You might notice a bias towards urban landscapes in this list of incredible images taken at night, but I assure you this is for good reason: light in cities, provided by signs, buildings, street lighting and traffic, makes for truly exquisite nighttime photography.
By contrast, natural landscapes by night are, well, very dark, and difficult to capture in all their glory. The exception to this rule, as you’ll see, comes when natural light displays like forest fires and auroras play a role.
Whether you prefer urban or natural landscapes, I’m confident that you’ll be greatly inspired by the collection stunning images that we explore below. Hopefully they’ll furnish you with great new ideas to use in your own photography and design work.
Downtown Seattle at Night
Image: TGIGreeny
Portland by night
Image: Andreas-photography
A night by the lake…
Image: eir@si
Amsterdam Canal
Image: MarcelGermain
London Night Bus
Image: doug88888
Downtown Pittsburgh
Image: brunkfordbraun
New York City
Image: Paulo Barcellos Jr
Night lights – Shinjuku, Tokyo
Image: jamesjustin
Night Lights, Melbourne
Image: .a_dit.
Hypnotised By Lights
Image: -RobW-
Florence Street
Image: paolomargari
World Showcase Lagoon at Epcot
Image: etrusia_uk
Stadium at Night
Image: ron2000
A Solitary Lamppost
Image: electronicnude
Aerial View of Las Vegas at Night from the Top of The Stratosphere
Image: Old Shoe Woman
Night Time Driving
Image: Andrew Pescod
Toronto
Image: Hoang.Tran
An Electric Night in Times Square
Image: Stuck in Customs
Mountains in Southern Argentina
Image: Stuck in Customs
Lightning in Campinas
Image: Chaval Brasil
Hong Kong from the peak on a summer’s night
Image: Stuck in Customs
Chicago Cityscape
Image: Today is a good day
Rush Hour
Image: Stuck in Customs
Los Angeles River of Lights
Image: Te55
St. Louis 4th of July Fireworks
Image: Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton
Stormy Sunset Moon-bow
Image: ViaMoi
The Town Sleeps
Image: Matthew Fang
Circle life ( Super O )
Image: Matthew Fang
Its Twilight Time
Image: Storm Crypt
Birds in Vegas
Image: {platinum}
Drive By Shooting
Image: drp
Dome of Light
Image: duane.schoon aka The Schoon
Night image of Keelung, Taiwan
Image: Matthew Fang
Gothic Sunset
Image: Te55
Smoking Power Plant
Image: Tgrab.
Disney World
Image: Stuck in Customs
Big Ben
Image: Holster¨
Baiyoke Bangkok
Image: Gary Wong Photography
Ominous Twilight
Image: Storm Crypt
City of Blinding Lights
Image: damian 78
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As expected, I guess some Bangkok night pic will make it on this list
Great list!
A wonderful collection! The 1st New York image is very Gothem-esque. My personal favorite of the series is of Shinjuku.
Thanks for sharing.
Fantasticos trabajos, una coleccion espectacular!
Stunning Shots here!
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These are some amazing photos. Some of them are a bit of an eye sore though simply because they are manipulated to the point of being almost completely synthetic. Still a great collection though, thanks for posting it!
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Incredible shots I really love it
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Glad Toronto made it on the list. I lived in 6 of these places already http://tiny.cc/iq9zQ
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Baiyoke Bangkok is amazing!
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A few nice shots, but the HDR stuff man, give it up, it burns my eyes !
There are some very impressive photographs in this post. Quite a few give the impression that the city is almost a living thing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/meganschley/3861480716/
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