Images by D. Peach and S. Voltmer.
Movie compiled by S. Voltmer.
Images by D. Peach and S. Voltmer.
Movie compiled by S. Voltmer.

When I first pointed my camera toward the night sky, I never imagined it would lead me here — to winning Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 with my image

A reflective, experience-driven story about the emotional and philosophical side of astrophotography: why we point cameras at the sky, what it teaches us, and how it deepens our sense of

“My favorite moment is seeing that first frame appear on a new target. It’s still amazing to realize I’m capturing photons from something thousands of light-years away.” — Tom Tom,

by Alessandro Ravagnin Sometimes, creativity takes you to the most unexpected places. After countless classic shots of our beloved Sun, I decided to do something completely different—to create the strangest

I think most astrophotographers can trace everything back to one very specific moment — that first time looking through a telescope. For me, that moment happened when I was four