Honorable Mention / 2024 / Special / Night Photography

• Photographer
  yanakiji, Japan
• Website
  https://yanakiji.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/yanakiji/

Yellowknife is a hotspot for aurora viewing since it is situated in the middle of where the Northenlights appear. From the city center, I drove an hour by car into the complete darkness to go to the Ice Road. When I looked up at the sky, I could already see the lights getting brighter and brighter. I knew without a doubt that it would be the brightest auroras of my 28-days stay. A place where we could be alone with the Northern lights, and with no one could disturb us. The lights sway like a river in the sky full of stars. The swirling lights pour down from the sky to all four cadinal points.