The eighth edition of The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year brings together 25 most extraordinary aurora images captured around the world over the past year. “For me, Northern Lights photography is always about capturing unique moments; snapshots of this rare natural phenomenon. Capturing the famous frozen trees of Riisitunturi beneath the Northern Lights had been a dream for years. In my mind, I imagine the Northern Lights creating a clear, bright green spiral to the northern sky, just above the trees, so the foreground would fit perfectly into the frame. A few moments after arriving, the Northern Lights started to move slowly across the sky, and then suddenly they began to dance.