Astronomer’s Paradise

Inspiration for portrait and wedding photography comes in many forms, and it often comes from outside the discipline of our own field. Photojournalist Christoph Malin, along with Babak Tafreshi of the TWANight.org (an organization whose goal is to present stunning views of world landmarks juxtaposed against the spectacular night sky) traveled to the Very Large Telescope, which is an array of four 8-meter telescopes positioned like enormous alien craft on Paranal Mountain in northern Chile to capture some truly awe-inspiring images. The extraordinarily clean air and the altitude provided a crystal clear window into the southern sky. Some 7,500 images (out of over 35,000 during their two-week visit) were used for creation of this breathtaking time-lapsed video. Please feel free to share this. Hopefully we can keep some areas around our own towns free of light pollution and light spill so we can all enjoy pristine skies the way they were meant to be seen.