A 3-light-year-long pillar, bathed in the glow of light from hot, massive stars to the top of the image. Scorching radiation and fast winds (streams of charged particles) from these stars are sculpting the pillar and causing new stars to form within it. Streamers of gas and dust can be seen flowing off the top of the structure.

Nestled inside this dense structure are fledgling stars. They cannot be seen in this image because they are hidden by a wall of gas and dust. Although the stars themselves are invisible, one of them is providing evidence of its existence. Thin puffs of material can be seen traveling to the left and to the right of a dark notch in the center of the pillar. The matter is part of a jet produced by a young star. Farther away, on the left, the jet is visible as a grouping of small, wispy clouds. A few small clouds are visible at a similar distance on the right side of the jet. Astronomers estimate that the jet is moving at speeds of up to 850,000 miles an hour. The jet's total length is about 10 light-years.

Composed of gas and dust, the pillar resides in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team

It was a rainy, cool day in Northern California. I wanted to capture the mood of the forest.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop CC.

Nikon D600, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G.

Taken from Gornergrad, a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland.

I was like standing there and then like woah, all of a sudden there was this cloud reaching out and then it was like lit from below and I was like SNAP boom into my camera.

Moon for lighting, Photoshop, Manfrotto tripod, gloves.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 19mm, f/2, 25 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 45.9833, 7.7847

Taken at the Top of the Rock located at Rockefeller Center in NYC.

Nikon D810, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

A long exposure of Whitby harbour east pier taken at sunrise on 31 July 2018.

Copyright © Ed White. Permission to use as personal screen wallpaper only.

Sony A7RIII, Sony 70-200GM, NISI ND64, Miops Smart Remote, Adobe Lightroom.

Photo Settings: 70mm, f/16, 255 seconds, ISO 100.

Taken June 2016

Nikon D7200, Sigma 17-50 F2.8 DC OS.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/9, 1/400 second, ISO 100.

Looking South from Mount Monroe, White Mountians, New Hampshire, USA.

Canon EOS M3.

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/10, 1/320 second, ISO 100.

Mount Hutton, New Zealand.

I was fortunate enough to capture this amazing light whilst leading our most recent Photo Tour in New Zealand. The majestic Mount Hutton is reflected in this secret lake within the Canterbury region of the South Island

Camera: Phase One IQ3 100MP XF

Lens: Schneider Kreuznach 80mm LS f/2.8

RRS Tripod, Singh Ray 4 Stop ND Grad, Singh Ray Polariser

It was raining the morning we left London and drove out to Stonehenge. We were feeling less and less optimistic about our timing as the rain continued throughout the day. Fortunately, as we boarded the shuttle that took us to the site, the rain stopped and the clouds began to break apart a bit. The dying light of the day mixed well with the layers of clouds in this 4 shot HDR exposure.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/16-20, .4seconds, ISO 100

Lightroom, Photoshop (to remove people), Induro Panhead Tripod, Circular Polarizer, Remote Cable Release

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/16, 1/2 second, ISO 100.

Map: 51.1789, -1.8262

No matter how dark the night, the bigger the campfire, the more darkness is revealed!

Taken with a Nikon D850 and a Sigma 14mm @ f/1.8 (ISO 400) & 15 seconds exposure. Three individual shots were stitched together in Lightroom CC Classic and then processed in Photoshop CC. Color correction with NIK Color Efex. Finding right spot & preparation took 6h plus editing another 3h. Enjoy and let me know whether you'd like to know more.

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom CC.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/1, 15 seconds, ISO 400.

Map: 47.0256, 8.9806