After-Dark Photos That Prove Darkness Can Be Beautiful (39 Pics)

Night photography is basically a constant fight with physics. The light is scarce, your camera wants to blur everything that moves, and every streetlamp is just waiting to blow out your highlights. But when all the neon reflections, glowing windows, silhouettes, starry skies, and moody city streets come together, you get some of the most cinematic and impressive photos imaginable.

These are exactly the photos the Instagram page Best Night Pics collects. This is a curated page dedicated to standout night shots, and it’s also part of the larger Best Pics community network: a group of theme- and location-based pages that collect and repost strong work from photographers around the world. In other words, it’s like a living gallery wall for after-dark photography. You’ll see a range of styles and places, but they all share the same goal: proving that the night isn’t something photographers have to “deal with”… it’s something worth chasing.

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