I’m Andy Keen, a British photographer, videographer and tour leader. I’ve spent more than 16 years working beneath the skies of the far north.

It started with a documentary. After watching Joanna Lumley’s In the Land of the Northern Lights, I went to Norway to see the aurora for myself, and that first night changed everything. In 2009 I moved to Finnish Lapland and began working full time as an aurora photographer and guide. That meant long nights driving across the Arctic, reading space-weather data and cloud forecasts, and learning to be in the right place when the sky came alive.

Since then I’ve spent over 10,000 hours under Arctic skies and guided thousands of people across Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. My photographs have appeared in Sky & Telescope, The Guardian and Wanderlust, and several were selected for Sky & Telescope’s best astronomy images of 2012.

I’ve also worked with television teams on documentaries for the BBC, ARTE France, Spiegel TV and CuriosityStream, providing local knowledge, practical support and aurora expertise. My credits include the BAFTA-nominated Little Stargazing for BBC Two and Fabian Wolf’s feature documentary Die Sonne (The Sun), a nominee at the 2024 Science & Media Awards.

Before photography, I founded and ran the Neuropathy Trust, a UK charity that supported thousands of people worldwide between 1998 and 2014 and raised more than £2 million.

Today my camera is turning towards new subjects: wildlife, landscapes, and the small details of the natural world seen up close. I share what I learn through video, livestreams and podcasts. Have a look around, and if you’d like to work together, get in touch.