20 Beautiful Photos of the Moon

BySteven Snell Updated on
Glowing moon surrounded by clouds
Photo: Samer Daboul/Pexels

Looking for some photography inspiration? You’ll love this collection of amazing moon photos. Some feature closeups of the moon, while others showcase the moon above a scenic landscape or city. After browsing through this collection, you’ll be ready to take some moon photos of your own.

Full moon and clouds with a golden glow
Photo: Altınay Dinç/Unsplash
Full moon over a palace in Madrid
Photo: Emilio Garcia/Unsplash
Full moon over Los Angeles skyline with mountains in the background
Photo: Soly Moses/Pexels
Crescent moon on black sky
Photo: Luke Stackpoole/Unsplash
An image of the Starnberg Lake by night with full moon near Tutzing Bavaria Germany
Photo: magann/Unlimphotos
Full moon on a blue sky
Photo: Alex Andrews/Pexels
New moon over Yosemite
Photo: Justin Wolff/Unsplash
Full moon on black sky with a plane silhouette in front of the moon
Photo: Dom Le Roy/Pexels
Full moon over a mountain range
Photo: Eberhard Grossgasteiger/Unsplash
Rock formations under a full moon
Photo: Galyna_Andrushko/Envato Elements
Super moon over snowcapped mountain
Photo: Frank Cone/Pexels
Glowing full moon over a small lighthouse
Photo: wirestock/Envato Elements
Glowing moon surrounded by clouds
Photo: Samer Daboul/Pexels
Full moon over a field and tree
Photo: Daniel Olah/Unsplash
Orange full moon above Baku skyline
Photo: Aleksandr Firstov/Pexels
Silhouette of a tree under a half moon
Photo: Adrian Lang/Pexels
Red full moon on a dark sky
Photo: wirestock/Envato Elements
Jet leaving streaks in the sky in front of the moon
Photo: Juan Domenech/Unsplash
Moon peaking over a mountain range
Photo: Eberhard Grossgasteiger/Pexels
Moon low in the sky just above some jagged mountain peaks with water and rocks in the foreground
Photo: stein egil liland/Pexels

Steven's interest in photography began while he was working in web and graphic design. He ran a successful web design blog for several years, which gave him the flexibility to travel the world and experience many new places. Connect with Steven on LinkedIn.