This series of deep space pictures (known as astrophotography) are very much about capturing the light itself, every photon of it. They were all taken by me in the UK with a telescope, camera, and a sky tracker. Thanks to hours of exposure time for each photo and cutting-edge technology, I was able to photograph and portray some of the most iconic deep space targets that are hundreds, thousands, and even millions of light years away from us, photons that have travelled a mind numbingly long distance to reach my camera.
These photographs are the product of a lengthy process, from intensive planning, travelling to remote places, away from light pollution and multiple imaging nights, to process, calibrate and editing the data which can take days and even weeks. About the artist:
I am a British-Iranian multi award winning filmmaker, painter, fine art, and astronomy photographer based in London, UK. My films have been screened at some of the most prestigious film festivals around the world and my photos have been featured in well-known photography magazines such as Aesthetica, BBC’s Sky at Night magazine, Lens Magazine and AstroBin.
After 10 years of taking fine art photos, I finally dived into the world of astrophotography in 2018. That pushed me to a whole new creative and technical limit as I had to re-learn some of the basic concepts of photography.
The hard work has paid off and now, I am able to produce high quality photos of the deep space, galaxies and nebulae that are as far as millions and millions of light years away from us.
