Published July 16, 2014 12:00AM

We set up camp about four hours west of Sydney, eager to escape the chaos of Australia's biggest city. My intention was to shoot the sunrise the next morning at a nearby cliff face, but I grabbed this image after seeing the fire illuminate the trees towering above us. A clear sky full of stars—something you'd never see in the city—was just a bonus.
TOOLS: Canon 5D Mark III, 17-40mm f/4, 13 seconds, ISO 3200