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.
Pelican Light, Rapids of the Drowned, Slave River, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
I photographed this scene in the summer of 2010 as the light faded below the horizo...
Rainbow of the Night, Slave River, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
The Aurora Borealis stretches magically out across the sky and reflects in the snowmelt of the ice ...
Displaced Energy, ice-covered Slave River, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
I captured this scene when a friend and I went out on the ice-covered Slave River to photograph auror...
Building Bridges, Outside Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Photograph by Karl Johnston
This scene was photographed just outside of Yellowknife, in Canada's Northwest Territories atop a small roc...
For those that live outside the North and who have never been up here before - yes we have roads. Some. Sometimes. Traveling by road in the North is not uncommon - especially in the North & South Slave re...
The afternoon sun peaks obligingly through dark blue passing clouds. No rain today in sunny Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Just a kilometre from the 60th parallel. Hopefully none tonight. I'm double check...