natgeotravel | INSTAGRAM | NOV 16

Photo by @babaktafreshi A winter night in a traditional Sami village near Kiruna in Swedish Lapland. Aurora is a master artist of nature with its ever changing forms and colors painted by these dancing lights in polar areas. Seeing these patterns it becomes easier to understand why some cultures called them the dancing spirits and departed souls (as Sami people called them). Wonder where and when to see the lights, see my @natgeo web article “7 Magical Places to View Auroras”. Google aurora natgeo. Follow me @babaktafreshi to explore more of the world at night. #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights #longexposure #nightphotography #astrophotography #twanight #sweden #lapland #kiruna #saami @natgeocreative