What Was Photographed At Night In Arizona Is Almost Unbelievable

Arizona's night photography offers stunning long exposure images capturing light trails and star trails.

The dark night is a beautiful time especially here in Arizona. The cool, quiet solitude you can experience in most areas of the state is quite the contrast from the blazing heat of the day. Photographers also love night where they can use long exposure to capture some amazing, almost surreal images of light trails. Here are some examples of these types of images from Arizona photographers.

1. The long exposure created this beautiful, abstract image in Phoenix.

2. If you ever wondered what trails from airplanes would look like, they kind of look like fiber optic lights!

3. Here’s another example from the same photographer.

4. Here is an amazing example of star trail photography.

5. Whoa! Not only does this look amazing but I can’t believe someone is standing in the middle of it!

6. This one was taken at Antelope Canyon, with the tour guide/model spinning a piece of burning steel wool for the effect.

7. Those of you in Tempe may recognize this spot! If the skyline in the background were removed, it would certainly look more abstract.

8. This is from an exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum in 2013, called "You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies" by Yayoi Kusama. Can you spot the photographer?

9. Okay, who in central Phoenix knows where this is located? If you need a hint, it’s near one of the light rail stops.

10. At first glance, this looks like the start of an explosion. However, this is actually someone in Chandler learning how to weld.

11. Here is another view of Antelope Canyon at night, such a pretty sight!

12. This stunning image is of 2012’s supermoon which was taken near Sonoita.

13. Wow! This is quite the photo; I wonder what it would look like in color.

14. If you ever wondered what your kids look like running around, here’s an example at a Phoenix playground.

15. Hmm, wonder what light children would look like playing on a swing set?

16. How do you think he was able to create the different colored spheres at Willow Lake?

Which photo was your favorite in this set? We would love to hear which one you liked most!

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