What. A. Year.
2024 was truly an eventful year in my photography. While I was less prolific than 2023 without a 12,000 mile, two-month road trip, there were just as many memorable days out in the field, and many truly special events.
From the solar eclipse to many brilliant nights under the Milky Way, several aurora borealis storms to a whirlwind trip to Chamonix, 2024 was truly one to remember!
Please enjoy this brief tour through some highlights of 2024.
Total Solar Eclipse
A visceral, primal feeling: that in a single moment the world has vanished, leaving you standing alone on a precipice, overlooking the edge of the universe.
Diamond Ring
And then a diamond ring blazes once more, and the world returns to normal.
The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse was a mind-bending, transformative experience. Unless you have experienced 100% totality under clear skies, you haven't experienced a total solar eclipse. It's not just getting darker. We were incredibly lucky to have nearly-perfectly clear skies in the Northeast, making the trip easier.
For more images and writing from the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, visit the dedicated page.
May 11th – Aurora Borealis
Dedicated photographers in New England have always technically had the chance to photograph the aurora borealis - usually a few times a year. However these forecasted storms are usually so weak that it's only rarely that we get to photograph much - let alone see it with our naked eyes.
That changed on May 10-12, 2024, when a massive geomagnetic storm slammed into the earths atmosphere, displaying a dazzling aurora as far south as Georgia, USA.
Due to cloud forecasts and an attempt to get as far north as possible, I drove over seven hours to Moosehead Lake, Maine, where all of these images and videos were made.
Milky Way in Acadia
Since 2021, I've made the effort to spend at least a few days in Acadia National Park each fall. I rarely get to experience the seacoast and practice the art of making seascapes, so it's always a highlight of my year.
In 2024, I've been inspired to improve my Milky Way photography work, and I decided to go to Acadia during the June new moon, and focus on shooting at night. Boy was I rewarded with several perfectly-clear nights!
While clear nights generally also mean lackluster sunrises and sunsets, I came away with a few nice non-astro photos as well, including a few attempts at more abstract images.
