Introduction

Good pictures should leave an impact on the viewer. Most of us capture our memories with a quick click, but with longer exposures comes a slower and more meditative approach. Night photography pushes the boundaries of time and how we seize it.

As a night photographer, time has always been an obsession of mine. I might not be the best at budgeting my time, but I sure know how to play with it!

I was wrapping up Chapter 5 of this book in Miami and was worried because I didn’t have any lightning shots to reference. It was 2 a.m. and I was about to crawl into bed when all of a sudden a shock of white light lit up the room. I put my hat on (yes, it does come off), grabbed my bag of gear, and ventured outside. It wasn’t raining yet, and ...

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