Aurora Photography Tour, Murmansk — A Guided Northern Lights Photo Shoot

4–6 hours Any group size Hotel Pickup Included
from $99 / person
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Aurora photography tour — guide helping with camera settings under the northern lights Murmansk

Built for anyone who wants more than a phone snapshot of the aurora. A photographer-guide helps with camera settings, composition and manual focus in the dark, and shoots portraits of you under the lights.

Best for: anyone bringing a mirrorless or DSLR camera who wants hands-on help, and anyone who just wants a genuinely good photo of themselves under the aurora, phone or not. New to night photography? See our free photography guide to prepare before you arrive.

How the Night Works

Evening

Hotel pickup

We collect you in a warm minivan and drive out toward the night's clearest sky, based on live cloud and Kp monitoring.

Settling in

Camera setup

Your guide walks you through manual mode, aperture, ISO and shutter speed for aurora conditions, and sets up a tripod if you need one.

Under the lights

Shooting & portraits

Hands-on help with composition and focus as the aurora develops, plus guided portrait shots of you under the sky.

~4–6 hours later

Return to your hotel

Drop-off at your hotel. Your guide-shot photos delivered within 24 hours.

What's Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Murmansk
  • English-speaking photographer-guide
  • Hands-on camera settings and composition coaching
  • Tripod use available on the night
  • Real-time aurora and cloud monitoring — we chase, we don't wait
  • Hot drinks and snacks; thermal suits and boots on request
  • Guide-shot portraits of you under the aurora, sent within 24 hours

Not included: flights, hotel, travel insurance, meals outside the tour, personal camera gear.

Good to Know

No camera? No problem

Smartphone night-mode works too, and your guide photographs every guest regardless of what you bring.

Prepare in advance

Read the free photography guide for recommended settings before your tour.

Our cloudy-night policy

No honest operator can guarantee a natural phenomenon. If a tour produces no aurora at all, you can join another night's hunt at 50% off.

FAQ — Aurora Photography Tour

A camera capable of manual mode (most mirrorless and DSLR cameras) gets the best results, but smartphone night-mode photography also works and your guide can help with either. Tripods are available if you don't have one.
Manual mode basics for aurora photography: wide aperture, ISO 1600–3200, shutter speeds of 5–20 seconds depending on how active the aurora is, manual focus to infinity, and white balance around 3500–4000K. See our free photography guide for the full breakdown.
Yes — your guide photographs every guest under the aurora regardless of whether you bring your own equipment, and sends the photos within 24 hours.
No honest operator can guarantee a natural phenomenon. If your tour comes back with no aurora at all, you can join another night's hunt at 50% off.

Ready to Shoot the Aurora?

Planning more than one night? Check the best time to come and the live forecast.

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