Stellar Australis Blog

The Blue Angel

Wow, can’t believe its been three months since my last post (and even longer since I dusted off my telescope)! I’ve been avoiding doing astro or social media whilst finishing off my uni exams...

Carina Beyond the Dunes

A walk of 30 minutes into the dunes near Wedge Point and the landscape is wonderfully empty except for the flowing sands and the skies above. It was a hard slog, and unfortunately this...

Moonlighting at the Pinnacles

Having been to the Pinnacles a few times now, I’ve been keen to improve on my previous efforts. However, with the Pinnacles getting more popular with night photographers and this night having a bright...

Published in Sunday Times

Managed to get my photo on page 3 of today’s Sunday Times newspaper, including a bit of a write up! I was interviewed by PerthNow’s Rochelle Tetlow who did the article for the paper...

Published in the Weekend Australian

The Weekend Australian’s magazine called “Heart of the Nation” published one of my images in their centrefold. The image, titled “Alone” is definitely one of my favourite nightscapes with its minimalist composition. Its also...

Highly Commended – David Malin Awards 2018

My image “Lighthouse of Infinity” image managed to get a Highly Commended in the David Malin Awards for 2018. The David Malin awards are essentially the national competition, and the competition is surely high...

The Triad

This image of the Lagoon, Trifid and NGC6559 nebulas was taken on 11/07/2018. It was a tough night to image on, with dew condensing on the telescope early at 8pm when I was just...