Shoot the moon

Photographing celestial bodies such as the moon is not a matter of lark. The first thing that acts as a challenge is the fact that is too far from the site of

Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking. Let silence take you to the core of life… ~ Rumi

I’m often asked how I am able to take high-quality images of the solar system using my iPhone. In short, the quality of today’s smartphone cameras makes it possible to take very respectable i…

Flowers in the moonlight...Night-scape inspiration

You may have already seen some of these cute images from ‘Moon Games’ project before, but we just couldn’t resist sharing some more. The author of this project is a French landscape astrophotographer and astronomy journalist Laurent Laveder who shows how some simple props and a bit of imagination can turn the moon into anything you like.

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Learning how to photograph the moon has long been one of the greatest joys of a photographer's journey in learning astrophotography.

Just a glance at the calendar tells us that summer is almost gone. “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry Ja…