutely do not want to miss.

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Tickets are $399, and include:

• 3 days, more than 35 instructors, over 45 hours of inspiration, instruction and fun

• a Fundamentals series of video classes for newbies or anyone who wants a refresher

• 1 year of access to re-watch all of the courses

• a live image review session

• exclusive glow-in-the-dark summit T-shirt

• personal access to product experts from manufacturers and developers sponsoring the event

• giveaways throughout the duration of the summit

• an unprecedented opportunity to connect with like-minded photographers passionate about the night

Moreover, if you purchase your ticket by January 13 at 2 p.m. EST, you’ll get your shirt and a swag bag before the summit!

(Note: shirts and swag bags will be mailed only to attendees with U.S. addresses, but we may be able to help those from other countries too. We’ll be in touch with more info after you register.)

Registration is available now, so sign up today and mark your calendars to join National Parks at Night for the world’s fourth online Night Photo Summit!

JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

As if all of that is not enough, we’ll be releasing plenty more information over the next few weeks. To stay tuned in to it all, we invite you to follow the summit social media accounts on:

• Instagram: @nightphotosummit

• Facebook: @nightphotosummit

• X: @nightsummit

We are very much looking forward to seeing you online next month. In the meantime, feel free to ask us any questions via the social media accounts above, in the comments below, or through the Night Photo Summit webpage.

Seize the night … online!

Lance Keimig is a partner and workshop leader with National Parks at Night. He has been photographing at night for 30 years, and is the author of Night Photography and Light Painting: Finding Your Way in the Dark (Focal Press, 2015). Learn more about his images and workshops at www.thenightskye.com.

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Ready for Inspiration, Education and Fun? — Announcing the 3rd Annual Night Photo Summit

We are thrilled to announce the return of the Night Photo Summit!

Now in its third iteration, the Night Photo Summit is a 3-day virtual conference that celebrates everything night photography. Each year we aim to make it a little bigger, a little better, and to bring you even more opportunities to learn, to be entertained and (of course) to Seize The Night!

We know that there are many night photography enthusiasts out there who are looking to connect and learn, so we created the summit to exalt in the joys of our shared passion. Perhaps you’re hunkered down for the long cold winter, not able or ready to travel, but still keen to expand your knowledge and be better prepared for the coming Milky Way season. Maybe you’d like to learn a new technique to broaden your horizons, or simply long for that kick in the pants that a healthy dose of inspiration can provide.

The Night Photo Summit has all that covered––and then some.

Join us from February 3-5, 2023, to experience 3 days of dynamic presentations from 35-plus world-class photographers, authors, artists, astronomers, and national park and dark-sky activists.

Sessions and Speakers

This year’s summit features sessions on creativity, auroras, publishing photography books and lighthouses, as well as (of course) night photo techniques, including image capture, different ways of combining exposures, lighting, mobile night photography, post-processing and more.

There are classes for all levels, including a series of five recorded presentations that cover all the fundamentals of night photography. You’ll have access to those before the summit begins if you’d like a refresher, or to get you up to speed if you are just getting started in night photography.

There are intermediate and advanced level courses, as well as instructive, inspirational and informative sessions covering a wide range of topics. All in all, the programming totals over 45 hours of learning and virtual adventure.

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Our incredible lineup of speakers and talks includes:

• Albert Dros: “Cities Come to Life After Sunset”

• Alyn Wallace: “Night Sky Wonders”

• Chris Nicholson: “Photographing Moonlight”

• David Zapatka: “USA Stars and Lights: A Lighthouse Project”

• Dirk Ercken: “Light Painting from Within the Scene”

• Elia Locardi: TBA

• Forest Chaput: “Choosing a Telescope (and Other Equipment) for Deep Sky Astrophotography”

• Gabriel Biderman: “9 Parks at Night”

• Harold Ross: “Light Painting the Still Life”

• John Paul Caponigro: “Naked Eye, Camera Eye, Mind’s Eye”

• Joseph DePasquale: “Unveiling the Infrared Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope”

• Katrina Brown: “Designing the Night with Light”

• Ken Lee: “Behind the Book: My Path to Publishing a Monograph”

• Kevin Adams: “365 Nights: A Year of Inspiration”

• Lance Keimig: “Know Your Options: Decisions That Lead to Your Best Images”

