He said: ‘I can’t describe with words what I feel when I see the Northern lights, but in my opinion it is the most amazing phenomenon we can witness.
‘I wish everybody could see it at least once in their life.

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‘I didn’t see the alien face during shooting, but when I came home I checked my photographs on the computer and I saw it! It’s unbelievable, I couldn’t believe my eyes.’
The 29-year-old native Moldovan used a Canon 5D Mark III to shoot the spectacle.
Self-taught Iurie moved to Iceland in 2006 to follow his biggest passion, the Northern Lights.
He is now waiting for the solar max in 2013-2014 to capture more aurora activity.
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