It all begins with the Light.
Without light, there is no photograph.
The apparatus and technology to capture a photo have evolved a lot since the first successful creation of permanent images by Joseph Niépce and Luise Daguerre in the early 18th.
One fundamental principle, however, remained unchanged: a photographic image is created by converting the light to a picture viewed on a computer's screen or to a tangible print hanging on the wall.
Natural light photographers use the available ambient light coming from the Sun directly or reflected from the Moon onto the surface of the Earth. Starlight is also among the natural light sources.
The lighting conditions and the light's characteristics determine an image's mood. Different natural light can produce a wide variety of appearances of the same subject depending on the time of the day, weather, and atmospheric conditions.
Photographers using natural light strive for the best lighting conditions and are often returning to the same location to utilize changing lighting and atmospheric conditions.
Light alone is not enough to make a good photograph; it also requires a good choice of subject, a compelling composition, and technically sound execution to achieve an eye-catching artistic or documentary photo.
I hope you enjoy the photo galleries ranging from small-world macro photos to the magical Milky Way, from local landmarks to iconic places in the word including dancing Northern Lights in the Arctic.