• Matt Hill: “Color Management for Night Photographers”

• Michael Frye: “Reducing Noise with Star-Stacking”

• Noel Thomas: “Astro Time-Lapse Techniques”

• Pete Mauney: “Plane Trails at Night: Visualizing Human Networks”

• Phill Monson: “How to Put Nature First as Creators”

• Rachel Jones Ross: “A Field Guide to Photographing the Northern Lights”

• Rafael Pons: “Moon Photography Planning (from Beginner to Pro)”

• Royce Bair: “Starlight Blends”

• Russell Preston Brown: “New Developments in Mobile Night Photography”

• Sandra Ramos: “How to Keep Your Instagram Account from Being Hacked”

• Sherry Pincus: “Things That Go Bump in the Night: Staying Safe in the Wilderness”

• Susan Magnano: “Spark your Creativity with Luminescent Portraits”

• Tim Cooper: “5 Photoshop Techniques for Night Photography”

• … and more to be announced!

Sponsors & Giveaways

Every attendee will be automatically entered into drawings for a large number of giveaways from our generous sponsors, as well as amazing session-specific giveaways from speakers. More info on that to come!

How to Join Us

If you’re into night photography, or if you want to get into it, this is an event you absolutely do not want to miss.

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Tickets are $399, and include:

• 3 days, more than 35 instructors, over 45 hours of inspiration, instruction and fun

• a Fundamentals series of video classes available on-demand before the summit weekend

• 1 year of access to re-watch all of the courses

• a live image review session

• exclusive glow-in-the-dark summit T-shirt (mailed to attendees with U.S. addresses, and we may be able to help those from other countries too!)

• personal access to product experts from manufacturers and developers sponsoring the event

• giveaways throughout the duration of the summit

• an unprecedented opportunity to connect with like-minded photographers passionate about the night

Moreover, if you purchase your ticket by January 13 at 2 p.m. EST, you’ll get your shirt and a swag bag (USA only) before the summit!

Registration is available now, so sign up today and mark your calendars to join National Parks at Night for the world’s third online Night Photo Summit!

JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

As if that isn’t all enough, we’ll be releasing plenty more information over the next few weeks. To stay tuned in to it all, we invite you to follow the summit social media accounts on:

• Instagram: @nightphotosummit

• Facebook: @nightphotosummit

• Twitter: @nightsummit

We are very much looking forward to seeing you online next month. In the meantime, feel free to ask us any questions via the social media accounts above, in the comments below, or through the Night Photo Summit webpage.

Seize the night … online!

Lance Keimig is a partner and workshop leader with National Parks at Night. He has been photographing at night for 30 years, and is the author of Night Photography and Light Painting: Finding Your Way in the Dark (Focal Press, 2015). Learn more about his images and workshops at www.thenightskye.com.

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Seize the Night, Online! — Announcing the Second Annual Night Photo Summit

We are delighted to announce the second annual Night Photo Summit!

Last winter, we hosted and produced the first Night Photo Summit, a 3-day virtual conference to celebrate everything we love about night photography. It was intense. It was educational. It was fun!

We created the summit as a way to share our passion with you, the community of like-minded photographers who love the night.

Over 350 people joined together for a long weekend of inspiration and camaraderie, and it was such a blast that we knew, even before it was over, that we would do it again in 2022.

Join us from February 4-6, 2022, to experience 3 days of dynamic presentations from 30-plus world class photographers, authors, artists, rangers, an astronomer, and even a meteorologist.

Sessions and Speakers

There are sessions about creativity, dark skies and weather, and of course night photo techniques––image capture, lighting, time-lapse, post-processing and more.

There are classes for all levels, including a Night Photography Fundamentals track, as well as intermediate and advanced level courses, all totaling for over 45 hours of learning and virtual adventure. And we are thrilled to have our friend and world-renowned nature and cultural photographer Art Wolfe share his World at Night project turned book.

There will be panel discussions (including “Women in Night Photography—Challenges and Achievements Under the Stars”), a group image review with the National Parks at Night instructors, and opportunities to connect with the wider community of creative professionals who share a love of night photography.

