Negative – Courthouse Butte Night Sky Print, Sedona

Courthouse Butte, Sedona, Arizona – 2026

Courthouse Butte, a happy accident in camera

This one was an accident. I was shooting Courthouse Butte at night, and partway through the exposure I picked up the tripod and reframed on another range off to the left. The camera kept recording the whole time.

What came out is a ghostly second landscape printed in the sky just above the butte. The stars dragged along with it and turned into streaks that look like dust and scratches on an old film negative. It wasn’t the frame I was going for, and it ended up being one I love.

Night shoots in Sedona are a photographer’s dream. The city has a lighting ordinance, and in 2014 it was named an International Dark Sky Community. Between that and the red rock monuments, there are stars for days.

Key Features:

• Limited Edition Print — Only 50 prints per size available
• Made in Camera — A single exposure with the tripod moved partway through, no compositing
• Courthouse Butte at Night — Under Sedona’s dark skies
• A One-Off — An accident that can’t be planned or repeated
• Archival Quality Print — Giclée on 240gsm lustre photo paper with pigment inks for lasting color