Zaibatsu (@zaibatsu.bsky.social)

One More Aurora Hugo Valle - Fstoppers Photo of The Day for Nov 28 2025 #fstoppers #PotD It’s hypnotic and addictive. I thought that after what I experienced last year in northern Norway —that incredible solar storm many of us were lucky enough to witness from the perfect latitudes— the excitement would fade, or at least I wouldn’t feel it with the same intensity. But that wasn’t the case. In the last ten years, no night has matched that one. Still, I have great memories, especially from Iceland, where “chasing” auroras becomes even more fun thanks to the mobility and how easy it is to find a good composition with almost nothing. Maybe the closest moment was that night in 2015, when my entire session in northern Iceland was ruined because I followed the wrong advice: shooting auroras as if they were Milky Ways… thirty seconds of exposure. A textbook mistake. From that moment on, two things became clear to me: I wanted to keep photographing auroras, and I needed to be much more selective about who I learned from—research more and learn from those who truly know what they’re doing, without getting carried away by good marketing or a pretty setup. Over time, I feel that decision has paid off. Not all at once, but little by little. And I have the feeling the best is still ahead. To everyone traveling north this winter to chase them, I wish you an amazing season. Maybe we’ll run into each other up there, under their light. https://fstoppers.com/potd/one-more-aurora?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=PotD_RSS