Canadian Arctic Northern Lights Photo Workshop
Chase the northern lights in one of the best places in the world to photograph the Aurora Borealis during the fall season.
Yellowknife offers an ideal location for photographing the northern lights. Its high latitude makes aurora a regular occurrence, and the autumn landscapes and numerous waterways of the Northwest Territories make for photogenic scenes. We’ve been traveling to Yellowknife for a decade and know the best locations for great photographs.
Highlights
- Excellent opportunities for northern lights photography in compelling arctic landscapes that will be painted by the fall colors.
- We’ll stay out late and rest during the day to maximize our chances for aurora.
- Instruction on how to capture and post-process compelling photos of northern lights.
- Unfrozen lakes create incredible reflections.
Activity Level
You must be able to stand outside in temperatures with average daytime highs between 49°F and 54°F and nighttime lows between 40°F and 43°F. There will also be hikes up to 2 miles (3 km) on uneven, rocky ground, where you must carry your camera gear.
This tour has an activity level of Easy. Read more about the Activity Levels for our trips.
Testimonials
Really enjoyed the Canadian Arctic Northern Lights Tour September 2026. Kevin was a great tour guide and did his best to give us lots of photo opportunities of the Northern Lights and the beautiful countryside.
Excellent organization, deep professional knowledge, super choice of locations and Kevin could not have been more helpful or personable. Terrific workshop!!
Traveling with Kevin was low stress with constant communication on our daily activities and plans to shoot. Highly recommended traveling with the Kevin’s if you want great shooting opportunities and photography insight. Look forward to the next trip!
Amazing trip! Go with this company!! HIGHLY recommended. I was lucky enough to participate BOTH Yellowknife (Sept) and Fairbanks (Feb) Northern light photo tours and both were excellent. I was very happy with accommodation and photography host's instructors. As always, learned lot and I improved my photo skills! Every night, our photo instructors reaching out to weather forecast, Northern lights forecasts and road conditions to bring best photo opportunity for us. Driving long distance, walking around snow cover area and encouraging us to find great spot for photographing middle of the nigh! Thank you for your hard work! Loved it every moment - I had SOOO much fun! Yes, I would go back again (both trips)!! I would highly recommend to others 100% plus! Thank you Kevin, James and Mindy for helping me capture wonderful images! Looking forward to join another Akari Photo Tours!
Prepare for Your Trip
Please review our photography travel resources, including know your camera and our camera gear list, to help you plan your trip. Before your trip, we’ll contact you with more detailed gear recommendations specific to your trip.
Also, get a head start on your workshop learning experience with our night sky photography tutorials.
Contact Us
We currently do not have any departure dates for this trip, but we'd love to do it again. Please get in touch if you'd like to join us.