Step-by-Step Guide to Capturing Great Milky Way Photographs
Photographers wanting to capture beautiful Milky Way photos need the right plans, the appropriate gear, and some basic knowledge of optimal camera settings.
A Complete Guide to Capturing Gorgeous Photos of the Night Sky
Peter Baumgarten is an award-winning nature photographer, educator, and OM SYSTEM Ambassador based on Canada’s Manitoulin Island. The island’s dark sky location provides Baumgarten with stunning nature and minimal light pollution, which allows the photographer to capture bright stars, the Milky Way, and northern lights from right outside his front door.
15 Incredible Photos from 2023 Milky Way Photographer of the Year
Travel and adventure photography blog Capture the Atlas has announced the winners of its sixth annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.
Photographer Travels to Darkest Place on Earth for Stunning Milky Way Shoot
A photographer traveled thousands of miles to the darkest place on earth to shoot the night sky.
10 Stunning Photos from the 2022 Milky Way Photographer of the Year
Travel and adventure photography blog Capture the Atlas has published its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection that showcases the best night sky captures from all around the world.
Fog Allows for ‘Impossible’ Photo of Milky Way Over Golden Gate Bridge
Photographer Michael Shainblum captured what was previously thought to be impossible due to heavy light pollution: a photo of both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Milky Way together.
10 Incredible Photos From the 2021 Milky Way Photographer of the Year
Travel and adventure photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the results of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year, a collection of 25 stunning photos showcase the night sky from locations all over the world.
New Photo Map of the Milky Way Shows Never-Before-Seen Details
The European Space Agency (ESA) satellite observatory Gaia, whose mission is to produce a 3D map of the Milky Way, has sent back a new and updated map of the galaxy that contains detailed information on more than 1.8 billion sources and is being called a "treasure trove for astronomers."
This Full Astrophotography Workshop is Now Available for Free on YouTube
Ian Norman and Diana Southern over at Lonely Speck just uploaded their full 2016 astrophotography workshop to YouTube for free. This incredible resource covers everything from getting the shot, to basic editing, image stacking, and panorama stitching. They even included the Q&A from the end of the meetup!
15 Stunning Photos from This Year’s Milky Way Photographer of the Year
Travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas has released its latest installment of the "Milky Way Photographer of the Year" compilation—an annual collection of 25 photos that highlights some of the best night sky images from around the world.
Photographer Captures the Milky Way and Bioluminescence Together in Beautiful Photos
Photographer Ricardo Ghion recently reached out to share some truly stunning photos he captured that are both quite rare and incredibly difficult to capture: nightscapes of bioluminescence shining beneath the Milky Way.
Capturing Beautiful Photos of the Milky Way… with a Polaroid SX-70
Night sky photography—the milky way, star trails, that sort of thing—usually means a decent camera and a nice bright lens. But photographer Daniel Stein has managed to make it work using just a Polaroid SX-70 and some Impossible Project IP600 film.
The PureNight Filter Cuts Out Light Pollution for Better Night Sky Photos
Light pollution is a drag for night sky photographers, usually requiring some post-processing magic in Lightroom or Photoshop to fix. But what if you could slap on a special glass filter that drastically cut down on the light pollution your camera sensor captures? Well... you can.
Capturing the Milky Way with a Phone, Compared to the Sony a7R II
I just got back from Batanes as part of a large group of bloggers and other media people who were there to try out the photography features of the Asus Zenfone 3 line of mobile phones, courtesy of Asus Philippines. I was there mainly as a resource person on shooting the Milky Way, but I was intrigued about the possibility of pulling off Milky Way shots using a mobile phone.
How I Captured a Field of Sunflowers Blooming Under the Milky Way
I have known about these sunflower fields for several years, but seeing as the flowers only bloom for about two weeks, between work and travel I have never had the opportunity to go and photograph them.
Lightroom Basics: How to Edit a Milky Way Photo
This short Lightroom tutorial will show you how to turn a simple RAW photo of the Milky Way into the kind of bright, vibrant Milky Way shot you're probably used to seeing online—complete with out-of-this-world colors.
Clear Dark Sky: Accurate Cloud Cover and Visibility Forecasts for Photogs
The website Clear Dark Sky has been mentioned in a few tutorials posted here on PetaPixel, but if you've never heard of this incredible weather resource for photographers you're in for a real treat.