Monsoon edge sunset
Heavy cloud layers break just enough for the last light to flare across the horizon above restless evening water.
Weather & Sky Photographs
A collection of weather and sky photographs from the archive.
Ahungalla horizon fire
A minimal seascape where the setting sun slips beneath a glowing band of cloud over the Indian Ocean.
Wilpattu evening sunset
Warm sunset light reflects across clouds, framed by dark trees and silhouettes at the edge of the reserve.
Open sea sun disc
A close view of the descending sun above textured sea.
Palm silhouette sunrise
Tall palms and morning light create a strong tropical silhouette.
Sunset over the sea
Hidden sun by the clouds.
Sun on Top
Sun on top of a sculpture.
Silhouette Tree
A weathered tree stands silhouetted against a bright sky, its twisted branches creating dramatic natural patterns. Backlighting highlights the contrast between the dark canopy and the intense tropical sunlight.
High Cloud Layers
Delicate layers of high-altitude cirrus clouds stretch across the sky, shaped by strong upper-level winds. These feather-like formations often signal changing weather conditions far above the surface.
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Sunburst Between Towers
Strong tropical sunlight shines between the Petronas Twin Towers, creating lens flare and dramatic rays against the hazy sky above Kuala Lumpur.
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Sun Above Historic Mast
The midday sun shines directly through the rigging of a historic sailing vessel, creating a bright starburst and atmospheric halo in the tropical sky.
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Golden Hour Villa
The setting sun illuminates the edge of a thatched villa roof, casting warm golden light across the landscape as evening approaches on Sri Lanka’s southern coast.
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Sunset Silhouette
A tropical villa forms a dark silhouette against the fading orange glow of sunset, highlighting the clean geometry of the roof against the sky.
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Twilight Colours
Purple and crimson tones spread across the western sky after sunset, creating a dramatic twilight backdrop behind the silhouette of the villa roof.
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Langurs at Dusk
Two grey langurs move across a rooftop at dusk, appearing only as silhouettes against the fading light of the tropical evening sky.
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Sun Through the Scrub
The low evening sun shines through coastal scrub vegetation, producing a warm golden glow and intricate natural silhouettes before nightfall.
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Full Moon
A detailed telescopic view of the full Moon, revealing large maria, impact basins, and bright crater systems across the lunar surface.
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Partial Lunar Eclipse
The Earth’s shadow gradually covers the Moon during a partial lunar eclipse, revealing the sharp boundary between illuminated and eclipsed regions.
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Blood Moon
During total lunar eclipse, sunlight refracted through Earth’s atmosphere bathes the Moon in deep copper-red tones, creating the phenomenon commonly known as a Blood Moon.