Interview: NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik on Photography from the ISS

Astronaut photographers on the International Space Station have dazzled us for years with eye-popping photos and videos shot from orbit. To learn more behind-the-scenes details of photography on the space station, photographer Jared Polin interviewed NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik.

In the 21-minute interview above, Bresnik discusses everything from his favorite camera equipment onboard the ISS to the radiation damage that happens to the Nikon DSLR sensors in space.

We return to Earth tomorrow. I can only hope that through the eyes of this spaceman, you have felt a part of the journey.

A post shared by NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik (@astrokomrade) on Dec 13, 2017 at 2:13pm PST

Good morning from @iss. Karachi Pakistan

A post shared by NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik (@astrokomrade) on Dec 8, 2017 at 2:43am PST

Our @iss Expedition 53 crew was working hard during #1world1orbit to capture and share with you the beauty of our home planet.

A post shared by NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik (@astrokomrade) on Oct 25, 2017 at 5:11pm PDT

You can find more of Bresnik’s photos on his Instagram account, which is followed by over 144,000 people.