Night nominee

On the evening of May 10, the skies over Tuscany, Italy, were tinged red and magenta by the Northern Lights show, caused by a G4 (“severe”) class geomagnetic storm that later became G5 (“extreme”). What is observed in the photo is a SAR (Stable Aurora Red arc), a phenomenon however comparable to the real aurora and originated in the upper atmosphere, at an altitude of more than 300-400 km, due to the excitation of oxygen. It was an incredible and surreal spectacle to observe it at Italian latitudes.

This is a Single Exposure shot:
Nikon Z6II & Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 S
15sec, f/3.2, ISO6400
(14mm)

Born in the province of Naples in 1989, I have always been fascinated by photography since I was a child.

I still remember the many disposable cameras I bought to shoot whatever I liked.
With the technological development I have always looked with interest to every electronic device that had particular photographic performances until, one day, I had the courage to buy my first SLR.
From that moment on it was love and, starting to try out various photographic genres, I immediately felt a strong interest in what is the world of landscape and nature.

Following this direction with passion, today I can say that I have found what moves me the most, night photography!

Finding myself in the dark of night, under a sea of stars, has now become my greatest passion, my goal is to explore the most fascinating and dark corners of the planet, bring home new emotions and feelings to share them, together with my knowledge and photographic techniques, with anyone who wants to join the journey!