I'm a professional photographer and I have zero regrets that I simply enjoyed the solar eclipse with my family, and a colander

Date:
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Description:
This week's solar eclipse promised to be a spectacular celestial event.
Here's the unusual and safe way I viewed it.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The 2026 solar eclipse has come and gone, and viewers across parts of Europe, where totality was visible for approximately two minutes before sunset, were treated to quite the show.

It was a different story for me, however. I was on a family break in the
hours before the eclipse reached its 91% peak, where I was in the UK, and was entirely unprepared. As a photographer in this kind of situation, normally I would be frantically fiddling with camera gear and searching for the best nearby location, but the stars didn't quite align to capture the experience
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And despite a flood of spectacular eclipse images being shared online, and
the fact that there won't be another eclipse this good in the UK in my lifetime, do you know what? I'm OK with how this eclipse played out for me.

Rather than getting bogged down with gear and camera settings and
composition, I simply relaxed and enjoyed the spectacle with family. It was
an otherworldly yet unencumbered experience, and I'll always remember that soft golden light over those few minutes, and the eclectic methods that
people around us were using to watch the eclipse from DIY pinhole cameras to colanders. It was a moment shared that brought communities together. You may like A real total eclipse is better than the pics you can shoot on phone or DSLR believe me I tried 9 of the best photos from Europe's 2026 solar
eclipse I shot the solar eclipse with the iPhone 17 Pro Max this app made it possible

Sure, it might have been a different story if I were in northern Spain on an organized trip for eclipse totality, but to echo my former colleague Phil Berne's sentiments after the 2024 eclipse , I don't think any image I would have taken could do an ounce of justice to the real thing. Watching it, in community, was enough. (Image credit: Tim Coleman) It still pains the photographer in me a little that the lead image in this article is of the marina where I watched the eclipse take place, along with the shadow of a colander projecting the sun's mostly eclipsed image onto a wall, both shot with my Pixel, rather than a perfectly composed, awe-inspiring eclipse photo. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our
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However, I have gained more as a human being from making the eclipse a shared experience, and I'm still enjoying the best 2026 eclipse shots by the photographers and creatives who really went for it. You can vote below for your favorite from a selection of shots that stood out to us. Follow
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