Eclipse 2026 - Spain

iphone photo of peak totality during the 2026 eclipse at Pico de Urbion, Spain. Phones and cameras light up the bottom right of the screen.

While I wasn’t there to photograph it myself, I was there to support another photographer, I did witness this year’s total solar eclipse.

From the top of a mountain surrounded by fellow onlookers, the small team I was a part of witnessed the moon’s shadow move across the landscape and cover the sun in black.

This was my fourth eclipse, third total. Even though I know what to expect, the moment of totality always induces overwhelming awe. Despite valiant and irresistible efforts to document the phenomenon, none can do the event justice. It’s impossible, because to see the sun turn black with your own eyes is a visceral experience.

My efforts, when I’m able to realize them, as well as many others, don’t attempt to document the celestial alignment. The encapsulation of the event in a still or video can’t inject the destabilizing wonder to someone that wasn’t there, but I like to think it can celebrate the experience.

To get a better sense of what it was like for us on the mountain during totality, read National Geographic’s article here.