Australian Peter Ward wins prize at the 2020 Astonomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Опубликованно 16.09.2020 23:36

The photograph that looks to show huge orange flames engulfing trees in the bush, however, is actually of a nebula, NGC 3576, in space.

Winner of the ‘Stars and Nebulae’ category, it was taken by Australian photographer Peter Ward, and combines 32 images with the stars removed.

One of the competition judges Ed Robinson said “it is a reminder and testament to the horrors that the photographer references during the Australian bushfires. As photographers and artists it is often the personal experiences and moments in our individual lives that we translate into our depictions of what we see and then represent to our audiences through our works.”

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Stars and Nebulae Winner – Cosmic Inferno. Picture: Peter Ward/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

People and Space Winner – The Prison of Technology. Picture: Rafael Schmall/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Our Moon Winner – Tycho Crater Region with Colours. Picture: Alain Paillou/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Overall Winner and Galaxies Winner – Andromeda Galaxy at Arm’s Length. Picture: Nicolas Lefaudeu/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer Winner – Waves. Picture: Bence Toth/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Skyscapes Winner – Painting the Sky. Picture: Thomas Kast/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Our Sun Winner – Liquid Sunshine. Picture: Alexandra Hart/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation Winner – Dark River (detail). Picture: Julie Hill/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Aurorae Winner – The Green Lady. Picture: Nicholas Roemmelt/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Planets, Comets and Asteroids Winner – Space Between Us. Picture: Lukasz Sujka/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

Young Competition Winner – The Four Planets and the Moon. Picture: Alice Fock Hang/Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards

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