‘It brings the moon down to Earth’: Mimi Mollica’s best phone picture

A sleepless night led the Sicilian photographer to capture this remarkable lunar image from his London balcony Mimi Mollica says that his photograph of the moon above London presents something of a dichotomy. “There is an element of surprise in seeing the moon in proximity to our terrestrial life, a ‘wow’ factor,” the Sicily-born photographer explains. “And yet this photo also democratises her; bringing her down to Earth, almost touching a building.” Mollica took the shot from the balcony of ...

By Grace Holliday