Travel to space with these out-of-this-world photographs. Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the 7th edition of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year, which champions 25 exceptional Milky Way photos from around the globe, taken by photographers from 19 different nationalities. Read more: The best landscape photographs in the world The 25 photos were selected from over 5000 entries and feature the amazing beauty of the galaxy photographed from various locations all around the world like the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, France, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Egypt, Oman, Yemen and Jordan.
Among the top 25 is 19-year-old Kiwi astrophotographer Tom Rae who has captured a magnificent photograph of the Milky Way galaxy with the glorious landscape of New Zealand’s highest mountain, Aoraki / Mount Cook. The annual photography contest aims to highlight the works of both seasoned and aspiring photographers from all over the world, inspire photography enthusiasts to start seeing the world (and the universe) through the lenses, and of course, celebrate the beauty of astrophotography. The sheer distance of our galaxy from us can be alienating, but these amazing photographs bring the world of the unknown brighter and closer to us.
Captured from their local deserts, mountains and coastal areas, here are eight of our favourites who have successfully reached the stars. Lightning Lake Tom Rae Aoraki Mount Cook National P.
