A beautiful collection of colourful images from the brilliant and inspiring night sky of the Northern Hemisphere. Few natural phenomena compare to the drama, surprise, and beauty of the northern lights. Witnessing their dance across the sky is a magical and unforgettable experience. Capturing the aurora borealis with a camera, though, takes careful planning and persistence, an understanding of the science, attention to the data and conditions, and a dose of luck.
For over a decade, landscape photographer Paul Zizka has been on a chase to capture the northern lights – one that has taken him right off his doorstep in Banff, Canada, throughout the Canadian Rockies, and to the far-flung corners of the Northern Hemisphere: the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavik, Labrador, Iceland, and Greenland.
This spectacular collection compiles Zizka’s finest northern lights photographs and showcases the varied nature of this celestial display in an array of settings. From electric green to royal purple, streaking the sky over mountains or reflecting off iceberg-laden seas, Spirits in the Sky displays the aurora borealis like you’ve never seen it before.
Paul Zizka is a professional mountain landscape and adventure photographer. His award-winning images have been featured in a wide variety of publications, including Maclean’s, National Geographic Traveller, National Geographic Adventure, Alpinist, Huffington Post, The Guardian, and Canadian Geographic. His client list includes leading national and global brands such as Apple, Dell, Arc’Teryx, lululemon athletica, Panasonic, MEC, and Canon. Paul has published numerous books with RMB, including: Summits and Starlight: The Canadian Rockies; The Canadian Rockies: Rediscovered; Grandeur of the Canadian Rockies; Splendour of the Canadian Rockies; Beauty of the Canadian Rockies; Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies, and Aloft: Canadian Rockies Aerial Photography. Passionate about teaching, Paul is the co-founder of OFFBEAT, a creative community for photographers which offers workshops in far-flung destinations around the globe. Originally from Quebec, Paul now lives in Banff, Alberta.
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Regional and subject-specific print features, excerpts, review coverage, broadcast and television interviews
Social media campaigns, blogger outreach, digital collateral for online use
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with author's speaking engagements
Outreach to subject-specific organizations, markets and festivals
Outreach to travel and tourism organizations
Festival appearances
Excerpts available
Electronic ARCs
Electronic blads
Media + Publicity Pitches:
51 Degrees North
above&beyond
Alberta Views
BC BookLook
BC BookWorld
CAA Magazine
Calgary Herald
Canadian Geographic
Capture Magazine
CBC Calgary
CBC Edmonton
CBC North
Coast Mountain Culture
Crag and Canyon
Crowfoot Media
CTV Morning Live Calgary
Geist
Global Morning News Calgary
Kootenay Mountain Culture
Metro News (UK)
Mountain FM (Banff/Canmore)
Mountain Life
Outdoor Photography Magazine
PhotoEd Magazine
PhotoLife Magazine
Read Local BC
Red Bull
Rock & Ice Magazine
Rocky Mountain Outlook
The Sun (UK)
Times Colonist (Annie Scoones)
Toronto Star
Wanderlust Magazine (UK)
BISAC Codes:
PHO026000 PHOTOGRAPHY / Astrophotography
PHO023040 PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes
TRV019000 TRAVEL / Pictorials
BISAC Regional Themes
4.0.0.0.0.0.0 North America
4.0.2.0.0.0.0 Canada
4.0.2.0.1.0.0 Alberta
4.0.2.0.2.0.0 British Columbia
4.0.2.0.6.0.0 Northwest Territories
4.0.2.0.8.0.0 Nunavut
4.0.2.0.13.0.0 Yukon Territory
4.0.2.2.0.0.0 Canadian Rockies
BISAC Merchandising Themes
ET034 CULTURAL HERITAGE / Canadian
EV110 EVENT / Winter
HL030 HOLIDAY / Earth Day
THEMA Subject Codes
AJ Photography and photographs
AJTF Photography: subject-specific techniques and principles
AGN Nature in art
AGNL Landscapes / seascapes
THEMA Place Qualifiers
1KB North America (USA and Canada)
1KBC Canada
1KBC-CA-A Alberta
1KBC-CA-AN Northern Alberta
1KBC-CA-ANB Northern Alberta: Wood Buffalo and Waterton Lakes National Parks
1KBC-CA-ANG Northern Alberta: Alberta's Rockies and Banff and Jasper National Parks
1KBC-CA-AND Northern Alberta: Peace River Country (AB)
1KBC-CA-H Northwest Territories
1KBC-CA-K Nunavut
1KBC-CA-U Yukon Territory
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