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Photos of Northern Night Skies
On stars, satellites and the changing night sky
 • Bryan Hansel
The Right Tool for the Job
There’s more than one way to make a photograph, and none are always right. On graduated filters, HDR, and why photography advice needs a little context.
 • Bryan Hansel
The Photograph I Didn't Take
Sometimes the most important decision a photographer makes is not pressing the shutter.
 • Bryan Hansel
The Undiscovered Archive
Most of what feels like old work to you is brand new to everyone else.
 • Bryan Hansel
Notes from the Namekagon River
A bikerafting trip, a creaking bike, and a lighter approach to photography.
 • Bryan Hansel
A Photo of Driftwood that Became an Alien or a Religious Icon
I photographed a piece of driftwood on a Lake Superior beach. Many viewers saw an alien, a saint, or something else entirely.
 • Bryan Hansel
Photos of the Early Season Milky Way
Milky Way season on the north shore of Lake Superior has now entered the reasonable time, but it won’t last long.
 • Bryan Hansel
Chinese Rocket Fuel Dump Photos
A plume from a rocket dumping fuel was visible across the Midwest on late Wednesday night.
 • Bryan Hansel
The Photos We Leave Behind
On memory, loss, and photography.
 • Bryan Hansel
They Put the Boundary Waters in Harms Way
During a recent vote in Congress, Republicans removed protections from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the most used wilderness area in the…
 • Bryan Hansel
Looking Towards My 2027 Photo Workshops
For the last month, I’ve been in the process of imagining what my 2027 should look like and then taking those ideas and putting them on the reality of a…
 • Bryan Hansel
Sorry to Interrupt Your Solitude
A personal essay about what experiencing solitude under the winter night sky means, and how it feels being the one that interrupts another’s solitude.
 • Bryan Hansel
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