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11 vibrant images from the Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
- The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year, presented by Capture the Atlas, awards the photographers who captured the aurora images of the year.
- The 2024 solar maximum led to stunning aurora displays globally, some of which had never been recorded in certain locations.
- Adrian Cormie’s winning photograph was taken in Crater Lake National Park in Oregon during a historic geomagnetic storm, which he drove to after receiving a text from a friend in Nepal.
- Other winning photographs were taken in Spain, Russia, Namibia, New Zealand, Croatia, Chile, Iceland, Wyoming, and Australia.
- Baillie Farley's winning photograph captured a massive solar storm illuminating the sky with bursts of red, orange and pink, reflected onto Lake Toolondo in Victoria. creating a surreal effect.
- Capture The Atlas said the Northern and Southern Lights have been more active in 2024 than ever, illuminating unexpected skies.
- Many photographers adapted to unforeseen border closures or challenges such as deep snow conditions.
- The winning photographs reflect the unique experiences of the photographers as they chased the auroras' ever-changing displays.
- The annual competition honours not only the photographs themselves, but also the stories behind them.
- Uroš Fink, whose photograph was taken in Istria, Croatia captures the Milky Way arch with Orion, Zodiacal light, and Perseid meteors adding stunning greenish airglows.
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