Known as the “King of the Aurora,” Karl Johnston has distinguished himself as one of the world’s top photographers of the Auora Borealis, the Northern Lights. His photographs are magical pieces of art that capture the phenomenal beauty of Canada’s night sky. What you don’t see in his photos is the absolute misery he goes through to capture them, as he trudges through deep snow in sub-zero temperatures, dodging bears and hockey players. Such is life in Canada’s far north.
Mountain Portage Rapids, Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
During the summer months North American White Pelicans nest in this area. I walked along th...
Aurora Borealis over the Slave River, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
One night I went for a walk in the bush with some friends and we came upon the Slave River aft...
Midnight Cruising, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
I was up a cliff side and shooting the beautiful aurora and starry sky over Yellowknife when this car tu...
Photograph by Karl Johnston
There is a decent campground off the to the side of the falls that's worth a look. We walked for a few minutes down the trail before feeling like we were in the middle of ...
Photograph by Karl Johnston
The night gives way to the light as it breaks above the horizon one early morning. Gold light sugarcoats cold stones and heats up the foggy rapids, waking them. The dark is ...
A day before I went on the helicopter adventure around Wood Buffalo National Park I had the opportunity to go up in the air with John, a photographer and one of the Ecosystem Support Technicians with Parks Cana...
North American White Pelican Quartet, Rapids of the Drowned, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
Four North American White Pelicans fishing together one evening in th...
Light Warrior, near Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
Take a sword to the northern night sky, see the diamonds rain from within it, and the energy of...
Ice Light Pillars, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
I took this 5-shot panorama of this fascinating atmospheric phenomenon which I originally mistook f...