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Our incredible lineup of speakers and talks includes:

• Adam Woodworth: “Milky Way Crash Course”

• Amir Shahcheraghian: “10 Years of Night Sky Photography in the Desert National Parks of Iran”

• Art Wolfe: “Art Wolfe Presents: Night on Earth”

• Autumn Schrock: “Process to Print: Making Your Night Photos Shine on the Wall”

• Chris Nicholson: “Oceans, Lakes, Rivers and Ponds: Working with Water at Night”

• Colleen Miniuk: “Finding Your Creative Voice”

• Erik Kuna: “Planning a Milky Way Adventure with PhotoPills”

• Forest Chaput de Saintonge: “Deep-Sky Astrophotography with a Telephoto Lens”

• Gabriel Biderman: “Out of this World: Beyond the Basics of Star Trail Photography”

• Gunther Wegner: “Day to Night Transitions: The Holy Grail of Time-lapse Photography”

• Hannu Huhtamo: “Drawing with Light”

• Imma Barrera: “Under the Night Sky as a National Park Artist in Residence”

• Jess Santos: “Building Your Instagram Presence”

• Kah-Wai Lin: “Photographing Auroras and Winter Landscapes”

• Ken Lee: “How to Use Light Painting Angles to Create Detail, Texture and Drama”

• Kevin Adams: “Fantastical Fireflies”

• Lance Keimig: “8 Lessons from Early Night Photographers That Will Make You Better Tonight”

• Matt Hill: “How to Capture and Edit Multirow Night Panoramas”

• Michael DeYoung: “Using the Best Weather Forecasts to Find Clear Skies and Perfect Clouds, Day or Night”

• Michael Frye: “Expressive Night Photography”

• Mike Mezeul II: “Extreme Nature in the Night”

• Nicole Mortillaro: “What to Look Forward to in the Night Skies of 2022”

• Ranger Rader Lane: “Night Skies in our National Parks”

• Rafael Pons: “How to Plan Your Night Sky Photos (Milky Way, Star Trails and Meteor Showers)”

• Royce Bair: “Low-Level Lighting: How to Create Stunning Nightscapes”

• Susan Magnano: “Luminescent Portraits: A Live Demo with Light Writing”

• Tim Cooper: “Creating Realistic Landscape/Milky Way Blends”

• … and more to be announced!

Sponsors & Giveaways

Every attendee will be automatically entered into drawings for a large number of giveaways from our generous sponsors, as well as amazing session-specific giveaways from speakers. Prizes include a Gitzo tripod, Vallerett photography gloves, a KelbyOne membership, a book and print from Art Wolfe, light painting tools, an Irix lens, a Move-Shoot-Move star tracker and more.

The Night Photo Summit is sponsored by Chimani, Coast Portland, Irix, Ledlenser, Manfrotto/Gitzo, Move-Shoot-Move, the NightScaper Conference, PhotoPills and Vallerret, with additional sponsors to be named soon.

How to Join Us

If you’re into night photography, or if you want to get into it, this is an event you absolutely do not want to miss.

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Tickets are $399, and include:

• 3 days, more than 25 instructors, over 45 hours of inspiration, instruction and fun

• 1 year of access to re-watch any of the courses

• a live image review session

• three panel discussions

• exclusive glow-in-the-dark summit T-shirt (mailed to attendees with U.S. addresses, and we may be able to help those from other countries too!)

• personal access to product experts from manufacturers and developers sponsoring the event

• giveaways throughout the duration of the summit

• an unprecedented opportunity to connect with like-minded photographers passionate about the night

Moreover, if you purchase your ticket before noon EST on January 14, you’ll get your shirt and a swag bag (USA only) before the summit!

Registration is available now, so sign up today and mark your calendars to join National Parks at Night for the world’s second online Night Photo Summit!

JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

As if that isn’t all enough, we’ll be releasing plenty more information over the next few weeks. To stay tuned in to it all, we invite you to follow the summit social media accounts on:

• Instagram: @nightphotosummit

• Facebook: @nightphotosummit

• Twitter: @nightsummit

We are very much looking forward to seeing you online next month. In the meantime, feel free to ask us any questions via the social media accounts above, in the comments below, or through the Night Photo Summit webpage.

Seize the night … online!

Lance Keimig is a partner and workshop leader with National Parks at Night. He has been photographing at night for 30 years, and is the author of Night Photography and Light Painting: Finding Your Way in the Dark (Focal Press, 2015). Learn more about his images and workshops at www.thenightskye.com.

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