Night photography

A long-exposure image of star trails in the night sky above Mount Hood National Forest, Washington, facing north at 6,600 ft (2,000 m) above sea level
A London taxi turning outside the railway station at Sutton, London
The Singapore skyline at night
An aerial photograph of Los Angeles County at night
Mariehamn, a capital of Åland, at night

Night photography (also called nighttime photography) refers to the activity of capturing images outdoors between dusk and dawn. Night photographers generally have a choice between using artificial lighting and using a long exposure, exposing the shot for seconds, minutes, or even hours in order to give photosensitive film or an image sensor enough time to capture a desirable image. With the progress of high-speed films, higher-sensitivity digital sensors, wide-aperture lenses, and the ever-greater power of urban lights, night photography is increasingly possible using available light.