The Night Comes Alive Through Mikko Lagerstedt’s Lenses

Mikko Lagerstedt captures the world in desolation when the skies are in full color, celestial beings come alive, and the night scene takes on a life all its own. The Finland-based self-taught photographer takes magical photos from all over the globe but finds most of his inspiration from his natural surroundings back home. Most of his ‘atmospheric photographs’ involve a two-step process where the sky is captured at a short exposure and merged with a longer exposure image of the ground. Using Lightroom and Photoshop, Lagerstedt is able to manipulate each image to achieve an unbelievably breathtaking moment frozen in time.

For a view of the night-life in an urban environment, try A Comforting Glow in the Dark of the Night.