Astroprize 2026 – Silver Award
I managed to get into the top 25 for the Deep Sky Category for the Astroprize 2026 competition! In the end I received a Silver Prize and two Highly Commended. The great thing about...
Category: Achievement
My notable achievements, either awards, publications, or meeting some challenge.
Highly Commended – David Malin Awards 2026
Honoured to achieve a “Highly Commended” in the David Malin Awards 2026. There are a lot of great astrophotographers that compete in this prestigious competition so I am pleased to at least get a...
NASA APOD 20th May 2026
Wow, NASA APOD for 20th May 2026. Usually they let you know in advance, but I only found out when I was just scrolling down my facebook feed. Thanks NASA! Check out the NASA...
NASA APOD 11th Mar 26
Thrilled to share that my astronomy image has been selected as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for March 11th, 2026! After pouring heart and soul into capturing this stunning shot over several...
Aus Astrophotographer of the Year
I am deeply honoured to have been awarded Australia’s Astrophotographer of the Year by Skywatcher Australia for 2024. This is a very prestigious and popular competition held by Skywatcher Australia, and the quality and...
GWN7 News
I was fortunate that my Astrofest win and Eclipse photo was the subject of a short TV news feature presented on GWN 7 news on the 22nd of November 2023. Exciting!!! My few seconds...
Interview: ABC Radio Interview
I was delighted to be interviewed by ABC radio’s Eddie Williams regarding my recent win in the Astrofest 2023 astrophotography competition. It primarily focuses on my eclipse image and my experiences in Exmouth and...
Astrofest 2023 Winner
I am honoured to have my image of the 2023 total eclipse in Exmouth chosen as the Best Astro photo and the Best Eclipse photo in the West Australian annual Astrofest 2023. This came...
Published: Book “Celestial Visions”
“Visions of the Cosmos: Landscape Astrophotography from Western Australia” is a fantastic photographic book authored by Dr John Goldsmith. I was fortunate enough to be selected for a number of night landscape photos that...
Achievement: David Malin Awards
Its been a difficult year with astrophotography, with Covid-19 lockdowns and weather being unusually bad (and uncanny in its timing when the moon is not in the sky). Hence, when it came to entering...
