GP Alumni: Favorite Images from 2025

Instructors and students smiling after an epic sunrise during our Fall Colors in Colorado Workshop.

“Night photography asks something different. It requires stillness, patience, exploration, and a willingness to embrace the unknown. As the afterglow fades into darkness, each of these artists have embraced the unknown. Each individual, a distinct approach, a voice of their own, discovered a profound moment of seeing our world. This collection reminds me why I began teaching and why I keep returning to the night. It has been a privilege to learn from these artists and witness their process capturing the beauty of the night.”

Deborah Sie

Deborah Sie

GP Alumni

2025 - 2026
I was in Grand Marais MN and the Aurora is always so 'intrusive" on the Milky Way. This time the colors just could not be ignored. Between the yellow of the light pollution and the green of the glow to the pink of the aurora this was truly a rainbow!

Christine Rudkin

GP Alumni

2017 - 2026
Chris Marler

Chris Marler

GP Alumni

2017 - 2022
Jan Adams

Jan Adams

GP Alumni

2017 - 2026
The aurora borealis makes a surprise appearance over Seattle, Washington.

Yoshiki Nakamura

GP Alumni

2013
John Sarracino

John Sarracino

GP Alumni

2021 - 2022
John Meredith

John Meredith

GP Alumni

2020 - 2025
David Keljo

David Keljo

GP Alumni

2016 - 2026
Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee

GP Alumni

2014 - 2017
Susan Green

Susan Green

GP Alumni

2025
Rob Hazzard

Rob Hazzard

GP Alumni

2016 - 2026
Kirsten Tucker

Kirsten Tucker

GP Alumni

2014 - 2026
Joseph Palys

Joseph Palys

GP Alumni

2021 - 2024
Christine Whitten

Christine Whitten

GP Alumni

2014 - 2023
Thomas Piekunka

Thomas Piekunka

GP Alumni

2017 - 2026

Diane Ramthun

GP Alumni

2017 - 2025
During the Leonids this November, only 1 meteor was captured, but I was not skunked ! The air glow and green tint of the summer night sky in the Oregon desert makes for colorful images. This image even captured a small meteor. Looking forward to what 2026 will bring!

Tim Herring

GP Alumni

2012 - 2016
My one astro focused trip this year was to Bryce Canyon and the surrounding area in June. We managed to shoot for five nights and I got a number of decent images. This one of Swamp Canyon is my favorite because of the balance created between the tree and the Milky Way, the leading lines into the canyon and the air glow in the night sky.

John Watkins

GP Alumni

2014 - 2024
Terri Barry

Terri Barry

GP Alumni

2016 - 2022
This image was taken during one of the Goldpaint Photography Workshops in Crested Butte, Colorado, in September, 2025.

Keith Lisk

GP Alumni

2014 - 2026
Brad and Evie scheduled the second Crested Butte workshop at the perfect peak of autumn colors in 2025.

Kathleen Kingma

GP Alumni

2016 - 2026
Patricia Maccariella Hafey

Patricia Maccariella-Hafey

GP Alumni

2017 - 2026
Bill Hughlett

Bill Highlett

GP Alumni

2016 - 2026
John Morrison

John Morrison

GP Alumni

2024 - 2026
Jean Farnum

Jean Farnum

GP Alumni

2021
Alien eggs in the Bisti Wilderness

Andrea Boyle

GP Alumni

2019 - 2022
Esther Fleming

Esther Fleming

GP Alumni

2014 - 2023
Brad Goldpaint portrait in the field

Brad Goldpaint is a professional photographer and educator whose work reflects a deep connection to wilderness and the preservation of dark skies. Through his images and teaching, he helps others reconnect with the night and its fading presence in the modern world.