A portable light with light directing mechanism for providing different light modes includes a light source, a housing, a first lighting member, a second lighting member, a rotating means and a light guide. The light guide together with the light source is rotatable by the rotating means along a light guide axis between a first position where the light passage member provides a light passage from the light source to the first light inlet of the first lighting member and a second position where the light passage member provides a light passage from the light source to the second light inlet of the second lighting member.