Beautiful Winning Images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year

“Lights & Ice” by Tori Harp

Photographing the Northern Lights is one of those unforgettable bucket-list moments that feels deeply soul-stirring.

Standing beneath a sky that suddenly bursts into neon ribbons is like watching the universe put on a private show. In 2025, the aurora delivered spectacular displays, with geomagnetic storms lighting up skies far beyond the usual polar regions. The 8th edition of The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year showcases 25 breathtaking images, from glowing fjords to shimmering lagoons and forests transformed by cosmic colors. More than just beautiful pictures, these photographs invite you to embrace the cold, chase the dark, and marvel at Earth’s most magical light show.

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“Arctic Rain” by Vincent Beudez

“Essence of the Arctic Night” by Giulio Cobianchi

“Frozen Silence Beneath the Lights” by Nikki Born

“Sueños en Eystrahorn” by Pablo Ruiz

“Twisting Turn” by Virgil Reglioni

“Aurora Comet Lemmon” by Petr Horálek

“Corona Blast Aurora Geomagnetic Storm” by Roi Levi

“Speechless” by Ralf Rohner

“The Northern Crown” by Mari Jääskeläinen

“Neon Nightfall” by Andres Papp

“Gibson Steps Aurora” by Jeff Cullen

“Nightscape” by Sadeq Hayati

“Guardians of the Aurora” by Daniel Mickleson

“One Autumn Night” by Jesús Garrido

“Celestial Fireworks on New Years” by Sara Aurorae

“Llangrannog Aurora” by Mathew Browne

“Aurora Bouquet Above Godafoss” by Martin Giraud

“Auroral Cinnamon Roll” by Marc Rassel

“Fiordland Aurora and Lupins” by Douglas Thorne

“Alone Beneath the Dancing Sky” by Nikola Vukotić

“Auroral Reflections” by Travis D. Amick

“A Cathedral of Green Light Rising Over Skógafoss” by Victor Lima

“Veni, Vidi, Vici” by Marina Prol

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