20 Beautiful Photos of the Moon

BySteven Snell Updated onSeptember 26, 2024

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 Snell

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.