This year and last, a string of powerful solar storms has been setting nighttime skies around the world ablaze with the colors of the aurora borealis, aka the northern lights or, in the Southern Hemisphere, the aurora australis. But to see the brightest, most spectacular northern lights displays, you need to head somewhere with dark…
Travelers who long to spot the northern lights should consider booking a trip with Hurtigruten. The company, which has been shipping cargo and passengers along the coast of Norway since 1893, makes a "Northern Lights Promise" to anyone who books a sailing of 11 days or longer "during the auroral season," defined by Hurtigruten as…
December 6, 2023
The aurora borealis is one of those magnificent sights of which it's often said that photography doesn't do it justice. The same goes for the Grand Canyon and your face in your passport pic.
Nevertheless, the 25 images selected for the 2023 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards from travel photography…