August is a gift to night sky lovers. With longer nights, warmer weather, and a lineup of celestial spectacles, it’s a prime month for astrophotography. Whether you're chasing meteors, planetary alignments, or lunar drama, here’s what to watch for—and shoot—this month.

There are workshops… and then there are adventures. This one, in the wild heart of Fuerteventura, felt like both — equal parts planning and chaos, structure and spontaneity, theory and trial-by-fire.

La Palma Nights: Smartscopes, Red Lights, and a Man in a Bush

Every now and then, a workshop comes along that reminds me why I love doing what I do. My recent five-day, four-night one-on-one photography workshop in Glencoe with Mike was exactly that — a journey through one of Scotland’s most dramatic landscapes, filled with adventure, learning, and some truly unforgettable moments.

It was a cold autumn night, sometime in the early 1990s. I stood alone in a quiet field miles from the nearest town, my camera in hand, my breath hanging in the air like smoke. Above me, the sky stretched endlessly, a dark velvet cloth scattered with glittering stars. I knew how to take photographs — I'd spent years mastering light, shadow, timing. But looking up that night, something shifted. The stars weren't just beautiful; they were calling to me. I didn’t just want to see them. I wanted to capture them.

Chasing Light: A Northumberland Workshop Adventure

Holding Space in North Wales: A Four-Day Photography Journey with Alena

I remember it like it was yesterday. January 12, 1999—my first-ever photography workshop. I was 27, excited and terrified at the same time, and it was about to be the start of something huge. I had spent weeks planning this five-day road trip through Iceland’s South Coast, mapping out every stop from Reykjavík to Höfn. Waterfalls, black sand beaches, glaciers… and hopefully the aurora if we got lucky.