Leland photographer takes aim at night sky

Snapping sunrises, sunsets, and eventually night skies have been Leland native Ethan Hohnke’s passion ever since he first picked up a camera or cell phone.

On March 20, 2021, Hohnke saw the northern lights for the first time. “I hadn’t owned a DSLR or a legit camera before then, and then I saw the northern lights again the month after,” he said. From that point on, Hohnke was hooked. A month later, Hohnke bought his first DSLR, and it escalated from there. “It just escalated into a full-blown addiction,” he said.

There’s a major learning curve with shooting the night sky versus a sunrise or sunset or anything in daylight because of the absence of light.